Star. — London, England, 1817-12-16 00:00:00

VIE AR,ISI*. 1 1 1 ,111 p Canada arrived on Wednesday at Ports. t h, wi'h part of the 103 d Regiment, and detach tsofSev. ?al other corps from Quebec. The troops ji,emharked on Saturday. Breve t Major T. Downs., of the 2d battalion Rifle i g ,Jr, is appointed Aide-de-Camp to Major-G. sir •r. Ssr.s:Es• BMCKWITH, K.C.B. late Quill.. si ie r.General its Canada, who is placed oil the • I ni th it ceontry. Co -1 '` :";d Regiment sailed from tl:e Cape for Co-. h,, t. 7th Oetober, in the Grant, Brilliant, the one or two other transports. r „, of the 28th Regiment has marched into 31 1 y Barracks. he .!titeliment belonging to the 144 h Light Dra ;„ which was stationed at Magbera:elt, received , e ite j, , r Londou:!erry, where it is to continue doing .), io eoojunction with the party belonging to the ie Ref:int.:et at present stationed in that City. diachment belonging to the 16th Light Dra to , (L meets) has Marched from Dublin, the t „eQa.iit.rs of the Regiment, to relieve a similar ote tielonging to the same corps, at Newbridge, 11c1t is to retina to head quartet:- The Ist Battalion 12th Regiment of Font, which (Ay %I -rived at Portsmouth, from the Mauritius bvng ere of the regiments employed in the taking that Island), is smiler orders for Ireland ; and on heir arrival, the several meet fit for further service, nd w ho are now belonging to the 2i battalion «1 17,mpg, at Kis oit stationed iu Galway, will be . Ir eterred to the Ist battalion, in order to the corn p i tt ing the regiment to its regulated complement of m m, preparatory to which, it is supposed, the 2d battalion will be disbanded. The detachment -belonging to the 45th Regiment of Foot, which was stationed at Navan, has been fcrearded a route to Dundalk, in order to join the Leaqu4rters of the Regiment. in that town. The detachment belonging to the 50th Regiment tf Foot, which was doing duty at Coleraine, has re ceived orders to join the head-quarters of the Regi. sent, at Louclonderry. A route has been received at the head-quarters of the 78th Regiment of Foot, at Belfast, directing that the remaining divisions of the Regiment should march from thence to Tull:more, so which town they have accordingly proceeded. Four companies belonging to this Corps had previously marched from Behest, to be stationed at Mullingar, in which town they are , sow doing dtity. A route has been transmitted to iris bead quarters of the 81st Regiment of Foot, stationed at Trak., directing that this division should hold itself in roadie nets to march from thence to Cork, on the arrival of a &Won of the 97th Regiment, on march from that station to relieve them. Similar routes were for eroded to the several detachments belonging to this Regiment stationed at Dingle, Kenmore, Clonakilty, Shibbereen, Bantry, Mill-street, Bere Island, Ros caele, and Whiddy A route was received at the headquarters of the Fist Regiment of Foot, at Cork, directing that a :ompany sh mid march from thence to Cioninel, where it is to continue.doing duty until tut titer order-. The several detachments belonging to th,. Regiment of Foot, stationed at Cove, Carlisle Fort, •Haulbowling Battery, Monkstown,Charles Fort, and Middleton, have been furnished with routes, directing them to ;341'6 from the stations above enumerated, on the arrivalof similar detachments belonging to the 49:h Regiment, on march from Cork to replace them. Lord Eassraoa paid a visit to die Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Befits, on the 6th, 701, and Bth of this month; on the 7th. he attended Divine Service in the Chapel, and afterwards went over the College, accompanied by Colonel Burt.att, Captain ERSKINE, and Mr. PaticTon. Hit Lordship expressed himself highly pleased wilt every thing he saw, plans of fortification, military and landscape drawing by the Gentlemen adets, the tort fixation and artil lery models, &c. &c. and expressed his intention of again paying a visit to that establishment. Major haaort attended his Lordship the whole of his stay at Sandhurst.—On the 12th Sir 1111NRY CALVICKT and Sir WILLOUGHBY GOMM: attended the Min . -yearly examination of the Gentlemen Cadets, as did Colonel Rom and several other Officers of distinction. On the night of Wednesday se‘'nnight, the scat and hay.lolt belonging to Mr. Thomas Collins, of . I Sowerby-row, in the pat ish of Castlesowerby, were destroyed by fire ; on which occasion two horses were buret, and about ten can loads of hay. Thursday night a barn belonging to Giffard War. finer, Esq. at Conock, was consumed by fire, and there being no doubt but that it was wilfully set on fire, a reward of of 100 guineas has been offered. Sunday night, the house of Mr. Fulwood, shoe maker, North-street, Bermondsey, was discovered to be on fire, and in the course of an hour the house was entirely destroyed. A shocking fire happened at three yesterday morn ing, in Farrer's-rents, Bishopsgate-street, occupied by Mr. Harris, coach-painter, and who, melancholy to relate, perished in the flames; the decease& dug out at eight o'clock, was between 60 and 70 years of age. Saturday a little girl, named Emily Newbury, aged f•te years, whose parents reside at No. 2, High-street, Stepney, was conveyed to the Lindon Hospital in a dreadful state of agony ; her clothes caught fire during the absence of her mother fi .1 the room, and the miserable infant became a prey to the flames be lore any effectual assistance could be given ; she died almost immediately atter her arrival at the Hospital. ',Same day Mary Carey, a child three years old, was found enveloped in flames by Edward Watkins, a lodger in her father's house, at No. 123, Rosemary line, who was attracted to the room by the dreadful screams of the infant. She was also conveyed to the London Hospital, and expired within an hour after the accident happened. Timothy Crawley, of No. 2, katcliff.highway, and Rebecca Hude borough, of Whitechapel, both under five years of age, were dreadfully burnt in the absence of their pa. rents : they are still alive, but their situation is sucn as to afford but slight hope of their recovery. Friday Hight, as Thomas Chapman, foreman to Mr. Bitch, iron-founder, Clerkenwell-green, was driving a cart with one horse belonging to. his em ployer, and was sitting on die front of the cart, the horse took fright, pitched him on the ground, the wheels went over the body and divided the spine. He lam carried to St. Luke's hospital, where he expired in a lew hours, leaving a wile and eight children. SPORTING INTBLUGENcE. t.TATEMIN r or THE ODDS ON THE DERBY AND OAKS S I b.—Dac. • DERBY. ft to 1 apt. c. by Mode, out of Allogretta. 12 to 1 apt. c. by Watt, our of Mikoota. 12 to 1 aro. e. by Sorcerer. ou of Floroby Last. IA to 1 apt. b. c by Wiley, out of Wagtail. If to 1 agst. &siker to Crecy. OAKS. II to 1 agst. Leo, by Waxy. 1g to 1 asst. auy other. N.G. At an early part of the day ten to one was betreil arainc: the Allevetta colt; but at the chase nine to one was ()illy °Pend. but not taken. ST. HELENA RACES. Frona the RActm. CALEND tlt Of ST. 141.1.7XA,_f0r 18177 The Maiden Meeting of the St. Helena Turf • lab wai held at Dead Wood on the 7th and both of Apr last ; end the S.-cowl, or Ateettin Meeting was held at the same place (Dead Wool), on the sell and 10th of September last. The Stewards at the tire Meeting were sir G. Bingham, Sir Pultruey Malcolm, and Major Feritzati; Lieutenant Leemti was Clerk of the Course. At the September Mirwltvg the `4ew.ird• were Sir T. Reade, L'euteatatit-Colonel Dot; lonel Wright, and the Man. Captain icons; Mathias we, Clerk of the Course. At the !list Meeting four Plates were run for (one of them a !lambert! lira), and four Matches; at the second Meeting eve Plates (nue a Handicap Plate), and two Matches. Tin re was a Sweepstakes at ',each Meeting:-1 he whole number of horses which were emered and run aatountt.l to MS. file haute% tbt the horses may be thought to form a et hinolcal alphabetical at raugemen.,t which is as tailkiws, taken in the order Pa which they occur iu the Se. MUMMA RACING CA LtNOAR African Dolly Kutusoff Regulus Bi iekdust k.nveroe fet auks Sebastian Blucher Feather Marske Salamanca Bacchus Fidget Mansell Tonissaint Baroness Grinder Negro, Pringle Tom Tit Botherurn Hanibletonian Prime of Life Tom Crop Comet . Hope Regent '1 tatter Creeper John Bull Royal Oak Whiskey. Aniong4 the Matches, Prime of Life b. at Wiii.key; Grinder beat Salant.mca; Royal Oak bra: Tutu Crop; Dolly beat Touts saint ; and 'firm "Fit heat'fickler. 3he neat Spring Meeting will he on the second Tuesday in April Stewards, admiral Plampiii, Lieutenant-Colonel Wyn. yard, Lieu , enant-Colonel Nicholl, and Major Hodson. Liein. Mathias, Clerk ot the Course.—Eight horses were matched to run when the Calendar was printed. HUNTING. The Prince R egent's Stag Hounds met: on Friday, at Brack nail, at tell o'clock. 1 he Oakley Hounds meet on Thursday, at Manton Thrift; Saturday, at Ravensoeti Grange, each day, at halt-past ten. Q .urinlost Hounds met this day, at Seddon Wood; meet tomorrow, at Clifton; Friday, at Wislinerepool ; Saturday, at Bardon Hall, each morning at half-past ten. Lord Fitzwilliam's Hounds meet to-morrow, at Raunds Mea. dove ; Thursday, at Barnwell Wold. The Hatfield Hounds ateeron Thursday, at Gilley ; Saturday, at Dowdells, at half-past ten. The East Essex Fox Hounds meet, Thursday, at Bulmer Tye. Lord Derby's Stag Hounds met, this day, at Kimsey Green. I. Mihaly, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet Thursday, at the George, Westerham ; Saturday, at Owed. H. Joliffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet to-morrow at Cbalwood Village; Saturday, at Lynn Park. The Sauderstead Harriers meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, at Kennel, two miles distant irons Croydon. Mr. Meymilts Fox Hounds met yesterday at Byrkky Lodge; will meet on 'Thursday at Hoarcrou; and on Saturday at Wich nor, each morning, at ball -past ten. The Worcestershire Fox Hounds met yesterday at Bow Wood; will nriet on Wednesday at Monkwood Green; Friday, at Bre. don Hill; Monday, the Tunhill, each slay, at ten o'clock. Out of the most rematkasie Chases - ewer remembered by the oldest inhabitant of Morton, Yorkshire, took place in that neigh bourhood, on Thursday week. Flat dogs started a Hare near iiino'r Hill, about halt-past nine (being hindend by the frost from starting before that time), when she took aim-Ist-0y direc tion and tan past Greenhill, across humbles Moor towards I&' Ity, and was bllel near that places just two hours Ind a varier atter the dogs raised her, hay.ng ruu a course of upwards of fourteen miles. Wednesday a hare was started near Colby, by Appleby dogs, which afforded capital sport. After two hour.' smart runnine, poor puss finditig herself had pressed, ran into the town of Ap pleby. whither she was closely followed by the hounds in fell cry, and a cavalcade of horstmets ; she was taken and killed near the Markrt-cruse ! - - - On Friday a day's sport took place, which has not been lately, I. if ever equalled. Mr. Patti:a Hounds, of Hambledon, threw off: on Old Winchester Hip, and, alter beating a short time, found a Hare,:witich immediately taking for Chidden, ran her fill twice;' then tusk off for Stoke Wood,, through that, Wallops Wood, • and Greenville, fur Shier Copes to Soberton, crossing the water to Cox.street, back to Sobertun Mill over the Heath ; and again atoning the water to Mining Ford and Walthilm Chase, without any check, and night coming on, they were obliged to give up the chase and whip off. ins Monday, the Bth instant, the Subscribers to the Union Fox Hounds gave all elegant Ball and supper at the Fox and, , Hounds, Burford Bridge, at which were present the principal fa. Indies in the neighbour hood. 'floe Ball-room, which was taste fully decorated with appropriate emblems, was opened at ten o'clot.k with quadrilles and country dances, to some of Payne's best music, which continued till one, when the company, about seventy in number, sat down to a most excellent supper, contpris• lag every delicacy of die season, and served with muck nate and elegance; altrr which the dancing recommenced, and was kept up with unabated spirit till Eve, when the company retired, highly gratified with the pleasures of the evening, and the hospi taut y a their entetuinen. COURSING. The Coursing last week, at lisley, afforded very little sport to' the amateur. be Hares were, for the most part, found in dis advantageous ground, and were soon killed. Ikon that !addle advantage of the turf generally ran away. YID ST DAY. The Cup was woo by Dr. Meltick's dog Minstrel, without a final contest, Mr. Goodish, having declined te run his dog Olory's Sen for the last course, contenting himself with the . second prize. Mr. Haywoud's black bitch Harriet beat Mr. Shlppery's yellow dog Spring. Dr. Meyrlck's black and white dog Minstrel beat Mr. Nelson's black and white blic.ll Mr. Isherwood's Isaac beat Mr. Webb's black• ticked bitch Witch. Colonel Sitad's black des Gimcrack brat Mr. 'I ontluns's black and white bitch Ra; id. Mr. Mittord's white bitch Mayflower brat Mr. Tull's black dog Tickler. Mr Jones Long's black and white dog Leviathan heat Mr. Ba con's black and wh.te dog Leopard. Mr. Morland's black and white dog Hawk beat Mr. Charles Long's black dog Lucifer. Mr. “uutilake'. black dog Glory's Son beat Mr. Roberts's brind led dog Rusticus. SECOND DAT. The tics ran the snood day. The only Courses that were In teresting were: Dr. Mey rich • black and white dog Minstrel beat Mr. Mee wood's lame. Mr. Goodlake's dog Glory's Son beat Mr. J. Long's Leviathan. SHOOTING. Mr. Bennetts. of Wolin:moue Park, Ipssillcb, In two days, (that is, from twelve to sour each day,) with eight guns, killed ...veil hundred and seventeen head of game. phesants, hares, and rabbits! which happened on the 9th and 10th instant. The Newspapers report. almost every fall of the year, instances of pear, apple, or plum trees, exhibit ing becood blossoms, and as:rube tie plicenomena txtraordinary mildneskin the air ;—but this inference (says an experienced 'garden's) is erroneous. Were the mild weather the cause, the bluas r iming would be generaL The particular cases wise horn unhealthi otess in the tree. E.llll, DECEMBER 11 Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock. the QUEEN, Princess EDZ %BETH, And tt.c Deke of CLAItENcE, At tended by their suite, went t. tl:e Pump room, whir? numbers of persons repaired to meet tLern. At nom the Royai Party took an ilirng.—ThS inorzi;:y ha MAJESTY, the Princess ELIZABLIII, dr: Duke t.c nehcit, and Lady MELVILLE, attended the Pon:- room. Her MAJESTY Appcars ire eXCcliNit he ,lth and spirits, and looks unconinwnly well. H r Ma 'MIT condescendingly moves to AL:pild. After leaving the room, the Royal Pam took an airing for an h•ur and a halt in a carriage and fur.. BRIWITON, DECEMBER 15. The equestrian airings of the PRINCE REGENT, ()Wing to the state of the weather, two dlys only ex. crpted, were ab istdoned for exercise on horseback in the Riding S.hool. R'yal Highness, happily, is in the enjoyment of go• si health, though from the settled gloom s..hich envelopes the Palace, a stranger in"glit be induced t infer something pitifully the reverse. His Royal H.wl•r.-_s, it is understood, has been advised by the limited suite of Noblemen about his person to admit of the solace of ntspic of an even ing, but hitherto ineffectually—the Ro)al band, tneref .re, are still without employment, excepting in the r requisite inoririgg practices, and these are pur sued in a part of the token tt•nu°e from the Pavilion. The morning part of eve: y day is devoted by the REGENT to State affairs. PRIIOE, LEOPOLD. His Strent Highness does not improve in health. For some time his body as well as his mind has been severely affected. He has experienced for several days past extreme agony in his head from rheumatic attacks. On Thursday he was a9l cted with severe spasms. On Sunday, however, when Lord LAUDER DALE visited his Highness, he was better. The Noble Earl passed the day with him. His Highness still preserves the same retired habits—be cont►nues inac cessible to all, except a few chosen le iends ; passing his time in deep reflection on the vicissitudes of this lite ; and he calls his late happiness " a transient dream." He certainly departs for the Continent socn, taking Paris in his way to Slimly. LAW IaTELLIGENCE. COURT OF ADMIRAL. FY, DOC roas• COMMONS. LE LOUIS, FRENCH SLAVE EMP. CAP TUBED nEE CAPE BIASURADA BY HIS •IAJEITS'a CLIVIZEIt C:E•AIt. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT gave judgment yesterday upon this important appeal from sentence of condemnation passed by Cie Judge of Sierra Leone. This ship was taken on the llth March, MIS, after a severe en gagement, followed by an attempt to escape, in which eleven persons were killed on one side. ani twenty four on the other ; besides several wounded on b:ith sides. The cause of this melancholy contest was.a right of search and visitation set up by the Czsar, on suipicion that this vessel was engaged in the slave irade ; denied and rejected by the Louis. who there upon resisted that demand, which had produced such a calamitous and tragical result. There was no doubt of this vessel being owned by French subjects, and the mere circumstance of having English and other seamen on board was easily accounted for in time of peace. With respect to the intention to deal in slaves being contingent, amounted to the same as if slaves had been on board, from the number of irons and other manacles that sv,re found; the quantity and quality of the provisions. The mysterious pas sages in their instructions. respecting negotiations with the natives of Masurada, all went to shew the intended tr iffic was in slaves ; such proof being ab solute. The question of jurisdiction of Sierra Leone WAS not of importance further than locality was con cerned. The Czsar stated itself as commissioned to capture all vessels acting in c o ntravention of the abo lition laws. But this authority could only be founded on the 51st of Geo. 111. to seize all British vessels evading. or acting against that Act. The word capture does not occur in it. Here it was necessary to observe, that this, as well as all other British Acts of Parliament. could only affect the subjects of other nations as was consistent with the general law of na tions. and could only be narrowed and construed in adherence thereto. The Judge of Sierra Leone car ryiug with him a liberal education, and co doubt ac tuated by a laudable zeal for the inforcement of mom: laws respeiting the abolition of the slave trade, had done that which he considered justice between the parties; but be, Sir William Scat, was called upon to direct an equal administration of justice to all par ties, not only upon the common principles of law, but upon every rational principle upon which there was evidence produced by either patty. It was enough for the Judge et. Sierra Leone to produce such evidence as that his decision should escape cen sure, but he, Sir William Scott, was bound to say, th .t if the right of visitation and search was illegal in time of peace, this information so obtained, though in ausiser,to interrogatories put to the captured, could not be legal evidence, thus by force extracted. It there was no right of search, then the pasty was not only entitled to resist (with all the melancholy con sequences that ensued), but such resistance was in itself lawful. It no right id ,ea.ch exists(' in his Majesty's cruiser, then .111 the evidence so obtained, as well as the right of seizure and of condemnation, was at an end : because there were iwiely the effects of unlawful acts of the se,zors. It the tight of search existed, then the question Was. whether the informa tion so obtained, bad established the lact—first, that this ship was engaged in the slave trade—secondly, that this was in contravention of the French Laws. In time of peace there weir two principles of Eng lish law which were recognised as fundamental.— Uae is, the entire independence of all foreign States. The relative power and greatness of one State to AUO• ther gives no additional rights, but all nations have AU equal right to the uninterrupted navigation of all, and every the unappropriated parts of the ocean.— nits freedom in time of peace was the loondation of all public law, and which it cancans all men and all nations, both in their public and private character to maiatain. Anesince in) one country has a right to exercise authority over the property or subjects of another, therefoie nothing could give authority over those general rights to navigate the seas but the rights tit war, as again,t Pratfall. This right of visitation and search was founded in timid.) , and self Mere., in time of war ; as upon seeing tither nations engaged in the service of the eilemy, supplying them with provisions or with wart fr^ stores, and in cases of illegal de.enti ~,, , there was always allowed a compensation to the parties in that of costs ai d d a mages. A theiasu e s ue letter s c t of ro tt i o r t l lt u e e r o t l o d entlapitli:.decl captures,p ractice u w h a e s nc to tt s of one nat:on had been injured by those of :twiner, without being enabled to obtain redress; but by the I tw in nations as now esiahrshed, tin nation c .n veer eke the right of visitation and search towards ano ther upon the sea, except as belligerent Power; in time, of war. The reason why it did not exist in utiles of peace was, bee rise th e re was riot the same necessity. Tee claims set up by Spain and Pa:Engel in iesp:ct as to light of search, Were nut (Ay treated as vain, but extravagant, pretended to be founded upon some grants of their Kings, ur of the Pope, or upon some usurpations. if, however, ad joining to their shores all nations, and this country in perticulat, claimed the right of search of foreign vessels under the liaise Laws, such as vessels clear ing out from this country, but this 1144 nOtilinA to 20 with the right of visitation and search upon unappio. miens' parts of the ocean in time of peace. weeders (although in the case of foreign ships and toreien property) claimed this exeiriptiam, winch ..vas resisted by the British Government, but such search bong since considered unlawful by our Government, t;iat right was filially withdrawn. Upon the question then, how this right of search in time of peace can be legalized, it roost be upon the ground that the captured can be taken to have acted as pirates. . This, vessel could not be taken as a pirate, for she was not the property of sea rovers, but. of domiciled French subjects. She could therefnre only be taken as a slave trader. Then tie question was, whether she was subject, as such, to se zure or condemnation by the British laws. The law of this country made it a transportable offence, n a capital felony; these were the distinguishing features of the offence. Then it is put to the Court upon this very stroag ground, that it is to be considered a crime against mankind, and that every nation has a tight to prevent the commission of crime, this prevention of crime then, must apply to the overt act, and not to the ptesumption on which the right of search is he'd. To make the Slave Trade a crime against nitions. it must be considered such by the universal law of na tions. The Learned Judge observed, he should have great difficulty in saying this traffic must be consi dered illegal or criminal, as the laW of nations now stood (hut let not this opinion be considered an .ex. press authority). By the French law he saw nothing to spreveat French subjects carrying on the Slave Trade to any extent with other nations—it was only prohibited to import slaves into the French dominions. Sir Wm. &ary observed, be telt himself called upon to reverse the judgment of the Court below ; but with regard to costs he should not award them, this being the first question that had arisen of this nature. Should any other circumstance of the kind occur, it wuu.d undoubtedly receive a different consideration. Sentence—Restitution of the vessel to the captured. COURT O[ KING'f, :31iNCH, DECEMatt HAINES V. CLA;;K. This was an action against the defeatlant for as. !nulling the plaintiff on the of June ap. peared that the parties were Billingsgate nihnitingers. and on the day twntioned in the declarati , :n, a ths pute happened between theta ahem a strn claimed by the plaintiff to he due to ii;rn nom ea: defendant. The argninent on both sides nAS :On ducted for some time in that style of rket tric and chraseology peculiar to the venue of the contest, when it was at length found necessaiy on the p.i.t of the defendant, to resort to the argutnentum bacutinuns, and • in the technical lingo of the Fancy, he " lapped the claret" of the plaintiff, by a dexterons application of his right claw to the fumed pronrattary of his :swage. nist, who, being the lighter man of the two, fell " As flat as a flounder," and would have been beaten like a stock : fiti, but for the interposition of a shoal of god aunt, who seeing that the plaintiff was completely baited, endeavoured to disentangle him from the mare into which he had fallen. The defendant finding himself separated from his prey, gave him a patting wiper for luck," and.consigned hint to the care of a levy of froissardes, who assisted him in his rescue. S:veral witnesses were examined on both sides. One of the dory asked, it a shilling damages woull carry costs ? Mr. Justice BAILEY SAO the J try must estimate the amount of damage, and g ve their ver dict accordingly. The Jury then faund a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 4.05. Mr. Justice BAlLEY—Gentlemen, I can now tell you that one shilling would, in a case of assault, have carried the costs. TIIE KING V. V/AOLER awn ovum. This morning Mr. Toretsa, in the .insenCe of the ATTORN F.Y-G KNERA L, moved Mr. Just iCe BAILEY, who presided for Lord ELLENWMOUGII, who s ex tremely ill. that the informations against LYilliatn Hone, Thomas Carlisle, and Thomas Jonathan Wooler respectively, should be appointed to be tried on Thursday and Friday next. Mr. Justice BAII.ev granted the object of the Learned Clambers motion. . DRUItY•LANIK.•-••Mr• KEAM last night resumed his protessionel exertions iii hie pert of Richard. His re cent indisposition has evitleitily had the effect ot re ducing him in flesh—and, but fist this circumstance, we should not have supposed that he had been Al (listed with sickness. 1 - lis fife is unabAteil—his acti. vity unimpaired—and his voice is as powerful as we ever recollect it to have been. The applause on his entrance was fervent and general. It was not con fided to any one part of the house. B o x, pit, ant i gallery, hauled his rinurn with the most lively manes of satisfactinn. Mr. KEAN appeared to take more than ordinary care in his performance—and certainly miter played !Ili past with greater truth and vigour. He preserved,. throughout, the prominent features of Rickard': character. His sarcastic keenness—his i . !mutating dissimulation—his fieryambitionhis blood thirsty cruelty—were pourt rayed in turn, as the scer.e demanded the change, with consummate abiiity. The fight with Richmond was less pantomimic than it has sometimes been, and we were the better pleased with it. When Richard tell, the Theatre shoo.: with a tu mult of applaus.. Unfavourable 45 was the state pt the weather—the rain pouting down in torrents, and the streets floaded in many parts—yet, at belt pt,, dm braise Wits catrctricty well 1 I