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Pi ILS. • PORTIZ r. - rat of n i course of la eseeitations,; ith the farce nateuts. The uliy fitted up !Ives for tLe eds.' with goo hn personue.i er Ladies an ennfining my GILL, which ffic Reis of Mess irate perform ing! an effort use ; but in the would not have was one of the stage ; and so . die audience !ir fears were in 11,4 with requires. She sod gave to the r graiify int. e the Countess ady ELetakoa fashion within !nteetainment, foal the fiber- r. • ✓aid. es the 45t% ✓ (Air, fur hea4 geld, in iinitesiosi le Eagles el' the ; and as des :ordered, Al WRAF. to atieul theta At 011.11 oI sahe robs eon !' r.,bee fuemed fret of • Tea arel blue iou, bet rule, ruling cwtc. 111 iMitatloll 0: lates itself admits- am are red, poppy. tained a selset House. Ile e amongst the is will remain td tLe Mertiog idea party at irk-lane. nest week, at Ice Mr. !Awls, TM piece. tr. aie returaed thamptoo. The/II C.ltoyal, Liverpool Jul Thursday next. part of Daiwa tcelhince in this Loudon; bus h the Irish pro. LTO/11 Ullllll2ittil Medy. Dominoes. sod Esq. o Ganb. orgh. Duke of Wirtz. his dominiost. Bath will take see will be lb: performers Mr. and STOaiC►. noebery. Lady Ma ~n 1 Jelin Thyme, noel Welter, Bat. Terries,. air ite. L•.ut .Celrnd . W.lltaays, Mame dassy, Rev. M.S.P :a and ramcy,Rev. at Drury-Lax the interesting racing whicli are a DRXMI Urfa I L•LIIINT and s t a new Opera, :yI3IIIIIIASS and a musical Farce. last night with CATC. Gi la No red with a full KINGSTON. Lady Lady Ban Low. . lisaacy, Vi4ro ()citify, at Balk in its . meal style ID Llll7llOl A KT Ka. Bart. Vier !mbar• anemia( ' Nobility, the of Somerset mad musses were pet• it a great varawy •, we cannot help Ur by Mr. MAL. AcL.Oteb, by and Lac sated. TIME'S ANSWER TO GEORGE COLMAN, THE YOUNGER.. but George, thy retrospective glance Has check'd me, in my mad advance, This old truth to arrive at I Of all who hunt for fame or gain, Or plough the reeaduw or the main, Nut one—" CO/1104111S Mat ." Think'st thou thy posers, that charm the town, Had gaited like honour to the gown Alt, tin ! the field's too narrow : Else in old Mgus' hell thy lungs, Self buoyant 10 the war of tongues, Had e'en °ut•gerromed Comoro. 111 till washed within the ber, quite snug, Humour is contraband...a drug— For know, my honest fellow, Young amorous barristers to bilk, Wit, ere she 1 , 1114 to robes of silk. Does penances in prunella. IV. Leave common law to common men, Believe rue, George, thy nervous pets A brighter cause espouses; Yok'd to the rumbling dray of law, Let others empty pleadings draw, 'Tis thine to draw—tall houses. V. Wee many votaries of the Mom My amide blotting payer use ; With politics some fill rue While at a sing.s.ng home, I'm told. Where foreign rites are chatig'd for gold, Same bear, and others kiil me. VI. Thou know•st my litre Asia sing rap, I live by eating modern plays ; (A milk surf water diet); Aut thou wutalXi a starve one, salfi.li man tau gnaw thy pen-1 never can— 'reould break my teeth to try it. ,VII. When wilt tiro write like other men Observe you! brethren of the pen, How serrintuily I treat em. Like oysters (sorrowful to ). Their plays us sooner quit t4e prigs—yam-4 sat 'em. VIII. Whilst ethers in oblivion waste Time, the !thesis' spear of taste, Shall still thy James servitor*, They're .n« and ail ytruly good, That though they newsy give me food, They always gin me pleaaute. IX. - - Thus sailing down Weir eddying pool, My wings shall ten thy passions coot—, Pala! cease this idle pother l My eyes draw dam—give me your hand, Une-half my gla s is cbnak'il with salad, Let's fat wait wine the other! X. Long may'st thou eloutist, wisely gay, Till any own forelock turns to gray And when add Pluto's ratan Shall croak thee to thy narrow mom, The paucities . open thy tomb, Shan reaitlaesellllolangsayen s • XL •r Within this imettunnisral bed, Apollo's favourite testa his head ; Ye mourners cease your grieving ; A son the father's 1016 buppl4e. : Se comforted, the Colman dics, His • Heir et lass •is living '." 3. S. • Vide Satirist, No. 11. page 127. The Serpentine River was visited yesterday by the amateurs in skaiting, who did not venture on the ice, as it was not strong enough to bear. The Duchess Dowager of RUTLAND'S house, in SJckville-street. is getting in seadiness for the re ceptien of her Grace, who ib expiated in town iu the course of next week, horn Belvoir Castle. The Marquis of Htitertrir entertained a seladt party at dinner, yesterday, at his Louse I. Grosve nor:square. . . Wi are hippy to notice the establishment of such a valuable Institution as the Atheneum, in Princes'- street, Leicester-square ; the simplicity of the plan, a:A utility of the principle on which it is formed, exceeds every undertaking of that nature we have beard of t we hope and wish that the Proprietor will meet with that encouragement he so justly nu rits.—See Advertisement. The new Race-Course at Penrith is to be inclosed with all expedition. The Empress Josephine was present, on the 20th N tvember, at the ninth representation of Tee4ate. Eer Appear Atice excited the loudest and most uaa niinous appl iu,e. Her Majesty seemed highly sen sible of these tcstimottius of public affedion. The Earl of EGKEMONr's General Audit will be holden at Cockermouth Castle, on Mondry the 28th instant. M. L'Abbe Li-CHEVALIeR, formerly Royal Censor, Author of several classic works, died oa the Ilmh last at Paris, in the 76'h ye a of his age. On the 2lst of November, the Queen of Were rNALl4 paint a visit to the Mil., for Medals. Her IIIAJ 'try examined, with great interest and saga- city, the minutest details of that establishment. A medal, engraved by hi. unataw, representing Ceput giving flowers to Itmen. who forms a crown of them, and cm the reverse an inscription cool. memorating Her 81 ar cu . v's visit, was struck in her presence. As fist as the medals were struck. the QOM distributed them among the persons aho had the honour to accompany her. On Thursday morning the body of a young •VieotnAll was taken out of the Dock, at Hull, r Rh* proves to have been a girl of the town, who had been on boded a ship lying in the dock, on the precesling evening; and on retur n i ng as h ore , in a stile of intoxication, across a tier of vessels, led by one of tire crew, she slippsnl and fell into the water. The sailor, with difficulty saved himself from being dragger in atter her, by catching hold of the maul chain:; but, as we are infonaut, with unfeeling tinstality,, gave no alarm. on, made known the circumstance until the nest morning. On Saturday ni4ht last, s melancholy accident happ.ned at New-mitles-,am, near Waked.lel. Mr. Ito:writ, jun. of this forme: place, went into the fittest of sir. ltlingworth, and sea in himself with ha, gun loaded, act us the knees, oat it: the children I ' gee ‘vltlt it. which by some means went '' 4, and, shocking to relate, the contents were I , dged it; the ho ty of a title boy, about four y;ars 'ld. who d:e4 iu consequence acr,of almost twine tad,. coinir OF COMMON COUNCIL-ATtc.lol Thgexpeßed motion of Mr. WAITIM•11, on the ipeervrsion of that Charitable Institutton. Chr ibex Hospital, did not take place, and the Court' WAS inertly occupied in the arrangement of ordinary business. BREACH OF PRIVILFOE. On the mot:oa of Mr. Warr Hu •tt, the Marshal men were further examined, with Tweet to the de livery of a Newspaper,called Bell's Melly Davatch, and a Pamphlet, intiteled The T►ial of Sir Home Popham, at the houses of the different members of that Court, at this same time that they left sum monses for attendance. They stated. that by the desire of Mr. Naider, they left them at the houses of the different Gen tlemen. The Loan MA TOR wished for every inquiry into the transaltion, as he was convinced. that not only an imputation, but even the slightest suspicion tf a knowledge of the circumstance, could not, by possi bility, attach to him. Mr. Quin stated, that a Gentleman of the T em ple, who be knew to be a friend of Sir H. Pop ham, requested of him to Inv him in the best way of circulating the trial of that Officer, amorist the individuals who composed this Court. He, merely nut of private friendship, diresed him to use his name with Mr. Nalder. Of the Newspaper he knew nothing, until he heard the strange article inserted in it commented upon in that Court on a former day. Under those el Mr. WitITII MAN was not inclined to press any moticn. He sow was convinced that it was a device of corn- friend of Sir H. Popham, to press the public opinion, if possi ble, into his support ; at the tarn, time the Otficers of this Court should ►e cautious in what way they thus inter lered. Two Hundred Guineas were unanimously voted to the Society of Refuge for the Destitute. Several Reports for Leases and otherwise. were presented to the Cowl and agreed to. ST. ANDtttIV'S .IMY. The Anni y of Sr. Andrew was celebrated on Monday last, in the Donegal-Arms, Belfast, by a respectable number of natives of Scotland, t ith the addition of a few' of their Irish friends, who formed a most agreeable argdwPon on th e occ A . lion. After dinner the Chairman gave the follow ing mists 111,. ?Mil Memory of St. Andrew—Tin Kin4—The Lon! Lieuteoant of helot - ad-11%a Land or of P0td0...- - Tuvra Lai Trade of klellast—Tll, K.,l of Scot. had—Honest Met and bonny Lasses— , abe bons of St. An drew all over tit.- trod& In the course of the evening, a cumber of fa. vourite Scotch and fri.ts songs enlivened lie com pany, aad the toLowiug toast, wet.. given : Maroon. of Done i r..l, Lola of th, soil—Laid Viscount Tensplutown—.o4. Pak. ahaiu—Ear. ‘llOl,l —41.4 Carh can —Merlon* of Sir Ralph Abcrer ,, niuy—Moiouly of RoJeit Burns.—Wari tined &Moog, 6c arc. . . - The utmost harmony And conviviality prevailed throughout the evening, and the company did not incline to separate till it hid somewhat exceeded " the wee short hour aynnt el,- ;wall," with the universal sentiment of " Happy to meet, sorry to part, and happy to meet again." WAY MOUT H, Dic. 7. The entertainment given by Mrs. Byars, on Tuesday List. was most superb ; it was attended ►y great part of the nobility and gentry of this town and neighbourhood. and condJaed in that style of elegance for which Mrs. Byam is so gracefully en dowed, in contributing to the happiness and gratifi. cation of her Friends. To add to the hilarity of the scene, amateurs ti the party gave several dueu and trios in a mast charming style. Mrs. Byars delighted the company with play ing a beautiful pi,:ce on the piano-fiii tie, and Miss llagenal performed a duet on the harp and piano forte, with vet y great applause. The Hon. T. West, Miss Phipps, and Mr. Vertu, sang several duets and ;ices, much to tie gratification •t the Corms scent,. The party separated at • very late hour, highly charmed with the fee. Notwithstanding we have had several departures in the course of the last month, much genteel cow: pany still remain. The amusements consequently increase. Cart wright has been here this fortnight, exhibiting his wonderful execution on the: musical glasses. and ingenious display of philosophical tire-works, at Harvey's Rooms. His merits are too well known It the public to need any further panegyric or com ment, but that his exertions have haers crowned with that distinguished applause and support he so highly deserved. He proceeds tram hence to Guernsey. Our Balls are well atunded. and the Theatre on Saturday evening was the most crowded since Mr. Lee opened it. G• neml Cotton and the Officers of the garrison, Sir William and Lady Prescott, eke. occupied the King's box. Mrs. Byarn patronised the performances, whits were The tor- nines, and Of Apt To-morrow. The Manager's receipts at this town and Dor chester have proved a Golden 1,,g. Under such :attains at the Eirl of Dorchester, Earl Digby, Mr. M. Pitt, and Mr. Bankes, his endeavours can not fail of being crowned with success. Much genteel company still iensaia here r among our late arrivals are— Sir George Prescott, Lady Prescott. Mr, di.hnstone, Mr. J. StiltelMl4l, Mr. and Mrs. J. 41.ahani, Mrs. Woadell, Miss bring, Csatoin Macalaster, Mr. Croinptoo, Mr. &Menne, Mrs R. Snow, Captain Buchanan, Mr. !I town, Mr. Mrs. and MIN Crlattl.l6ll6lll, Carew Stosted, Mr. Hackett, Mr. &any, Mrs Culthurst. too Miss actlnills, Mr. White , Stimuli, Mr. Cape! Cu,., Res. J Iluneknetl. Mrs. Forster, Ms* Gunrin, Mr. Rodoard, Mr. Morley, Mr. Richardson, Mr. &rens, Mr. arid Mrs. Mew, Mr. Arthur, ll..aeurable Mrs. Fan., Mr. GAIIAg4O. Mr. U. S. Curtis, Mrs. Nasal, Mts. Taylor, Mr. C. Buxton, Mt. lir.,thea,tc, &c. The squadron under Admiral 0 r srA • is sup. poled to be stationed at St. Helen's, under the ides that the Russian squadron may escape from the Tagus. This 'opposition has been sttengthened by the circumstance of none of the ships that com pose Admiral Orwa•'s squadron brine able in their present slate to go W sea lot mate tbaa a week. LA* INTELLI77ENCE. CGUILT OP LING'S SYNCH, GUILDHALL, Die. to. dittags at Nisi Prigs i4ore Lord Chuf .1401 kt Ecr.cNsosoucr. CAMPION P. siIOIT. The ATTORMtIy-GINtttAL stated that this WAS an :refine brought by the Plaintiff, a whole:ale grocer, in Lon.lon, for 1121. lig. 10d. being the amount for groceries sent td Defendant, a grocer in Salisbury, bf his order. The substance of the case was, that the Plaintiff's rider or agent Defendant s and he gave him an order for 100 lumps of sugar, 2 hogsheads of sugar, 100 weight of praises, to be sent by the barge, and a bat of plums, to be sent by the wag gon ; they were sent as direded, except the 100 [limps of sugar, which Plaintiff hid not at the time; the Defendant refused receiving any of the articles except the plums, and his reason for not receiving them was, as the lumps of sugar did not come, he did not think himself compelled to take any of the articles that time by water. Mr. Thorns, Campion proved the getting of the order from Defend rot, at Salisbury. Jame: Saunders proved the delivery of the goods on board of the barge. Richard Curden proved, that the goods came to Salisbury, and that the Defendant refused to receive them. Lord Etta/maw:an was of opinion, that the Plaintiff should have a verdift, as it was not proved, on th- part of the Detendsnt, that it was a spscitic agreement, conditioning, that it all thy articles or dered did not come, nose would be received. I.le Jur y returned a verdld fur tile Plaintiff. 1121. 116. 10d. ASSAULTS. JOHN lENJANIIN AND Wllll, V CONDISLIV. This was an *dim), brought by the Plair.effs against the Defendant. for an assault. Elizabeth Herbert: proved, that the Plaintiffs were fish-mongeri. and had lodged in Defendant's hou,e ; that en the 15:11 oftoelober last, Plaintiffs had eater in a tub for washing and cleaning fish, the Defeadar.t upset it. Mr. Benjamin was nut, Mrs. Benjamin had it elledegain, on which Defend ant went to upset it again; the Plaintiff's wife went to prevent him, on which he pushed her into the tub, hurt her arm. and wet her all over. Witness was obliged to'apply a poultice to her arm for a fortnight; and witness believed she had the marks yet. Mr. Benjamin came home, and Defendant kno.lied him down; and on Plaintiff's wife asking him, as is was reasonable to do. Deteniant pulled her nose, spit in her face, and called her a Jew strumpet. On being cross-examined by Mr. PARK, she said, Mrs. Benjamin did abuse Defendant. but not quite so much as he.. did her; nor did n)t use the same kind of low language. The Arroitricv-Ganws, for the Defendant. exclaimed against the Agent that urged the bring ing of such an aaioa into that Court. it was stiame ftil that two fishmongers could net be indulged with what, among them, is nut uncommon, and happened every day at Billingsgate, and is as often made up over a little Holland'; it was cruel to boils parties, a: he was confident the Jury would not give damages for more than one shilling, which would oblige both parties to pay their own costs. The Jury returned a Verdia of one shilling dassAges. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Gus L , Dsc 10. Jutioss at Ai): Prrar, brfire Lord C4ief Jas:ire MAIM. f I b, LD. WILD D. ♦YL.IDOI. This Was an attion to recover the price of a mare, sob] by the Defendant to the Plai,,off on a War r Amy. birjeam Bete, on the part of the Plaintiff; stated, that this was an affirm brought to recover 241. the price of she mare is question. The PLaintid wish ing to make a tour tnrougli Wales, and so.oe of the inland counties, Last summer, bought this mare from the Defendant, who warranted her wood, ex cepting a splinter on the tore-leg. Atter Ylaintiff had bought her, he and his wife set off on their excursion, and proceeded as far as Beaconsfield ; the first day, they travelled at a very moderate rate, but they found that in ascending a kill the mare t;ocame quite musical, :she not only proved to be a roarer but also to be a piper, for the noise she made was so great, as to draw the people in the houses on the road side out, to know what was the matter ; they /proceeded as far as a turnpike-gate, about • mile and a half from Beaconthehl, whim the mire's musical notes became se s &Knave clot they were obliged to return: when Plaintiff arrived in town he took the mare to Defendant, who refused to Lire her back, and this 'Mon was brought to us cover the price paid, she being unsound. It appeased from the evidence, that the Plaintiff, wheel he bought the mare, was accompanied by a friend, who nas rode her several times since, and who proved the warranty, and also that she made a very great noire. William Orange, one of the turnpike-gate.keep erh beyond Beaconsfield, remembered the mare passing througN his gate, her wind was very bad, and me noise she made was so great as to be heard considerable distance, Ware she reached the gate. Mr. Hawe, a livery stable keeper, at whose sta bles the mare has been, singe Defendant refused to take her back. deposed,that 1 erode her several times, has no doubt her wind is completely gone ; he thinks she is both a per and a rearm. Several other persons proved the ma re to be cam. pletely unsound. A defence was set up, that Defendant did not warrant the mare sound, and two with were examii,ed to prove the tea, but they nut having been present at the time she was warranted, ills ir evidence wet of no service. The Jury returned a verdift for Plaintiff—Da mages CIL 10s. and costs, and 17s. (id. par seek, for the amp of the mare. ALAND I. Algal. This was an anion to recover A compensation in damages G ran +mann. the Plaintiff is a stable•keepar, in Holborn, and the Defendant,* publican, in Dean -attest. Soho. It appeared trout the evade:am flUlareeral Wit- ~. twists, that a person of the name Of Harding 11;1 plied to the Plaintiff to hire a one-horse chase for the Defendant on the 14th June. In the evening, Plaintiff SAW the Defendant drive through PlA*itir, at a most furious rate, with bye persons h in the gig; he immediately ran after the chaise, which turned tra Red Lion.street, and stepped at the. Red Lim public-houee, when Plaintiff espoinulat.d 'w:th fa fendaat for using h:s horse and chaise so very ii: t Defendant answered, he bad hired the chassis. and would do as he pleased with it ; abused Plaintiff very much, and jumped out, a-id seized hold of h m by the neckhandkerchirf, at the saints time ahakirg him with great violence ; several persons begged ut the De - endaut to Is t go his hold ; fie replied, he would rather lose his life than his hold ; Plaintiff was thaggrd int..) the Red Lion, red the door sou , , and while in the house he cried " murder." A h:- tk time atter he cams out ; his shirt was moth torn ; there was blood upon his face and clot' "- • he appeared very much hurt ; was seen ho and a few. minutes alter Detendant cams o, , and not seeing the Plaintiff, he and two otter: persons went to Plaintiff's house is inquire if there WAS any damage done to the gig ? when at Plaintiffs he made such a noise. that Mis. Bland begged of him to be quiet, as one of her children was dying ; but her request had no efred ; when one of the persons, who: accompanied Defendant in encloaeretar ing to keep him quiet, was knocked down by him, ..vurn they fought four or five rounds through the yard ; Plaintiff immediately went for a was Iner. and had Defendant taken into custody, who appear ed to be drunk. the chaise was very high, being what is denominated a telegraph gig. Serjeant St/MOM) stated the c. - se on the part of the Defendant; several witnesses deposed, that when Defendant was stepping out of the gig, Plaintiff laid hold of him by the collar, when a scuf fle ensued, in which Plaintiff was worsted, and that three of the five persona were children of De fendant, of the age of five, six, and seven years, ail tan be bad brought from his house in Dean at:Teti, to Red Linn -street, to give the children s ricic. A. person ut the name of Martin, who ac companied Defendant to the country, admitted he was vet,. fresh. Mr. Serjeant Bast, in animadverting upon the evidence in hircur of the Defendant, said, he dared to say that the witness Martin, as he had parti cipated in the expenses as well at the pleasures of day, in company with Defendant. eil also C3,ilSi bute the aisittstitt of his purse to Betray the es penses of this edam. • Serjeant Summer) observed, hit Lamellar Brother was stating as a fad what did not appellee& evidence ; if be had had any suspicions of the kind s the better way would have boon to hay , : asked the vtitness the question. Serieant Barr replied, he did not mean to state it %%as a tart, he only interred it, and he said he had a right to draw such an inference, and appealed to the Jury whether he had done is or not ! • Sir Jaues Massvrar.D said. he was sorry to sew it bad become coo much the praCtice of Counsel to dr.tw inferences whicn were not proved, and agrerd with Serjeant Shepherd a. to its being the better way to have asked tile wit aess the question. Atter a very animated address horn Serjeant BIST, the Jury teLumti a vac's& for Plamutfin. 1111%C.; twi. COURT OF CHANCEktY—Dac. 10. Es-parte M•C Ka Y, • Benkrept. This was aii application founded upon the pe tition of the Bankrupt, praying the Court to dis charge a Mr. Woods, a tea-dealer in Holland streer, B!ack:riar's-road, from the situation of As. signee, having firrt ordered him to account for all sums of money, which he hail, in right of that trust. either received or paid, both as well on his account as on that of his Co-Assiguee, a Mr. John Mi chael. Mr. Moartioue, on the part of the Petitioner. Mackey, begged leave to draw the attentio.: of las Lordship to a review of all the circumstances at tending this unprecedented transattion, horn the peii..d when the Petitioner first engaged lathe cos cetn, until the present application. Such a retrospea would fully exhibit totheCr.urt the unjustitiablY manner in which the PetitionYr was treated, and would, he was sure, inapiess upon his Lordship the absolete necessity of rescuing an ex cellent and untbrtunate man from the fraudu!ent contrivances of seen who had dared to obtain, by stratagem and device, the property of the Petitioner s and to turn it to their own purperses and advantage. The Petitioner had long resided, as it very respezta ble surgeon, at Lwishaini, in Kent. In consequence of ill health, he was obliged to resign his protessiou• al duties; but, having a large family of eight chili. dren to maintain, be was very anxious to employ the capital which he had industriously earned by the exercise of his professional avocations, is the carrying on of some other busies's, where an alive partner was engaged. Uotortnnately for him, he tell into the hands of a very improper nelson, of the name of Davis, with whom he formed et connedion. wafer tke firm or Davis and Mackey, coffee-dealers, in Pitiipotilane. He hid not been long in that con cern, when he was wrested on a Bill of F.:change for one hundred and odd pounds. drawn by a pun ran named MiMichiel, and accepted by his partner Davis, without his privity or consent. When he had p. id this bill, as was very natural, he took Os necessary means of dissolving a partnership that had commenced under such inauspicious and un evened occurrences ; and having that um acceptance be bed paid wm met sly given for accommodation purposes, he arrested SileMscharl foe its amount. M'Michael, conscious of the justice of the aetiol, paid to th: Peti:acner tte• 410447. Soon atter the dissolution of the pelmet.. ship, and when Mr. Mackey had retired with as Dana loss of .5001 from the capital with wLich embarked in this concern, he was .!gairk aston.sht by an application, on the part in M . Nlichael, fur the paystosut of &cecina, ce of tits late partner. given ender similar circumstances as toe previous one. line he refused to pay, 1,4 Mr. hlicn 1 proceeded to realise 4 meow., h hat m.de f isaaing out • co:omission t I:•olrup.cy against t 1 • cute of Ltaivis and Atackey. la the menu tithe. the brat person absconded. and at toe first meeting before the Cornansiaon, only two creditots attended, viz. til , Michael,, the petitioning cieditor. an+ . Masers -- a "