The National Register. — London, England, 1811-01-27 00:00:00

a A .- 1 NEW TIIEATEES. ITALIAN AND ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSES. .010.11.••• . • . A plan is just digested for a new Italian Opera l'ottse, and likewise an English one. That of the for xiier w truTaesda y privately circulated r Burlington House, in Piccadilly, has been offered to the projec tors of this.new undertaking. The Prospectus, after enumerating the good effects that will result from their scheme, proposes to collect the sum of 250,0001. thus Four hundred annuity and tontine shares of 5001. each, will produce 200,0001 ; and five proprietors of shares of 10,0001. each, will produce 50,0001.-1 otal. 250,0001. • This sum, it Is preitnned, can be immediately raised, and will answer all contingencies, i ncluding the purchase of round, &c. The late Drury lane Theatre cost 80,0001. the present Opera 40,0001. ; both were built in 1791, when materials were very ch kap. Luxes, at (240 gs. each, wild produce boor rec; its are commited at After subscriptions, additional nights, Stc. X. 50,000 1.1.4000 10,000 X. 50,000 . - The above sum is deemed sufficient for the hitilding. • It is propcss•d to leave twenty-one boxes at the disposal of the Lord :mhcrlain, the Royal Family, and Foreign Minis ters. • It is aLl.decl, that as Insurance Offices dislike theatrical pro perty, it k pviiposed to apply an annual charge, as an accumulat !tind, against the calamity' ei fire, 3001. .„ is L4W REPOR7'S. r . t : COURT 61? KING'S BENCH, ,AN. r: . 4.1 . • This being the fi rst day of Term, their Lorcishtps teitatle reports respecting the convicts and justification of bail. On the application of Mr. Garrow, the argument respecting the Mandamus to the Bishop of London, respecting the nomina tion to a Lecturcshiplu one of the parishes in the City of Lon don, was postponed to the 9th of February next /04:•,“, • - • ;••:21. lit; WO_ "i• • - i.„4- • FRIDAY, JAN. 21 I: d - • CONTEMPT OF THE KING'S witrr. Mr. Dampier, in last Term. obtained a rule to !thew cause why a Writ ,of Habeas Corpus should not issue to bring up the mast n - of a coal vessel, who had been impressed into his M..- jesty's sea-service. The man has since been drafted on board of the Standard, which ship has set sail with this man on board for Cadiz ! The Rule had been enlarged to this Term, at the instance of the Admiralty ; but when ,Lord Ellenborougl found that the man had not only been drafted on board of the Standard, but had actually sailed, his Lordship reprehended the conduct of those who had thus slighted the King's Writ. Mr. JEavis (Counsel for the Admiralty) proceeded to enter into a discussion upon the impress service, and the several Acts of Parliament authorising the same; and it appeared that a per son of the name of Carmichael, the Captainnf a trading ves sel belonging to Swansea, had been impressed there as far back as the 2d of November last—that he was first taken on board the Eliza brig of war, and from thence removed to the :Frandard. The Learned Gentleman contended, that notwithstanding he was the Captain or master of such trading vessel, yet that he was as liable to he impressed, according to the strict letter of the law, ac any man before the mast. Lord Ei.t.vNtsoßourat here interrupted the Counsel, and ob served, it that were the case, then the Captain of every trading N• e , sel, and so the Captain of every East Indiamen, was in the prctheament of being liable to the impress service, whatever his resronsibility might he for the trust reposed in him, or whatever might be his rank and condition. This, he trusted, was such an extreme as would not be practised on. _ _ • Mr. J 'Avis, in continuance, observed, that he was nct an ad vocate for pushing the prerogative to that extremity, all he had to sustain was the right. From the earliest days the .Crown exercised it. Lord ET.I.ENBOROUtIII.-.—" Yes, the Crown has exercised it from early days. Ships and men have been impressed to carry the Kings sister to Gascony, and for many other capriciourmo tives. But it is a right which in our times can only be constitu tionally exercised when great public necessity requires it; and it ought to be a great public necessity which should require it. • ~.. Mr..TERVIS pro:7ecded. He stated, that it was a matter of great regret that there had been any mistake with respect to the return of the writ of Habeas Corpus, that it certainly was not a wilful mistake. Mr. DA id ri My Lord, the Standard has actually sailed on her voyage to Cadiz, with this man on board, although the writ was issued in the last term ; and what renders this c ireutla stance the more hard, not only upon him, but upon others, is, that he has the register of bis ship with him, being part owner' as well as Capta:ui, and the vessel has lain idle in consequence ever since. . . tt Mr. Jeitvis said. ?tat he had no knowledge of its being the intention to send the man out . of the kingdoni, and no pains on his part had been. spared to accomplish that which bad been di rected by the Court.. Orders .had beykialalpill ! llFll, beat ,to stop the.sbip 7 , ~ . , , • 4.,0rd .„ to ttpik t ippli GOA 'forbid O OA slop the . gi ng: B ship for the purpose cu ti tle if 44'1; *Kt: lonily iequired, that the man should', be stopped."' • f-if,:o Mr. JERVIS then.,replied,. that every 2 4.lili ula 13e used to that effect. A, fast.- sailing 7v&sscl re ctoidi sail alter the Standard, and upou reaching-tpt. r. ,ig,talre oUtfile mati, 'that he may. forthwith he produced n rourt. He was proceeding to argue the: right of the Criiiinlia,Yri italleitcatten.t , as to the rigour of the iniprets service, and its equal right .t.o: . Ixlo . tr o that rigour, when, be was again interrupted by . LOILD ELLXI•1110ROUGII, Who said—...k‘ It wawa. 4;.p; . •,..cr season to discuss that topic W 4413 Or ,returp . ,l,y4,lctacle writ ; it was a writ most precious, to thplibttrty l nkihe: and it was the duty of that Court th seifitat it was u abpdear-it prt cent, the Court could dh no more -,tu say; I f!, Let The writ g 0 .,. e • Mr. JERvis Expressed a hope that t4e &ucloidual would .1;11 pro ductd in a Kew 4a) s. ' THE NivrioNAL'REGISTtit DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY'S WILL. This Instrument, which only received the seal on Thursday, is dated the 16th January, 1109. his Grace devised - allhis free hold and copyhold estates to Lord and Lady Yarmouth for their lives, and the life of the survivor of them, and after their deaill to Frances, daughter cf the said Lady Yarmouth, then of - the age of eleven years, or thereabouts, and the children of the .said Lady Yarmouth, bout or to he born, and their heirs for ever; and he appointed Sir James Montgomery, Bart. Edward lock Douglas, Esq. and William 'Murray, Esq. exccutom lie directed all legacies to he paid 'within three months after his 'decease, and all annuities to be paid half-yearly. The Probate Stamp, the highest on the scale, is (0001. This .is independant of the lega,:y-tax of 10 per cent, which will at raeh upon the whole, both of the legatees and the annuities. Among the bequests made by the codicils to the will (which are-t hirtl -seven in number) are the following : To Lady Yarmouth,loo,oCol. and tuber daughter, 50,0001. • -Lord Yarmouth and his youngest son, 300001. each. :Edward Bullock Douglas, Fcq. 150,(X)01. 'Col. R. Craufurd, Col. Douglas, Captain Douglas, Major 'Douglas, Lady Susan Fincastle, Lady Wm. Gordon, Lady Ann Hamilton, Rev. F. Hamilton, Sir Jas. Montgomery, Lady Elii. lvioutgomery, the Iltichess of Somerset, Col. Matthew sharp, OITA. Woodford, and Mr. Veitch, 10,0001. each. . Lady Hamilton, 1( OA. and 9;01. per annum. -Lock and St. deoile's Hospitals, 50001. each. - To Gen. Pictori :Wu Lord - Sidmouth, 50001. each. • -The residue of personal estate to Lady Yarmouth's (laughter and Lord Yarmouth's youngest son, at 21, a ith benefit of sur vivorship, it both die under 21 to Lady Yarmouth and her eldest son. - • Weekly allowanCei to poor persons in Ixmdoti Richmond, ..ind--Newmarket, amounting to 2001. a year, to beciAniutted, - with wages to Old Joe; the. gardener. . . • Tnii4h recommends ~uch of . his friends as wiAli to adventure thv prtseiii St4tc Lottery, not to delay their purchase, ,as, the sale.i4.sucT4o .),ivarra.tit a stung, belief that every ticket wi ll be ..before .th e J r ith of next mouth, on which day the four .10Ze'i of '7o,tlClig. emphe other 40 capitals, must all be drawn. • .BrSli !Old: ih the" last lottery two prizes of QO,OOO/. besides pri.4es of ggipi. a rid 113001. and in the lost twelve mouths .no less tl'. • 04c:Apitt4.prizp o among which were five prizet of 0,0001. 400 and' shares are co,usiderably chi aper than the" 'wh.re in the 110 f Littery, rally be had in great variety of uurnkr6 ut Nc and 9 3 Cliarint;-C;Qark