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THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE. onus s•-t,s yr. On Saturday Evening a new Comedy, entitled 11r sn nirru Sinai., was performed at this 1 heatre, fur the first time, the characters of which were as follows, and thus represented: FAiriAt Tratimt Pew! I lemlloor Mellon Mr. RAYMOND. Sir Ralph .Vipeit Warri.n.. (the mid tumult]) Quillet Bailiff Mr. %Vi.WITTER. Maim 0 4 De Sir Luke I.fibida Nia.ter of the lintel Jmar4 Mr. COULC. Grettowy " Mr. COLLINS. Robert Mr. I foLutioseoeTe. Caroline Ntelfort Mn Port. F.ILLA This Play comes from the prolific pen of Mr. lloxeitor r, and was received favourably by a crowded aldience. It differs essentially from all the former dramatic productions of the same author, and neither exhibits the strong comic character and broad humour of The Road toltu4, nor the affecting sad interesting incidem of The Tale of Myatt: , y; but aseeptinga comic scene or two, it may be considered as consisting of a detached number of moral disser tations against detraction, and on the injustice of deciding in case. s% here the character of an indivi dual is at stake, from being informed of one side of the question only. The writing is, for the most pazt, correct, and the masoning sound, the action $ regular, and the plot interesting and well malla rd, cencidering the grave cast of the play ; but the scene is frequently too long, sometimes tedious, and not always either instructive or entertaining. It displays no orizinality of character, r.or does it spar kle with any of those striking flashes of wit, or bursts of imagination and fancy, which at once illumine and enliven dramatic dialogue. The Author, is winfessedly a man of considerable literary abilities, and perh.sps he hoped, in ole season, to he able to introduce to the British public that novel species of dramatic composition, a ilele-Drame, and a middle kind of Comedy, which was neither Ia Comedic ranee, nor la Comedic larmayorfe. getbilP7T, the hero of t h e piece, is a young man of a gene • liberai mind, but who has been ruined by fashion:it:3 . e ex trav a garteies. enraged at leis tellies, had threatened tr dtainhent him ; while obliged to resole abroad his friend, Fairyar t wrote to hen that his uncle was dying, and trans meted money to enable lion to iuturn. About this time, however, Hr.:diet% falls in love with Caroline 111,!ford, whom be sees at a masquerade at Venice, and, in consequence of this ai:veuture, lfus return to is too long delayed...-The piece opens on the day of bis arrival. The uncle is by this tins* dead, and has heft Fairfax his sole heir, which excites the bidignation of ileedbnig's Melia/. Strong suspicions are now entertained of the character of 'airier, and various incidents are eontrived to increase this suspicion, which is uniformly ler lip to the last scene. The great °Need of the fable is to create sospense as to the intentions of labfar, and as the seal mee.ves of his actions do not at bet appear, he scents al. IPrnatcly to persecute all A protect the same individuals. At last be is exhibited at has real charaet..r. We tind that he had cr usted Transit only to prevent a duel between him and Heed/erig; dial though he resentfully refused to relieve 3lelford, 1 is re turning compassion Lad inducts' him the next moment to send hint 501. for his immediate wants; and that he had consented to be the heir of licarlione's uncle only that this youth, whom be had always loved, might enjoy a fortune which he would otherwise hare lost. Thus the triumph of Felrfar is complete ea-Ifeidiseg is cured of his follies: experience haying forcibly trught him the entn of associating with gamblers and tkerpets; and now in the possession of happMess, he is no singer in danger of falling into their snares. The story of the Family ti the Aspens is ant episode intimately com Lined with the Liminess of the piece, and tends to promote the dehmanus.t. If we ate right in our conjectures, as to the Au thor's intention to introduce a new and sombrous kind of Comedy, we are afraid, that his project will have but few admirers ; we love to laugh at folly, but we do not frequent the Theatre to listen to grave lectures on morality, under the name of Comedy. It is the province of the Comic Muse to deal out satire upon vice, and ridicule upon absur dity, but she borrows the mask of Melpomene, and wears it aukwardly, where she attempts to direct her object to lengthened lessons of virtuous admoni tion, and seems chiefly bent on monkishly dogma tizing upon human fallibility. Possibly, after all, Mr. HOLCROTT admiring the wonderful success of the Play, called THE WHEEL or FORTUNE, meant no more than to present the town with ano ther Comedy of that kind, but relieved with a few comic scenes. If this was the case, we lament, that we cannot congratulate him on his success. His comic and his serious scenes arc ill commixed ; they do not assert happily. Considered separately, the ouly fortunate hit in the former, is the incident of the bailiff serving a writ on Traesie who merely meant to secure the escape of his friend, Henry lleadlortg, and never dreamt of his (hen danger. That incident is truly Lughable and was deservedly distinguished by great applause. His next chief comic scene, though powerful in stage effect, is brought about clumsily, and in a manner that stag gers probability. A mask, the old stage resort of an author, when he could not otherwise manage an incident, in the days of Sir George Etheridge and his contemporaries, when masks were in common use ; and the desiring an audience to believe, that a fond husband could not recognize the person, or voice of his adored wife, because her eyes were covered ! A writer of the invention and ability of the Author of HiAlt BOTH SIDES, should have disdained such a paltry make-shift. His serious scenes arc true in argument and inference, but want the pruning knife to make them vigorous and productive of grateful fruit. Fairfax's integrity is not satisfac torily explained and unfolded ; we have his own are d x't for it, but where is the evidence ? the knowledge that Qie/kt is in custody, as a proof that he is a fraudulent pettifogger, does not, without more opening, add an atom of testimony to the honour of Fairfax. The honourable character of Peirsiddock, in The Wheel of For woe, and the cause of his misan thropy, on the contrary, are naturally developed and accounted for. It would be an invidious task to enter into a mi nute detail of similarities of character to those of former plays. Suffice it, that we state, that Gre gory is compounded of yaceh, in Miss LEE'S Chap(/' of Ac c idifrait, and David in Mr. SHER ID AN'S Rival, ; at Fairfax resembles Pexruddoe4, and a variety of other characters often seen on the Stage. In the representation of the Comedy of HEAR BOTH SIDES, the Manager, and the Proprietors of the Theatre have done the Author ample justice. The Scenery was appropriate, the representation of Gros venor-square well painted and picturesque, and all the dresses in character. The Performers all did their utmost, and, in gene- , rel. with great erect. Mr. DowToN was in earnest with his character of Farfax, but in endeavouring to be energetic, he rather overstepped the bound ary of the part, or in plainer words, he did too much. Mr. BANNIStLa played with spirit, and did every thing that could be hazarded for Trantit ; and CHARLES KEMDLC was all himself in !leery Headlong. Mr. RAYMOND (who had made up hh figure admirably) played the part of Mellon, inte restingly. We can scarcely believe that Mr. Ste ETT ' S character was so brief an abstract as he gave it : he is a good Comedian, but surely the Author meant the Baronet to be something more than an unernbodie. l shadow? Mr. WROUGHTON merits every possible praise for winging his way so power fully with the slender pinion with which he was en abled to cut the air. Mr. CHERRY, we are proud to recognise as a genuine son of the Sock. He en tered with infinite adroitness into the true spirit of Quilet's character, and though a certain quaintness of voice, and oddity of figure, must be reconciled by familiarity to our town audience, we may ven ture to pronounce, that he will, in due time, be come a favorite Comedian. Of WEWITZER'S ta lents, who has to learn ? In Mr. COL LIN% we be hold a most promising Performer. His Gregory, was EDWIN reifivivus. Mrs. JORDAN, as usual, greatly strengthened the cast. Her air was a pretty one, but she did not appear to be as much in voice AS we have heard her in some of her melodies. Her Scene with her husband Transit, was arch and playful in the extreme. Mrs. Pork; made the most of the little part of Caroline. The Prologue was a good one, and uncommonly well given by Mr. BANNISTER. The allusion to Garnerin's descent in his Parachute, was aptly adopted by the writer, and given with si,gular adroit ness by the speaker. The stroke at the Jews, though a bold venture, was a fair and a successful one. In order to take out the sting of the Newspapers, the Author has nothing to do but to write well, and set the diurnal critics at defiance. The Epilogue, was done ample justice to, by Mrs. Jottr...% N. It was confined solely to a rhyming nar ration of the old jest, the point of which is, Give a dog an ill name, and hang him." That the au thor had no occasion to apply this stale Joe Miller ism to himself, was pretty evident from the patient ear with which an overflowing audience attended to Hear both Side: l It is not the character of the Bri tish Public to suffer genius and talent to sink btfore illiberal prejudice. CORONER'S INQUEST. On Thursday last an inquisition was held at the Portland Coffee-hottee, Portland-street, before G. Huuosuq, Esq. his Majesty's Coroner for the county of Middlesex, on view of the body of Wi Liam Cc:mot num, Ecq. Mr. GLoRnE GRAY, the master of the coffee house, was the witness first examined. He said he had known the deceased in consequence of his hav ing used his coffee-house for the space of three or four years previous to his death. Ile had been a colonel in the guards, but had sold out upwards of twelvemonth ago. On Tuesday last he came to the witness's house alone in a coach, and asked whether he could have a bed ; he was informed he could be accommodated, and was shewn into the coffee-room, where he supped and drank a pint of wine. He retired to bed in the room where he now lays, about twelve o'clock. No person went near him or heard any thing of him till the forenoon of Wednesday, when one of the waiters proceeded to his room in order to take his cloaths to brush, but he was unable to obtain admittance, the door being fastened on the inside. Between that time and too o'clock the witness, as well as others, his servants, went up to the apartment of the deceased, but could not make him answer, nor could they gain admit tance. Ile heard him make a noise as if he was snoring. The witness finding it was impossible to get the door open, sent for a smith, who, as the key was in the lock, found some difficulty in pick ing it. He at length accomplished it, and, upon the door bring opened, the deceased was discovered laying on the bed, in a situation dreadful to he described. His throat was cut in a most shock ing manner; his arm was partly severed, in two places, and a deep wound was inflicted on his belly, through which his intestines appeared.—He was speechless and senseless, but was not quite dead. \Tr. Johnson, a surgeon of Queen Anne-street, was immediately sent for, and he washed his throat with warm water, having previously called in the assist ance of two other surgeons, who, the moment they saw the deceased, pronounced him past recovery. He expired in a very few minutes. He had come from his country seat only on Monday last. Where his country seat was situated, the witness did not know. He was in general apparently of a solid, low, and melancholy disposition ; and these affecti ons of his mind were peculiarly manifested in the whole of his behaviour and deportment on Tues day last. At the foot of the bed were laying two razors, covered with blood, with which doubtless he had perpetrated the fatal deed. The witness be lieved he was in affluent circumstances, and he un derstood he had been married about seven months ago. The maiden name of his lady he did not re collect. The razors with which the deceased had committed the act of violence upon himself were his own. JAMES LUDWICH GRANT, of No. 34, Manches ter-street, and of Thropton-hall, near Staines, Esq. stated that he had known the deceased upwards of thirty years • he had lived in habits of the greatest intimacy with him. His general character was that of a mild, humane, good-natured man, of the strictest honour, and uncommonly fine feelings. The witness did not know, nor had he ever heard of the deceased's Laving been guilty of any — bad or dishonourablefaction. He remembered some time ago the deceased had mentioned to Mrs. GRANT that he was unhappy in his mind, and that he could not get any sleep; but he did not mention any other cause for his mental uneasiness, except some little derangement with regard to his money matters. This was a reason to which the witness did not at tach the slightest degree of importance, because he knew the deceased was a man of considerable pro perty. His country seat was at Elston Lodge, near Bedford. This was all the evidence adduced before the Coroner's Jury. Georto e .HonsoN, Esq.-- , Gentlemen, the sub ject upon which you are now called upon to delibe rate is one which cannot but be most afflicting to those who are actuated by sentiments of cornmisse ration for the distresses to which human nature is liable. You have to contemplate the dreadful ca tastrophe of a man who, apparently blessed with every earthly enjoyment which could render life va luable, has in a moment of mental despair laid vio lent hands upon himself. Far be it from me to infer that every man who destroys his own existence is necessarily to be supposed to have committed the deed under the influence of a disordered imagina tion. There are many instances in which a man, impatient of the common miseries of life, delibe rately commits, an act of suicide, and rushes un bidden into the presence of his Maker—when such a case is manifested by proper evidence, juries, con stituted as you are, act in violation of their duty if, from mistaken motives of humanity, they do not by their verdict attach that ignominy to the crime of self-murder which it merits. Whether this Is such a case is for your consideration. You have before you that the deceased was a person possessed of wealth and affluence; that he was blessed with those gifts of fortune which smooth the path of life, and make its continuance deiirable. It appears to me, therefore ) that. it is impossible to attribute the fatal act to any other cause that than visitation of Heaven, which beret him for the time of his reason, and rendered him incapable 'of knowing what he did." The learned Coroner further discussed the sub ject in this hdrnane point of view ; and expressed sentiments which did honor to his feelings. The JUry, without a moment's hesitatiori, pronounced a verdict of—Luttacy. The Coroner then issued the usual warrant for Christian interment. --- The following are the names of those Gentlemen who obtained academical honours, on taking the degree of Batchelor of Arts on Friday last, in the University of Cambridge. Wranzters.— , Messrs. Startle, and Here, of St. John's Col lege ; Mandell, of Queen's ; Wiles, Parke, Pryine and kn , e, of T/inity CoUogi:; Wood, of Emmanuel ; Thomson, of Je sus; Davy's, of Christ's; Ewbank, of Queen's ; Gosli, of St. John's; Coltman, of Tsiiiity. Senior Optimes.—Mcsirs. Brett, of Queen's; Bonney, of Clare hall ; Moine, of St. John's ; Collett, of Trinity . ; Hamilton, of Pembroke-hall; Standiv and Waite, of St. Johns; Heathy, of Queen's ; Brown and Titakby, of St. John's ; Jones ' of Pe terhouse ; Walpole, of Trinity ; Paul, of roterliouse 3 Nowt), of St. John's • Johnson, of Trinity ; Smyth, of Queen's; and Cole, of Jumior Optiate.s.—Me ,. ll-4. Bryan, of Peterhouse ; atrilinson, and Rowdier, of St. John's •, raglan, of Christ's ; of Peterhouse ; P. Ward, of -Quern's;' Hutchin' , , of Triniti . • Roberts, of St. John's ; and Colo, of Clue hall OPEIA. KING'S THEATRE. The grand serious Opera of Aferepe was perform ed at this theatre on Saturday evening to a brilliant and fashionable audience. The unrivalled voice of Mrs. Ili Li. i NoTor; was exerted with the happiest effect. and imparted the highest gratification to the ad mirers of vocal excellence. The new Ballet of La faire de Batavia introduced Mademoiselle PA RISOT for the first time since her much regretted accident. She appeared to have entirely recovered from the effects of it, and exhibited all that grace and sportive agility for which she is so eminently distinguished. She was welcomed with most unbounded applause. Madame Bossi DEL CAR° received her due share of admiration. Madame and Monsieur Cos ALI are entitled to particular praise. They danced a kind of minuet dant le Endre Chantpitre in a most beauti ful style; it was appropriately introduced, and add ed much to the interest of the Ballet. NEW CANAL AT PADDINGTON, An accident occurred about eight days ago, which threatened to be attended with consequences of the most serious nature to this great undertaking ; the culverts or cylinders constructed underneath the bed of the Canal for the purpose of draining the land waters, burst at a place called CHELSEA REACH, about three miles from Paddington. This disaster is not attributable to any defect on the principle upon which the works are constructed, but is supposed to be owing to the brick work having been finished in the midst of winter, by which it was prevented acquiring sufficient strength and firmness to resist an extraordinary pressure • it was, therefore, not without reason expected t hat the whole would have blown up ; but fortunately the damage was partial, and comparatively trifling to what it might have been. It has been errone ously and ignorantly stated, that by the bursting of the calvetts the waters of the canal were nearly let out, the fact is otherwise, the depth was purposely lowered by the inspectors of the concern to facli tate the necessary repairs which have been only re tarded by the intense frost. It will take about a fortnight or three weeks to put every thing in re pair, when care will be taken by an accession of strength to the brick work to preclude the possible recurrence of a similar inconvenience. The pre caution of letting out the Waters will prevent the further damage that might have been occasioned by a sudden thaw. The Canal, for several miles, was yesterday coveted with skaiters and persons at tracted by curiosity; the former enjoyed their manly diversion without dread or apprehension, conscious that if the ice had broke and let them down, the bottom was not more than a foot below the surface. We are happy in having the means of as suring the public that this useful channel of in terior communication, will be soon opened after the return of mild weather. A carman stopt at Water-lane on Saturday, with a load of brandy, and went in search of porters to assist him to unload it. In his absence, the cart was driven off.—The cart and horses were found at Vauxhall in the evening, but without brandy. In addition to the extensive improvements now carrying on in the metropolis, we are informed that a plan is in agitation fora new entrance from the North by a street 60 feet wide, from Holborn, through the gardens belonging to the Hon. Society of Grays Inn, to communicate with John street, Doughty street, and through the New Square in tended to be built on the east side of the Foundling Hospital, to extend to Battle Bridge; by which the present narrow and dirty entrance through Grays Inn Lane will be avoided, and a direct and corn. modious entrance into the City from the grand sqnares and streets now building on the north side, obtained. The street through Grays Inn gardens is only to have houses built on the west side, oppo site to which is to be a low wall with iron railings. It is supposed that, by this improvement, the So. ciety of Grays Inn will nett about 2uoo/. per ann. for ground rents. .. ~-~..~..-«.. .... .L - FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE', sAyeßnAy, JANUARY 29. Downinpstrret, 7tur. 29. The King has been pleased to appoint Willi-on Drummond, Esq. to he his Majesty's AmbassaJw- ExtraordinAry and Plenipotentiary to the Sublime Ottoman Porte. The King has also been pleased to appoint Hup h Elliot, Esq. to be his Majesty's Envoy Extraor,i:- nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Naples. • The King has been pleased to appOint Aral:ore Merry, Esq to be his 'Majesty's Envoy Evraord:- nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Unite States of America. The King has been pleased to appoint Edward Thornton, Esq. to be his Majesty's Secretary V 1,4 gation at the Hague. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Richard Grubb, of J trm yn-it reet, nrcrehan; BANKRUPTS. William Wood, now or late of Liverpool, hour.dealer, to surrender Feb. n, Y 6, :Intl March 12, at one, at the G: , •tr•• Tavern, Tiverpool. Atiwney, Mr. FraLk:uton, greet, Liverpool. Joseph T.”-adale the young-r, of Briton, Lim:ol;l4lre, , m..e. chant, Feb. 5, 15, andMirch 12, at ilieven, a t G ui ld hall, London. Attorney, Mr. Unice, Sinner Nuarr, Lo:. • d-m. Thomas Priekett, late of Warwick-court, Holborn, nion•l'• scrivener, Feb. 2,12. at eleven, and March 12, it ele.en, ..t Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Cane - , Staples-bin. Edward Pregram, of Sledding, Lincolnabire, merchant, Feb. 5, 1.5, at one, and March 12. at ten, at Guildhall, L0.,..10,i; Attorner, Mr. Druce, Billiter-square, London. Samuel Burnett, of Peter:held, Sa;uthamptun, victualler, F -h.. 14, at three, 15, at ten, aid March 12, at twelve, at the . Red Lion Inn, Petemtield, Southampton. Attutaiey, Mr. C. Crrethano, Peri.Nfield. • Thomas Wright, late of Leeds, merchant, Feb. 12, 26, at eleven ' at the Hotel, Lved-, and March l 2 at five , at tae York Tavern, York. Arturnies, M e ss r s. Nicholson and Upton ' Leeds. Godfrey Calton, of Sheffield, linen-draper, Fib 12, 14. a. d March 12, at three, at the Tontine Inn, Sheffield. Allot tries, Messrs.. Palcer and Bast, Slieffiald.. Win. Hull, of Upper Baddington, Northampton, and Law rence Hull, of Banbury, Oxford, eow-dcalur , , Feb. 21, 2• - , and March 12, at eleven, at the White Lion, Ilintniry. At tonics, Mears. Wilford, Golby, and Wilford, &mbery. William Rugers,• late of Dtplev-Mill, Southampton, miler and maltater, Feb. 1.4, 19, and March 12, at the George Inc. Odiltain. Attorney, Mr. Haggett, Od.hant, Hants. Mark Quayle, of Liverpool, merchant, Feb. 18, aril Man a 8, and 12, at twelve, at the Star and (jarxr, Liverpool. At torney, Mr. Norris, Liverasiol. Robert Charles Krtor, of Kmg , ton-upon,ffall, ironmoireer, Feb 8, 11, and March 12, at eleven, at the Crass Keys lot., Kingston-upon-Hull. Attorney, Mr. Gale, Hall. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 12. John Timmings the Younger, of Steward-street, Sta. talfields, weaver, at ten, at Guildhall. March 2. Robert Slater, of Aahurst-Lodge, Surrey, cyder merchant, at ten, at Giii:dhall. Feb. 22. James Crosby, of Oxford-street, mercer, at ten, at Guildhall. Feb. 22. John Nesbitt, Edward Stewart, and John Nesbitt the younger, of Alderman bury, merchants, at ten, at Guildhall. Feb. 28. Nathaniel Johnson, late of Henfield, Suffolk, Cop keeper, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Henficld. Feb. 24. Richard Swainson and John Gardner, of Liverpool, grocers, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern Liverpool, March 2. Daniel Moore, of Maidlesvich, Cheater, linen draper, at three, at the Bridgewater -Arms Manchester. Feb. 21. John Nubes and William Nobe s, late of Southsea Common, Southampton, green-grocers, at twelve, at ti..• Union. Tavern, Portsea. Feb. 23. Charles Mistifie, of Exeter, tallow-chandler and soap-boiler, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern, Exeter. Feb. 23. Daniel Dyson, of Tottenham, grazier, at ten, Guildhall. April 21 John rarities and Robert Tomkins, late of Lad-lane, wareliotaccean, at ten, at Guildhall. March 1. William Jeffs, of the Strand, habercbsher, at tweiva, ai Fe b.l. David Mait'an - 1, of Now Bridge-street, London, mer • chant, at ten, t Gull:than, London. Mardi 1. Robert Moore of Hertford, gram, at swelve, at Guildhall, London. March 16. &Marlin% Cotner, of Wuttan-unJet-Edge, cestershire, tawnier, at e1.• . ..en, at the ilart Inn, Bt is tol. Feb. 18 John Marilee, of Heit, Norfolk, hooks:Ater, at eleven, at the Feathers Inn, Hunt Feb. 21. Gilbert Wrigt.t, late of Wnrcestet, dealer, at eleven, at the Crown and Scepter Inn, Worcester. CERTIFICATES, FEB. 19. Richard King Thomas, of Eyealraui, Worcester, mercer. Jonah Jenner Jordan, of Gloucester, grocer. John Stonbury, of Chatiotte-street, BEackfriars road, baker- William Maiden, 'of Manchester, merchant. Nathaniel Hornby, of Newcastle-upon-Ts ne, woollen-draper. Joseph Allen, of Saint Mary Axe, Lootlwo, merchant. Edward Graydon, of Sander-land new the Sea, Charles Stockwell, of Shclf, Charle% Hemingway, of Lccds, press. r. Janata Haigh, of Shclf, farmer. Samuel Stockwell, of Halifax, yeoman. John Rater and John Rogerson, of Leeds, Yorkshire, dyers. John Baxter, of the Middle Temple, London, merchant. Michael Curtis and Jamc.4 Henry Alexander Scott, Of Watlirg • turret London, wine and brandy merchants. Richard G:l4 ham, of Ift.lywell-street, Strand, tavern k ..per. • Thomas W veil, of Bowling- gr,ien-lane, Muldiew:x, C4l l ent r LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KINO'd BENCH, JAN. 29. Mr. EA.KINE moved that an Attorney, wilose name he would for the present conceal, should the matters of an affidavit. He moved, on the part .cf a woman, a foreigner, who had be come distressed, and expected to be trouLoled b her creditors. She applied to a Mr. Tebes to lend her 'COL which he consented to do she gave money to her attoraey t who was to distribute among her creditors. ritis trust he, however, vio lated, and appropriated the money to his own use. The consequence of this conversion of the rn.or:,s, was, that one of her creditors threatened to put a'l execution in her house. Her attorney. persuaded her, for the protection of her goods, to confess judgment to a friend of Lis. She •s‘ as credulous enough to do so—but no sooner had she signed the warrant of attorney to confess the judgment, than entered it up, took out an execution, and swept away the whole of her property. Mr. Easxis - x - spared the name of the attorney in hopes hi migh Le able to explain his conduct. THE KING V. EDWARD HAL 7, r sq. Mr.CoNST moved against the Defendant, a Mai-. is trate of Surrey, who had refused to licenc..! a pude man to erect a powder mill in the neigi,bourbeod Guildford, on the ground that justice had bceL, re fused him. Mr. MA RRYAT showed cause against the appli cation, upon an affidavit, which stated that milis had formerly been erected on the same spot, and on the average two had been blown up every year ; that one man had been blown to atoms, and that it w:l3 within twenty yards of the public highway, the lives of his Majesty 's subjects were eudangered. Lord br.rxrizottoudit observed, that people silould Ii t one with such weak cases ; and wac .- . . 1+ I 4 : ,} i 4 • II • I 'r, i,ft',`t 1 1 ~c 7.00 ... • . ra