Star. — London, England, 1823-01-29 00:00:00

- . . THEATRES. , D r. r/IY•LANE.-.-.4TOLDSMITIIN 'Comedy - IShe so ps to Conquer, was brought forward last night i t this House, to introduce Ltszow for the first time on t his Stage in Tony Lumpkin, The interest of the performance was somewhat 'evened by the apology ma de at the commencement of the evening for Mr.! MOD" , who had been disabled by an attack of ill oeit f r om undertaking the part of liardcastk. The r i a ce of this great master of broad grins was supplied by TERY, who performed the past with his u,,ual correctness and ability, but we missed more than once the aspect of MuNDENT, whose unlahoured and go ogly-marked humour would have so finely con-, rl ged and set off the rich plum-pudding counte oance of LISTON, bursting with spontaneous drollery. to the scene where Tony persuades his mother that he is attacked by a highwayman, the conjunction of t h e me) great luminaries of fun would have been inr roitahle. It is needless to follow LtsroN through all the scenes of his excellent performance: no man who has not yet wen him can write himself happy. Mrs. D o isoN was Miss Ilardeastk, and performed it with undiminishe,l spirit. The rest of the Comedy was well up, anJ given out for repetition to a respectable }loese. After the Comedy an apology was made for Miss TAEE, who was unable to appear in the Ballet or Pantomime. through indisposition. Her place was supplied by Miss VALLMNCEY. Coml.-GARDEN.—Last night yeas acted, for the first time, a Play, in five acts, called Nigel ; or, l'he Crown Jewels. The characters were as-tollOw King James . - Buckingham - - Patarn° Nigel - fferiot - _ Skourlie (a Scrivener) Trapbois - Vin - - _ &Tappet - Peppercole - Ihidebrod - - Margaret - - Martha Trapbois - Bridget - - Mr. BARTLEY. - Mr. 111.Txt. - Mr. C. KEM3LE. Mr. A 31102 T. Mr. EGERTON. - Mr. W. FARREN. - IU. lILANCIIARDI Mr. COMER. - Mr. FAWCETT. - Mr. FATtLer. - Mr. TAYLOR. - Miss FOOTE. - Aliss LACY. - Mrs. CHATTERLEY. Th.: plot, though partly coinciding with that of the" Fortunes of Nigel," departs from the Novel in most of its details. The time is about the close of James's reign, when the feebleness of the Government, as evinced in the impunity wf Overbury's murderers, and other great offenders, had relaxed the morals of the higher classes, many of whom, for purposes of lewd in trigue, ambition, and even lucre, retained as dependants, and eternise leagued with, the desperate adventurers that fre stinted Paul's Aisle, and other places of public resort. W orn°, a gay Nobleman, subservient to Buckingham, is the here of this play ; and his tools are, the bully Peppercole, and Skauriie, a scrivener, who, though of middle age, has contracted a passion for Margaret. the object also of Dalgarno's lawless desire. Her pretaence for Nigel, and the circumstance of Ni ;el's bring assisted by the King, who was his father's debtor, with jewels, whereon James authorises him to raise a sum for ;aging off a mortgage of his estates (pledged greatly below tileir value, nominally to Skourlie, but in secret for Dalgarno's we), are considerations which irritate Dalgarno against Nigel, who, for having drawn his sword within the Royal precincts in rescue of Margaret, from an attempt of Dalgarno to force her otis f.Ati to take sanctuary in Whitefriars (alias Alsatia), at the house of 'f rapbois, the usurer, who is to raise motley on the jewels. To prevent the completion of the payment Withih the few remaining hours of the mortgage-term, Dalgarno, who on failure of redemption would become sole lord of Nigel's fortunes, comes, masked and cloaked, with Peppercole, into the usurer's Louse, with a view of seizing and secreting the jewels till the efflux of the time. Trapbois is gagged by Dalgarno with a scarf; and in his struggle, the noose of the scarf sliding, becomes entangled round his throat, and strangles hint. Dalgarno is wounded by Nigel in the wrist, but escapes with the jewels.— The Play now deviates still further from the track of the Novel. Nigel, being proved to have suddenly quitted the fatal scene with the old man's daughter and some valuable property, is next morning, at Dalgarno's suggestion, charged with the murder a charge corroborated by the non-appearance of the daughter at the inquest held by Hildebrod. A few minutes only before the expiration of the term, the mortgage is paid off to Skourlie by S:rappet front a secret source : while Nigel is brought from the Tower, and examined by the King, in the pre sence of Margaret; she having claimed, uuder suspicious cit.- tunistances, and in the 'disguise of a Scottish Page a promise which James, when she had sung before hint in that dress at a footnoting, had made that he would grant the Page a boon; which boon she wishes to receive in the shape of Nigel's par don. The evidence of the murder row pressing Nigel, Skourlie, who has before unsuccessfully sought the hand of Margaret, pro mises that on her consenting to bestow it on him, he will acquit the accused. She, in agony, is yielding, when the rich ueurer'a daughter arrives—accounts for her absence from the inquest by explaining how she has secretly been employed in raising the redemption-money of her deliverer's estates ;—and finally, by the scarf, which is identified for Dalgarno's, as well as by the wound on his wrist, proves hint the real felon. Margaret is thus reocued from Skourlie, and united to Nigel. The comic scenes art chiefly incidental : they turn on ;he humours of James and :he Alsatians: Heriot's and Strappet's suspicions of Nigel as to Nargaret and Bridgei: the expedition of those two young women to the King, and the chastisement given by them to the bully Peppercole. It will appear from this plot that the author has not adhered to the ground-work afforded him in the novel; but it is perhaps more to be regretted that he should have departed so much from the language of which he might have availed himself from the same source. The Performers all exerted themselves with treat spirit, and made much of their respective parts. Ar.KEMBLE, Mr. FARREN, Mr. FARLEY, Mr. BLAN. CHARD, and Miss FOOTE, deserve specific mention, for the zeal and ability with which they acquitted themselves ; and Miss LACY afforded the Public ano ther opportunity of appreciating her talents, though, unfortunately for the Piece, those talents were cir cninstrihed within the narrow limits of two scenes. Livr,TC* love scene, and that in which Lord Deigarno is informed of the disposal of the deeds, seemed to produce the strongest effect upon the audi ,..nce. The success which the new Play experienced mainly attributable to the admirable 2cting of iite performers. Mr. KEMBLR I the splendor of whose, costume has, perhaps, never been surpassed, threw such spirit and interest into the part of Dalgarno, that hir,c/ and his Fortunes were forgotten, and -he ivcArie the prominent and most interesting figure in the group. the Skourlie of FArdati was 'excellent ; :"tithe unexpected disclosure of his immense wealth 10 Meirgapet, whilst on his knees pleading his hopeless, y.issi ( ,p, with an energy that confounds and terrifies hr, is a piece di acting perfectly in accordance ith the well-remembered exhibition of similar ex• oilence in character which, on his introduction to liege bniods, eminently contributed to render him 4 *ervedly popular. Mr s '. BLANCHARD'S Trapbois I r 4 a most interesting picture of the old usurer. 16 4 Fuota is too graceful, elegant, arid lady-like, ail& only. not too handsome, if we believe the novelist luid an this point we must profess ourselves sceptical) Gm the Goldsmith's daughter. Miss LACY s perform "re olthe pal t of the Miser's daughter was vigorous 441. effectiee.; Its merit was auested by genuine ex- Vcsgons of approbation on the past of tlic-audience. On the, re-appearance •of Mr..Aaao•rr to announce • the Piece .for..xepetition. to-morrow, an attempt was , made too eit tir tiirppe rson o n ;h e pit ; ausi such was the erect. produced by these dissentient voices, Joined; With the Vert gitteial applau e which followed, that he was compelled to remain same minutes on the stage, bowing, before he appeared to think he had performed his office, and might retire. The Piece was, however, well received, and cannot fail to be attractive. The scenery was of the most splendid kind, and perhaps could only find a rival in that of the brilliant Pantomime by which Nigel was succeeded. INDUCTION TO NIGEL. Enler a Lady, follow :d by an Author, i.t a cloak and black silk mask. Author (Mr. YsTes)—(lowing and pointing to the side of the Stage opposite to that on which they have entered.) This way will bring you to your Box. Lady (Miss Poo:I. - I—Perhaps You're a Performer? Aathor—NO, ma'am —mind the traps— 'Tis as an Author I have sought my fashion. Lady—l doat on Authors—genius is my passion. • But why then masqu'd ? Anther—That I may not be known. Lady—What could you write and be so loath to own? Nothing equivocal I hope. . .duthor—ln me You see —or, but for this disguise, would see, An unknown champion in the Muse's held, But more consider'd still, as more conceard. A guest in Courts, in camps, in halls, in hovels— In short—the Author—of the Scottish Novels ! Lady—Delightful ! I've been three whole seasons dying For your acquaintance—Nay now, don't he flying— You'll come to me to-morrow evening —mind, Without your masque—as soon as you have dined; A little early party— ifutlior--Pray excuse me. Lady-0, no excuses—now you shan't refuse me. Pledge me your word, or, in thia public place, I vow I'll have that vizor from your (Lice. Author—l throw me on your honour, then ; you'll not Betray me now e —my name is Lady—Dear, so sorry. Author—Wherefore? Lady—That's the name On ev'rybody's tongue—l meant to claim A secret to myself.—And did you write The Play then we are come to see tonight ? Autftor—l'm not its Author: though I fairly own 'Twas through my means it came before the town. It's one of those old Plays, ri:vis'd and clipt, (K which. I've scent yet, in manuscript, And from whose scenes you may have sometimes read A blank verse motto at my chapter's head. But, as the same event of James's day Founds my new Novel, and this ancient Play. The Actors interweave such scenes of mine As come germanely to the Play's design. La•ly—Then, this is not, as former Plays have been, The Novel shifted into act and scene ? Author—No : for this Novel, you will find, had not, Like sonic before it, a theatric plot Be not displeas'd, then, pray you, nor surpried, If, fur a Novel closely dramatiz'd, You find a plain, old-fashioned Play before y., With the old freedom, varying from the store, And following only one great rule and measixe, The aim to give a gentle audience pleasure. Lady—l wish no scenes but your's had been embrac'd, Then I might praise, and not commit my tast,:.: But to applaud an unestablish'd Poet— I may get wrong, perhaps, before I know it. Now Lady Light.blee, who's a first-rate wit, Said the last Comedy was quite a hit Misi Sourby, who's a critic and blue stocking, Said never anything was half su shocking. _ . . Which was I to believe ?—I lo protest, I never in my life was more distrest! Author—To-night, at least, applaud : and never fear But that your smile will carry judgments here; E'en the cross Critics may be half controurd— Toady—Let but the Critics know your Play is old, And they'll uphold you, be it but to force Those horrid, forward moderns off the course. Author—Spare the poor moderns; I am of their crew. Lu./y—Yes Sir; but all the world agree, that you, Unlike the moderns of our tiresome race , Will come, in time, to have an ancient's place. Nay, more; I apprehend, that if the Play, Old as you call it, should succeed to-day; The house must thank, in far the first degree, That modern Muse (long modern may she be). Who takes her name from first-born Waverley ! EPILOGUE, Spoken by Mrs. CHATTERLEY. Here I am once again—Pray be seated—don't fidget ! I've something important—pray listen to Bridget ! I walk'd from Paul's Wharf, all along by Fleet.ditch, To 'Whitehall—where I met with King James—he's a witch ! Ile sees future destinie mark'd on the globes; " Sit ye down, child," he cried. Then he twit ch'd up his robes. " I'll tell you your fortune." Odd thoughts seem'd to strike him. " You've got an old husband.' " Yes!" " How do you like him?" Um."—" Speak."—" Pretty middling : confess if I must, " Ile's not like old Port, Sir, the better for rust : " Time mellows our wine : that improves ev'ry hour, " But husbands, kept too long, are apt to turn sour." " Odd's fish! you're a wag, girl, take paper and'pen." Then he stalk'd up and dowel—twitch el his robes up again, And thus, deeply vers'd in the planets decree, Foretold London's fate In the year twenty-three. " Young Ensigns in whiskers, and Dandies in stays, " Will niddety nod it in cabriolets : " O'er pavements ill mended, will kick up a clatter— " If their necks alone were in danger, no matter " A frost will make noses on New Year's Day tingle ; " A New Marriage Act will keep bachelors single ; " While Homer's Achilles, without boots or gaiters, " Will stand in Hyde Park to astemisk the skaiters, " Great folks will be gadding to Paris and Rome, " They'd better by half spend tbeit money at home. " Covent-Garden will cep up her scenic renown, " And one Siensi'ag Beauty will wake half the town. " But," (ben; he look'd grave) " in that year twenty-three, Sht'n to:.ke a stage play of my Jewels and Me, " (As bbakspeare serv'd Bessy, our great predecessor, " Brought on in a crib, like a pig on a dresser.) " "fis ludere sarrii'—(and here he look'd graver) " And yet—if you ask it—they'll treat me with favour." " Ah! sire," I replied, " you may fail its your plan, " You don't know tkc Pit !—llut I'll do what I can." (To the Audience.) Then Sirs, by your hands, prove I've uttered no fiction, And verify bonnie King James% prediction. ADELi'lll.—Green . in France, like his predecessors, Tom and Jerry, continues to attract crowded audiences. The House was, last night, literally crammed. SURREY.—Last night Miss EDMISTON, formerly of Drury-Lane Theatre, made a most successful debut at this T!ieatte, in a Piece taken fro:n tiona'a Tra• gedy of Douglas. The part of Lady Randolph is well suited to tins Lady's abilities; and tote character of Yortng Norval, admirably sustained by Mr. WATKINS Buntiouosis, rendered the whole performance an excellent treat to the lovers of good acting. Tlw, Piece was given out for repetition, amid repeated. ' plaudits. Other Pieces of a more slight, but truly entertaining description, concluded the evening's en tertainments, which wee received throughout with the must decide 4 'narks of xpprt*itiosk. Saturday, the body of Joseph Croft, was picked up, encased in ice, from off the gravel bed, on the lower side of Over Bridge, near Gloucester. It ap pears that this unfortunate man was drowned in consequence of the sinking of a boat in which he was, on a very windy night, about two months ago. A poor man, named Haskell, on Saturday evening, went, ilktO the - stable of the Sun Inn, FUerton, and on the following morning was found frozen to death. Another poor man, named Milligan, aged 84 'ears, perished from the excessive cold weather, on Thurs day, while working in the forest, Newi;ort. A girl of the name of Hannah Pitt, expired a few days since, of Aretou, from her clothes taking fire. Ten days ago, James Bradshaw, hatter, in Greenock, having been engaged in a scuffle with another hatter, received a wound in the head. He remained slightly complaining only till the 21st instant, when he ex pired. The person accused of inflicting the blow has absconded. Friday, William Rentoul, who was indicted at the last Glasgow Circuit Court, on a charge of debauch ing the mind, of young girls, and was outlawed for not appealing, was taken into custody. CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.—Last week, two men came to a public-house in Portsmouth, and called for a quart of beer. On quitting the house they pretended to be without money, and left a small bag as a depo sit, till they should return to discharge the reckoning. An old soldier, who frequented the house, having some knowledge of the men, advised the landlady to open it, which she did, and found a bladder, contain ing about a quart of brandy. This she emptied, and filled with soap suds. Soon after two other men came, and on espying the bag, stated that they had an in formation against her for having smuggled liquor in her possession. She refused, however, to let them search the bag till they had reimbursed the sum for which it was deposited with her. This being done, it was given up, and on ascertaining the contents, they slunk off, leaving the bag behind them This was, no doubt, a concerted plot between the four. In Holland, that beehive of industry, exci y avail able source of service is made use of, so that dogs, and even goats, are not suffered to pick the bone or eat the bread of idleness. Most of the little wares and merchandises, vegetables, turf, and particularly fish, are drawn by the former, who are properly harnessed for the occasion in little carts, and accord ing I, as the carts vary in size, and are laden, the dogs are put to in proportion, so that sometimes there are six dogs harnessed to a cart, three a-breast, whilst the goats are yoked to infantine waggons and cur rides, to air and exercise little children. It is really astonishing to see the weight these animals will draw ; nothing can exceed their docility ; and for their la bour, the Hollander, who is remarkable for his hu manity to the dumb creation, feeds them well, and lodges them in his own house very comfortably. Owing to the great care paid to their dogs, the canine madness seldom appears among them ; on Sundays they are permitted to refresh and enjoy themselves, and never shew any disposition to escape from their lot. Sunday evening, a very unusual scene took place in Mary-la-Bonne Church. The Rev. Mr. Boys- FIELD was reading the • Evening Service, and had nearly concluded, when a respectably dressed man rose in one of the side galleries, and loudly exclaimed, " it is my turn now !" and immediately turning in all directions to the congregation, announced himself as " the Saviour of Mankind: and was proceeding to delis er them an oration upon his sell-created Di vinity, when the organ commenced playing, and as he raised his voice, the loudest tones of the imam. ment were in vain tried to drown - the sounds of his voice; however he was quickly silenced, and removed from the Church, Monday afternoon, about font o'clock, Mr. 13uca . isasmn, a respectable coal-merchant, residing in Old street-road* while conversing with his chief clerk, .suddenly exclaimed—" Oh Loitn. what is the mat ter with me! I sever felt so Wore!" and fell down and instantly expired. Ile .bed previously enjoyed asescclkoe stalf.oflteeWu. , . 4 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ME WEATHER, -------- .. EDINBURGH, JAN. 25.—The frost still continues. ARCHERY. The thermometer to-day is at 30. ()Wing to the i Saturday se'nnight, a subscription prize, a silver muff-hors great accumulds:on of snow, the streets are in a very was shot for by the Royal Company of Archers, at their 13otto bad state, m ore espec i a ll y f or carr i ages , w hi c h i t re - writer to the signet. Arc hers' Hall, Edinburgh, and won by John Colin Wd.on, EN. quires great addi t i ona l strengt h to d rag forward: i A WHISTLIUG SWAN! SOUTHAMPTON.—We scarcelrever remember such ! La.t week a sportsnun of Reading, Berks,ghot on the Thames vast quantities of wild fowl as have been shot in our alev hill is three lusheshbiistlingswan.lt long, yellowismuchsni to aller than the tarn species : the w river this winte r . Th e p r i ces were hi g h, t h ere beingthe middle, but black at a great dema n d f or th em . The the end; the whole plumage is w hi te , and the legs are black. quantity of wild T h i s s 'es is an inhabitant of the northern regio ns , 'lever aP geese in the Needl es P assag e i s b e y on d prece d ent: gear i ng in England but in hard winters, when flocks of five o; they extend in great flocks from Spithead to the sis are now and then seen. In Iceland these birds are objects of westward, between the Wight. Fresh herrings have chase. In the month of August they lose their feathers to awls likewise been caught in great abundance. I a degree as not to be able to fly. The natives at that s aeon re. sort in great numbers to the places where they most abo md,and PORTSMOOTIL—The weather has been very severe are accompanied with dogs and active strong horsci, trained to during the past week, and a quantity of sleet and the sport, and capable of passing nimbly over the boggy soil and * rain has fallen, which produced a sheet of ice, and marshes. The swan will run as fast as a tolerably fleet horse. The greater number are caught by dogs, which are taught to rendered the footpaths so dangerous that passengers seize them by the neck—a mode of attack which eau es them :o were obliged to take the road, and many have been lose their balance, and become an easy prey. The bird is now thrown down with considerable violence, but we have i in the possession of Mr. HOLOATE, gunmaker, of Reading, where not heard of a n y ser i ous i n j ur y. Th e w ild f ow l i it may be seen by the curious. shooters have bee n on t h e a l ert . Wid geon an d d uc k s I _ HUNTING. appear in very large flocks in our vicinity, and wild geese are often seen soaring over the adjacent mea dows, which is a very rare occurrence. The French fishermen anchor their vessels in the stream, at the entrance of the harbour's mouth, where they catch a number of sea gulls, by baiting the fish-hooks ; they dispose of them in the streets at a low price. CANTERBURY, JAN. 26.—This old-fashioned winter has brought - to the Kent and Sussex levels more wild fowl, of vatious descriptions, than have been known to visit them for some years past. Four wild swans were shot on Saturday last, at Stourntouth, by Mr. Charles Harrison, three of which were killed at one shot. Thursday, four wild swans were observed opt the wing over the brook, near Alfriston, in Sussex, when a gunner of that place was successful in bi dig • hag down one of them, a remarkably fine-bodied bird, measuring 71 feet from the extremity of one' wing to that of the other. And on the following morning, another still larger was killed by a person at Alfriston. This unfortunate bird, when shot, was in company with six others, swimming in a line at about equal distances, beautifully and majestically, up Cockmere River. The appearance of these noble birds here, is a certain indication that the frost has set in severely in the North. The Sanderstead Harriers meet kennel. The Badswortb Hounds meet on Thursday, at Hickleton ; Sa turday, at Brierley Village. SHOOTING. In a recent ease, tried summarily before the Sheriff of Forfar shire, at the instance of the Procurator Fiscal, against rattail°, tenant at Baldragon, the defender was fined A*3 31. and expenses, for taking a Gentleman's gun from him v. hi!e hunting over his farm. It is a prevailing opinion, that pmehers, or other persons, hunting upon a Gentleman's property without his permission, may be justifiably deprived of their fire-arms; but this decision shews that the notion is erroneous, as far as re lates to Scotland. and Saturthy, at PEDESTRIANISM. A ITUNDRTD AND TWILVE MILES IN 28 Houtts.--Tt has been stated, that Mr. Ralph Abercromby, ntphew of the great North Country pedestrian of that name, sdrted at eleven o'clock on Friday morning, from Westminster-bridge, to go to the Turn pike at Canterbury and back, in the time stated, for a trifling bet of twenty sovereigns. Our former account left him resting, after having done 29 miles in five hours. He reached Canter bury between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday morning, without stepping, and travelled back to Feversham, where he halted an hour and upwards. He started again, leaving himself nearly thirteen hours to perform the remaining 48 miles in. 111 , kept steadily at work, at four miles an hour, including stop pages, and baked half an hour on the London side of Shooter's anal lift himself an hour and forty minutes to do the last six miles in. He called at a friend's house in the Kent-rood, charred his apparel, and won the great undertaking with tea minutes to spare. EXTRAORDINARY TROTTING. Mr. Cox, a respectable horse-dealer in Blackfriars-road, has made a bet with a Mr. Atkinson, of 600 sovereigns to 100, that he will produce a horse to draw a vehicle and trot 18 miles one hour. 51r. Cox staked £lOO, and Mr. Atkinson £2O, as a deposit; the remaining sum to be made good the first week in March, or the deposit to be forfeited. The match is to be per. formed on or betere the 31st of next March. Betting 3to 1 on time. This is a feat that never has been atte npred even w•i:h saddle, although the celebrated Phenomena did 17 miles, and' saved six minutes in the hour; and, no doubt, coald have ac complished 18 miles with ease. We never heard yet of 16 miles being performed in one hour in harness to trot ; and it is certainly more than ever was accomplished. The horse intended to start, is not the American slate coloured one, but a dark cheanat. BOXERS. Yesterday Jahn Green, of pugilistic notoriety, was charged at Lambeth-street Office with nearly biting off the nose of Mr. Cabin, tallow chandler, of Stratford. The parties were at a public huuse, when a dispute arose, and Green challenged Mr. Calvin to fight, but not succeeding, he rushed at him, and seized his nose with his teeth, and would have completely severed it from his face but for the interference of a third person. In de fence he said, the complainant thrust his nose in his face In a most disagreeable manner, which induced him to take that mode of reveng'. He was ordered to find b The Earl of LONSDAI I E has again met wi h a se rious accident, at his seat, Cottesmere, Lincolnshire, by his horse falling with him. The conc,us,ion has oc casioned very acute pains in his side,.rfrhich was so severely injured by the accident . which betel him in the Park last year. Saturday, as the Earl of B R A DFORD , WaS o n his way from Shrewsbury to Prado, the carriage run over a poor old deaf woman named Mary Jones, aged 71, and killed her on the spot. His Lordship expressed much regret at the accident, and ordered the body to be buried at his expense.—Coroner's Ver. dict—Accidental Death. Tuesday, the 14th instant, Thomas Berrisford,a hey of eleven years old, whilst washing himself in a reservoir belonging to a steam engine, at Macclesfield, fell in and was literally scalded to death. Connected with the above is a singular circumstance : one of the persons invited to the poor boy's funeral, excused himself, alleging that his own funeral would speedily take place. In less than an hour be was taken ill, died the same day, and was interred on the day that the boy was carried to the grave. GMLDHALL—Cltroline Gray, a young female, who had been found in St. Paul's Church-yard, surrounded by a crowd, with her bosom uncovered, and apparently in a state of idiotcy, was brought up. Alderman VENAILTS treated her with great kind ness, and, from her answers, when they could be wrung from her, it seems she has a father living, who was a soldier under Colonel W—, in whose protection she had lived,' but had parted from him some time, and did not know where he Was.— She had ftieasls at Colebrook, but she declined naming them. Her answers were connected, but the general wildness of her manner evidently evinced a disordered mind. The Alderman observed, she was probably a victim of seduction, and distress, and the desertion of her paramour, had affected her intellect He ordered her to be taken care of till enquiries should be made.. Bow-Sratar.—Yourstrot, Daraavirr.—For a considerable time past t4e inhabitants of Clare-market and Its immediate neighhburhood, bad occasion to complain of a nuisance of the worst description, namely, what is called a flash-house, in Cle ment's-lane, in Which some part of the market is situate, and has been for months past the daily and nightly resort of young thieve, and prostitutes of the very lowest grade, at which boys and girls were permitted to assemble without regard to ay, character, or condition, and sing and drink as long as they' chose. On Monday night, about half past 'ten o'clock, Perry, Ni cholls, and Morris conductors, with a strong party of patrol, went there with the warrant, and found'in s back room 19 boys and three girls, apparently from about 13 to IS years of age ; most of them, however, below 16. Of the girls, the eldest was not 15; but they had all three been long known, as walking the Piazza in Covent-garden. • They were yesterday morales brought before MODEM RA LLB, Req. and placed at the bar. • Their names. were: John Williams ' James bl'Carthy, .lohn and David Davis, (brothers) John Davis, John Shee,'John - Starkey, Timothy Donovan, Charles Dailin, George Owen, George Mailer, Wil liam Freeman, Thomas Newman, Robert Ward, Janes Daley, Michael Curtain, William Crowther, Frederick Dote, Janita.. Hutting, Mary Fletcher, Mary 111*Carthy, and Elizabeth Mom.. The first twelve of this number were recognised by the Officers, ' and sworn to as reputed thieves. • • • They were convicted as rogues and vagabonds, and .reputed• thieves, altl committed to Totlull-fields Bridowell far fourteen. . ,days, to be kept to hard labour,. The oche! seven male prisoners were discharged ; the girls were committed for one month each to the House of Correction. Mr. llama, in the course of the examination, observed, ,fiat the house where the wretched prisoners .were Rend woes:great . public nuisance, and must certainly be put down. . Colts li.XCIIAMOP., j 4 tn. The quantity of - Core on board of Shit% is e r assiess 'effectual thaw having taken 'lice thip Rivet Willa negleetss.; ble. There will be little or iso , bltsionse . deekhesinteerlay, teal , pr i ces may be considered as leet-qupied4 bmett,rnintttntrallr's Du doubt that himiaise will be roomed Mplar tVaZ• er