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KING'Ss THEATRE. Madame CAMPOEUE gave Don Giovanni for her benefit yesterday evening, and the occasion was ho noured by thepresence of her MAJESTY. The Thea tre was extremely full in every part, and the audience one of The most fashionable, as well as one of the most numerous of the season. Her Maniere did not enter the Hoarse till nearly nine o'clock, and sat in a box in the circle above the pit, nearer the centre by about ten boxes than that usually occupied by the Kts9. Though the QUEEN'S visit was expected, no preparations were made for her reception, nor was there anything to distinguish the box she occupied but a splendidly bound copy of the Opera on the cushion. Her entrance was noticed by the audience, but their homage was silently paid till the end of the first Act of the Opera, when, a call was made for GOD rout Site Queen. After a short delay, and a vain attempt to commence the Diveitisement, it was corn-, plied.with, in the usual manlier, by the Authorities behind the curtain. Her MAJESTY returned this mark of respect by bowing to the audience. During the whole evening, she seemed to avoid rather than to court notice, and quitted the house before the se cond Act of the Opera had terminated. In the per formance there was much novelty :—Leporello was sustained for the first time in England, by Signor Da Blom, Zerlina by Mad.CAMPORESZ, and Donna Anna by Signora Ds Beast. The performances were altogether excellent. The cast of Don Giovanni has never been more complete since the period of its first introduction into this country. AMBROGETTI played the gay Spaniard, but under evident suffering from indisposition, which deprived him of his usual powers. ANGEISANI'S deep tones gave a fine effect to the denunciations of the Conmenclatore. Signora MOM'S Moira evinced spirit, and the Ottuvia of Signor Toast science. It would be an omission not to mention the graceful salutations of Madame CAM. posses to the audience on the fall of the curtain, in acknowledgment of their patronage. Prince L;oroLD arrived in town yesterday from Claremont. Bow-sxnecr.--House-breaking.—John Williams was brought before the Magistrate on Wednesday, by Boucher, one of the horse patrol, stationed on the Essex-road, on suspicion of his having broken into a cottage. at Parndon, in Essex, in the occupation of Thomas Gregory, a labourer, and stealing therein £45 in cash, and other property, the hard-earned savings of a life of laborious industry. The prisoner wore a new carter's frock, and that, as well as his face and hands, were spotted with blood. The fol lowing is the substance of the evidence given against him ;—Mary Gregory, the wife of the cottager above mentioned, went out to weeding, in the fields of a neighbouring farmer, at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning last, leaving her house perfectly safe, as she thought. At twelve o'clock she returned, to prepare her husband's dinner; and, on entering the house, she perceived the back window all " smashed in." She immediately armed herself with her husband's bill hook, aware that the house had been robbed, and thinking that the robbers were up stairs; not that she could do much herself, as she artlessly observed, but feeling determined " to fight her way" in defence of their little property. Thus ar mod, she proceeded up stairs, and there discovered that her chest had been forced open, and all their money, the savings of fif teen years, cat tied away—besides the whole of their provisions, wearing apparel, &c. She instantly gave her neighbours the alarm ; and " the Squire, who lives hard by," sent horsemen off in every direction. Those who proceeded.on the London-road called on Boucher, the horse.patrol, and he succeeded in appre hending the prisoner, at five o'clock the same after noon, an a public-house at Laytonstone. He found him sitting in the corner of a back-room, with a bag between has feet, and engaged in looking over some bank-notes. The patrol advanced, and attempted to seize the notes, but the prisoner made a desperate re sistance, and it was with extreme difficulty they were rescued from his grasp uninjured. During the scuffle, he was observed by the by-standee to convey some thing to his mouth, and this being mentioned to the patrol, he seized him by the throat, upon which he ejected a guinea and two half-guineas. The bag at his feet contained bread, bacon, wearing-apparel, and a little gilt leather trunk, in which was a quan tity of crowns, half-crowns, and shillings. He still continued to make a determined resistance, and was not secured but by main force, which accounted for his bloody condition. The prisoner, in his defence before the Magistrates, denied all knowledge of the robbery, and said the property had been left in his care by another man, of whom he knew nothing.— He was remanded. Yesterday IVilliam Thomas, a genteel-looking boy, apparently about fourteen years of age, was put to the bar, charged with picking pockets. Samuel Lack, one di the patrol belonging to Bow -street, stated, that on Wednesday night he observed thevisoner in King-street, Drury-lane, attempting to pick several Gentlemen's pockets, and knowing him to be the associate of thieves, apprehended him, and found two silk handkerchiefs concealed within t he lining of his hat, and another round his neck, of which he could give no satisfactory account.—He was remanded. MARLsoRouGH-STREET.—lnformation was laid at this Office by persons who had lost money at play at a house in St. James's-street, and who undertook to assist the officers in getting into the house by open ing the first floor windows, as it was so barricadoed that it was impossible for them to gain admission by the regular entrance. Several officers, with an addi tional force of constables, assembled near the house, with ladders in reserve. The striking of St. James's clock was the signal for attack, when some of the persons within were to throw up the sashes; but the ladders for scaling being brought, the watchman gave the alarm, and spoiled all. The watchmap stated in hicdefence, that he did not know but the party were about to commit a robbery. The Managers of the gaining-house voluntarily attended, and said it was a house for play, and that they had no objection to a c tiair a; Police officer at any time, but they did not choose to have the house plundered by a mob. This explanation was in allusion to those who laid the in formation, and who were described as disappointotd peihile from othe r houses of play. There was £4OOO in the-hank, .and .that was too much fora scramble. Here the affair rests. • _ - ;...~ . - , 2"at- LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. MAY 44. THE CONSTITOTIOXIM ASSOCIATION. James Linsey Turner was brought into Court, in custody of Gibbons, the tipstaff, to plead to an in- , dictment found against him for a libel on the Go vernment. The proceeding was at the instance of the above Society. The indictment having been read, The defendant said that he was improperly de scribed ; his name was not James Linsey Turner. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE--" If you mean to plead in abatement, you must state what your name is." Defendant—" My name is John Linsey Turner." The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE • I That plea must be k verified by affidavit. If you have not an affidavit pre pared, you must be brought up again to-morrow." Defendant said that he had bail in Court. The bail, as they came up, wete opposed by Mr. TINDAL ; they were eventually received ; the Learned Counsel requesting that recognisances might be taken for the good behaviour of the defendant. THE KING V. THOMAS .101 IN EVANS. This was an indictment against the proprietor of the Manchester Observer, for libel. The offensive matter was contained in a paragraph published on the 29th of April, 1820, headed " Military Out at Oldham," and purporting to describe an affray which took place on the 25th of April, be tween some inhabitants of that town and a party of the 85th Regiment : it was charged to be written with intent to excite the subjects of the realm to hatred Sand contempt of the King's troops; and also to be with intent, seditiously, &c. to reflect upon the con duct of the Government of the country. The cause was tried before Mr: Justice BEST, at Lancaster. The Jury found the defendant guilty. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now prayed the judg. ment of the Court. Mr. J. WILLIAMS rose in arrest of judgment, and took several objections to the indictment, which were overruled by the Court. Affidavits were then put in in mitigation: one from the defendant himself, declaring that the statement published was from information collected by himself immediately after the riot, in the town of Oldham ; another from several artizans of that place, deposing to such information having really been given to the defendant. Mr. WILLIAMS rose to discharge his last duty tol his client. The moving, though not very novel, topic of a wife and small family, was (the Learned (oun sel said) wanting to him on the present occasion ; for the defendant, though ruined, had only his own ruin to lay before the Court. That fact he stated merely as a fact; he meant not to affect any contrition which he did not really feel ; and were the thing to be done again, he could not pledge himself that, under simi lar feeling, and similar belief, he should not write in a similar manner. One observation, however, as to the extent of punishment, - Mr. Williams would sub mit. Looking back to the annals of English history, he found prosecutions for libel most frequent, and punishment most severe, at that period when the reigning dynasty was falling fast in public estima tion: of that dynasty he did believe those very severe punishments to have accelerated the fall. That pro secutions would cease to he frequent, especially since a *self-constituted Junta had taken up the business of instituting them, the Learned Counsel could not very confidently hope ; but lie did trust that, under the forbearance and good sense of the Court which he was addressing, vindictive sentences were no longer to be apprehended. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought, that after the avowal which had just been made by the defendant, observations in aggravation became unnecessary. T!:e COURT was about to deliberate upon the ease, when Mr. SCARLET! prayed judgment for a private libel, of which the defendant had also been convicted at the last Lancaster Assizes. The libel was upon a Gentleman of the name of Cunliffe ; it imputed to him gross misconduct in his own family, to wit—an adulterous intercourse with his maid servants, and also the utterance of most infamous aspersions upon the character of her Majesty the Queen. Mr. J. WILLIAMS, in mitigation, ascribed the libel to that inflamed feeling which had agitated the pub lic mind during the discussion of the Queen's con duct. Mr. Evans had been a partizan of the illus trious defendant ; HEAVEN knew, libels sufficiently I gross had been plentifully promulgated by. persons on ' the other side of the question. Mr. Justice BEsT thought that publications, what ever they were, upon that question, had nothing to do with the matter before the Court. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—" No doubt the coun try was inundated with libels on both sides." Mr. SCARLETT spoke in aggravation. Mr, Justice BAYLEY, after commenting on the con duct of the defendant, sentenced him for the first libel to twelve months', and for the second to six month s , imprisonment in Lancaster Jail ; at the expiration of that period to enter into sureties for his good beha viour during a term of three years, himself in the sum of £4OO, and two other persons in £3OO each. THE KING D. EDMONDS, WOOLER, AND CARTWRIGHT. The CHIEF JUSTICE made a most elaborate speech, declaring the opinion of the Court to be unanimously against the rule for a new trial. Mr. DENMAN then prayed the Court to allow the judgment to stand over for a week; the ATTORNEY GENERAL consented; and the CHIEF Jusxics ap pointed Wednesday next. THE ICING V. JOHN HUNT. The defendant appeared upon the floor of the Court, attended by his son and several friends ; but the Judge's notes not being in Court, the cause was postponed. Tuesday evening, as Mr. PeNxows, .of Pulteney street, was travelling from Bracknel, Berks, to Eg ham, in his chaise, accompanied by a friend, they were attacked by two footpads, with crape over their faces, upon the forest near Ascot-heath Race Course. One stood at the horse's head with a pistol in his hand, and the other was in the act of rifling the pocket of Mr. PEstowe's friend, when Mr. Lowe discharged his pistol at the one at the horse's head, and at the same moment the horse started, threw the other villain off the step, and went off at full speed. It was about nine o'clock. The Gentle men returned to the spot with assistance, apd found that the robber shot at had been wounded, there being a quantity of blood on the ground. - ~~ " TEIR POOR LAWS. LEITER 111. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. - _ Sta—l believe that very few people who were ac quainted with the habits and circumstances of the labouring poor, anticipated from the present sys tem of Savings' Banks any alleviation of the evil of Poors' Rates. The class next above the poor and domestic ser vants might find benefit from the convenience of a secure deposit for their savings, and some advantage from the small dividend ; but the labouring poor have little opportunity of making savings, and it is requisite to allure them by the prospect of very con siderable advantage, as well as to alarm them by the loss of their old resource, the parish, to induce them to commence a system of saving. In this letter I propose to give a sketch of the probable distribution of the new fund ; and though after all, perhaps, the most effectual mode will be for farmers and manu facturers to bargain with their men to apply a cer tain portion of their wages by way of deposit, yet the astonishing increase the new fund would yield on small deposits, would strongly encourage the exten sion of the habit of saving, and beget an emulation among . the poor 'to participate in the advantages of the institution equally with their neighbours. Let us assume, as before stated, *the fund for dis tribution to be five millions per annum ; and as this is merely a speculation for the purpose of rendering the scale of distribution intelligible, take the amount of deposits to be five millions also. In order to avoid intricacy, let it be supposed further, that the four classes who are to share the fund subscribe each an equal amount of deposit, viz. 2d aass—Artiiicers and Mechanics - ie1,250,000 3d ditto—Domestic Servants, Coachmen, Gar deners, and single Women obliged to main tain themselves 4th ditto—Labourers, Seamen, and Soldiers - 1,250,000 sth ditto—Labourers married previous to the of the proposed Institution 1,250,000 Total . X 5,000,000 If the relative proportions of distribution of the new fund which I suggested in my first letter be con formed to, then the four classes above stated would, under these circumstances, divide as follows, viz. 2d Class, at the rate of 15s. per Pound per An num on Amount of Deposits - - 3d ditto, at the rate of 1111. per Pound per An num on Amount of Deposits - - 1,125,000 4th ditto, at the rate of 225. per Pound per An num on Amount of Deposits - - - 1,375,000 sth ditto, at the tate of 255. per Pound per An num on Amount of Deposits - 1,562,500 ,C 957,500 ' Total .C 5,000,000 The next thing to be shewn is the principle of sharing in the respective classes the amount of fund allotted to each. There will be some similarity in the nature of the deposits in the different classes, and a specimen of the probable distribution to the class of married labourers, will be sufficient to chew the principts of division in the others. The sum to be shared by this class on their deposits has been above stated at £1,562,500. Let us suppose the claimants to be arranged by the amount of their deposits ac cording to the following 0 ID PO. _ I 0 V 0 V .•.K$ :: C: : § §§/ § 1 a.° P.'t Eli Z 35 o F r .t , P. , -2 , ..t z s a a S T E B M 0 v 1 .6 rt t -1 i : a o ca 1% Y . -3 2SI , I. a It is an important matter to determine respecting the extent of the privilege of depositing. In the first instance, there should be a considerable limitation in that respect : perhaps it will be better to perm it only a gradual increase of deposit up to the ullamount allowed, or to regulate the privilege according to the number of children The principal object of this plan is to provide re lief according to the exigencies, not only of the pre sent, but of future states of the population. It is fa vourable to the class of labourers married previous to the commencement of the proposed institution, to compensate for its depriving them of a resource they must have relied upon, and because, in their circum stances, they have very limited means of making de posits. This class, however, will be gradually &mi. nished ; and, as prospectively, it is desirable for the parties to accumulate a fund previous to marrige, , it would be unwise, and at the same time unfair to the other classes, to prolong the distribution in favour of married labourers beyond the term of the present generation. Whether the proportions that have been pointed out are such as will best correspond with the means of deposit, and the necessities of the existing popula tion, is matter for investigation and discussion, and the institution must be arranged accordingly. I do not pretend to say at present whether it is or is not in its most eligible form; but submit it as a plan that may be adjusted to meet every di ffi culty, to secure effectual relief upon the most advantageous principle, to draw the means for supplying it from the society at large, according to.an eqditable principle of con tribution, to remove from the classes next to the poor the burthen which is continually dragging them to wards the vortex of pauperism, and to prevent are la bourer of independent spirit from being underworked by a man partly supported from the Parish Rates. I shall request insertion for one more letter relative to the details of parochial arrangements, and remain, Sir, your obedient humble.serraut, COLUMZLI,Ao f S I go 6 s-:.•;2 , 1- - .N t I§§ § § § I C 2 & HC Et . r fi Q.w& P CA t Z4l o 3 1 4; 1 Vt 4 2, a. INQUEST& Yesterday, all Ifiquest was held at the London, Hospital, on the body of T. Carroll, a labourer, who died in consequence of a wall, five stories high, oat which he was standing while taking down the rui ns of a sugar-house, in Back Church lane, giving way, Verdict, Accidental Death.... Also on the body James (four years old), son of Mr. Pearce, of Rat eliffe-cross, whe died in consequence of falling into a pan of boiling water which was placed on th e floor. Verdict as above.—Likewise on the body o f G. Brian, a coopor in the West India Docks, who died in consequence of injuries received by a ho gs . head of sugar falling against him. Verdict the same, Early on Sunday se'nnight, Matthew Johnsen, lobo is an under-viewer, residing at Cattei ick buildings, was found dead near Dean Houses, Ou eburn. th e death is supposed' to have been occasioned by N I falling, in a state of intoxication, from a cliff, near which he was found. _ _ _ Wednesday se'nnight the building of a stone bridge• was begun 'near Alnwick Abbey. It is to be elected over the Alne there, to avoid a dangerous ford, which is often unsafe for a month together, in the wirter. This useful work is undertaken at the expense of the Doke of NORTHUMBERLAND. BIRTH. • • =.• December 16, at Calcutta, the Lady of A. F. Ramni, surgeon in the lion. Company's service, of a daughter. MARRIED. May 14, at Dover, Mr. Pepper. Lieutenant In the East Gtdu Company's service, to ills Evans, daughter o Mr. Evatts,pi x . May 22, George Tufntll, Esq. late of the 5.1 Ittginmn d &ulls, to Maria, daughter of the late C. 11. Kormight, of Ilylands, Essex. November 20, at Madras, Majnr George Cadell, 12th Na. live Infantry, Assistant Adjutant-General, to Margaret, stuctk daughter of William Mollie, Esq. of Alain% W. S March 3, at Lund, in Westmorelatul, J.sinaica, Lyndon flow. and Evelyn, Esq. Collector of the Customs at Savanna-le-Nler, to Alice, daughter of Binjamin Samuda, Esq. formerly of island. DIED. Monday se'imight, at Castleboro, county, of Wexford, the infant son of ltobert Shapland Carew, jun. Esq. May 11, at Jenny-Mount, near Belfast, the Hun. Mrs Mae, of Paninure. May 19, in Parliament-street, Westminster, Brevet %i v Thomas Howard, of the 70th Regiment of Foot. May 5, after a long illness, John Baines, Esq. surgeon, ai Mashatu, near Ripon Yorkshire. May 19, Bruce B roughton, Bsq. son of the Rev. Thorn Broughton, late Rector of Tiverton, Somersetsiure, aad of St. Peter's, Bristol. At Surat, in the Guzerat, Capt. James Alexander Davies, if the Bombay Artillery, son of Solomon Davies, Esq. of Epson, in the 24th year of his age. October 9, aged 20, at Cummumpalid, near Madras, Peter Alexander Taylor, Esq. Lieutenant and Adjutant of the la Regiment of Madr as Light Cavalry. &DOM Dnana.—Yesterday, as Mr. Supple, an oilman, at Battle.bridge, was standing behind his counter, serving a co. tomer, without uttering the smallest complaint he fell dowa m4l expired on the spot. 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