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THEATRES. MUIR V.l. A NB. t.ftst niot,. Mrs. Jot D Ali sustained the part of a Prue, iti tl a L'ornedy of Love for Love, with all the Archness, naivete, and fun, she so eminently pv,sei,s,-, and was admirably supp orte d b y M r . I)KP:I97EI in the part of 11u the sailor, in which be has no rival ; the scene between him and Mrs. JORDAN received the most rapturous applause, and kept the audience ifr continued bursts of laughter. The whole comedy is %ell supported, sad went of with great spirit. TeL la, with all the attraflion of scenery, decoration, and music, followed. The house was quite full. covsser•oasossr. YOUNG'S tragedy of 77. Remise was last night rmved, and Mr. K Lea ei.a filled the part of Zaars w th all the judgment, sense, and discrimination, it requires, to produce the interest the author in teli.led. Mi. C. K Aust.'. who is A most improving performer, gave d very in t lug portrait of the boble-minded, unfortunate "nem Miss NORTON IiAVC to Leonora all the interest the past admits cf. he Blind Boy followed, with its usual success. WESTMINSTER SCH9O'.. The young gentlemen of Westminster School Lot night afforded another treat to the admirers of classical literature, in their second representation of T 's comedy of Eatiefites. The chara(ters were supported by the same gentleman as on the former occasion. The general assitirnent of approbation pronounced by an enlightened audience, renders it a subj.& of hesitation to snake any partial comment, while clas sical taste, dramatic excellence, and the most cor ral acquaintance with the spirit and idiom of their Author, charalterised the pet lormance of every in dividual. However, it were impossible fur us to compromise the expression of our gratification at the rich, but not redundant, comic powers of Mr. LAW, in Perweito. The audience were astonished at the happy manner of his delivery, when com menting on the quick transition in the mind of Pieitive•—• Labaacit, rietiu uno vet hi), quoin cite. Tbs noble of Mr. Butt, was, a. on the former occasion, distinguished by chasteness or enunciation and energy of recital ; nor did Mr. Vcasopt„ in Their. lose any portion of the erlet with which he was received on his entrance. His pretty gypsey straw bonnet gave an additional intesed to Use na tural archness of his cumitenauce. It were impos sible to pass without observation the unrivalled act ing of Mr. RA snot. r t h in Pythias ; in every scent he displayed new powers, and excited repeated appro bation; in the attempt to impose upon Perineno, hr an seeded commiseration fur the unhappy Chorea, b' was greeter' with unanimous accoi .1: Pro hum Ideal ? (seines faaluini sitaplicem adolrweentulutn, acelettunt Pernteriantein, qui intim huc atkitont ? bliseret rue; kaque tit nit viiiertin misers kuc cfTuga (oral. The curtA;n closed amidst a general expression of applause. Among the company were— Thisr Royal Wilmette, the Dukes of York and eaminidge, rhea Graeae the .SWIO,IIIOI. of Canterbury Bud York, toe • ~ t Bangor, Duke of Belford, Lor.ts Hoilisid, Frederick Ci , c.phell, and William iteireell, Dr. V.nceot, the Dean of sasisrontor,the Spaiansit et the Hume 431 C 4611111001114 tam Lori CIAO Barer, Pil'Donalai, the Judge of the Agnomen!, Culotte. St !Agee riot Utyti, Mr. Wi.khatzu, Ald , rotar. Sir Car (Ain, Mr. Manners button, Mr. ittehaids, the Flarritter, Dt• Fly, Dr. Carey, .ke. de Ineir Royal Highnessmi the Dukes of Yost and CAMIIIIIIMat arrived at the house of Dr. Casey, the Master of the College. in Dean's-yard. About quieter before eight o'clock, where most of toe sh,.‘ie distinguished charafters were in waiting to fullow them. Dr. Casey was provided with elegant sil►er can dlesticks to light Their Royal Highnesses in. but the Duke of Yost insisted that this ceremony should br dispensed with. hey were, however. cadutNid by ''Dr. Camay, who was preceded by Messrs. POIIIIOY, SALTILR. Laos, and Snoo k a ,t our .f the gentlemen of the College, holding large wei candles. The other distinguished persons followed is grand procession. The Dean of Wassuinsven was preceded by the Vergers and beadlel belonging to Westminster Abbey. Atter the performai:ce, the Duke of Yoast rose. avid spoke to Mr. lalatelD, in priii - ra his performance. and the Archbishop of Yuan paid a similar compliment to bi 4 son. On Friday, the Hon. flossati, one of the rimy( gentles ma of Westminster School, and son of Lord WI ta.ta se Rosstxt, had his hand so severe ly shiers 'oy a dog, ssuppmed to be mad, that an immediate eicision of the part bitten was deemed necessary ; and the young gentleman sustained the operation with the Br:atebt fortitude. A melancholy accident happened on Marlborough' Dawns, on Tuesday he as a party, consisting of a father, his con and daughter, were going across the Downs in the miciJle of the day. from bread Hinton to Marlboro igh, they lost their way. and °triage, the dsiits set snow and the severity of the weather, it was with the greatest difficulty they could reach a shepherd's cot, where the young wo man, who 'vas literally frozen, expired in half an hour, and the old man nearly shared the same tate. The noblest employment of man, and the gr..'at ect pleasure of lite, consist in doing good to our fellow creatures; on this virtue greatly depend our I.i ion and future happiness: the present season peculiarly propitious to the exercise of this disposition, we cannot omit the opportunity of Fel:1;114E1,g our readers, that pinching poverty and cold invade the dwellings of marl' poor indos tricus families, whose nreai.s are circumscribed by the severity of the season, and whose wants are manifested by sighs and secret pining. We have seldom appealed to the public without success, but lest the powers of our pen should not do justice to the precepts of benevolence and charity, we do, wish pleasure, recommend examples tor imitation. The. Hight Hon. Earl Gaosvtoior, the Mayor of this city, with a liberality worthy his distitiguished rank, is relieving all around him with food at,d rai ment; and is daily distributing coal gratis, to all the industrious poor in the city. Persons are -4- pointed in all the different distrifts, to grant recom mendations to proper objets, and a Committee * at the Town-hall, grant tickets every Weinesday, Thursday, and Friday, at eleven o'clock, for the delivery of the coal. at places Sur the purpose.— Reader. " go thou and do likewise. " —(Cheater CAreasele.) SMITHFIELD CLUE CATTLE-WEI,. • I Tatra, Mr. Sadler's yard was literally crowd ed with amateurs of the essential arts of breeding. rearing. and fattening of cattle, who veined mach gratified by the inspeition of some of the animals exhibited. The Duke of Bedford, Earl Thanet, Earl Winehilsea, Viscounts Sackville, Lord So merville, and several other Nonletnen and per sons of distioltion, were nthiced among the company. At two o'clock a meeting of the Club was held at Freemason? Tavern, His Grace the DUKE , . of BEDFORD in the Cnait; Foment...6k Joseph Banks, R.ibert Job. Mar lin Cripps, Chide, Gerr , ion Grey, George tiuuurn3, Sanholo. UMW Higgins, Money Hill, Anthony Leciiinere, Neil Mal colm, Thomas Mareer, Rolwrt Clarke Paul, Rev. Thomas Minket. INCOUIIt Sachetlle, Sir je•1111 Sesbright. Lord Somer. sillo, the Earl of Ftianet, Charles Calle Western, the FAH of Winehilsea, Wdltam Francis Woodgate, ate. &c. The premiums and conditions for the next chew of cattle were taken into consideration, and the ful lowing new Members were elelled, viz. Lien... Col. William Cunningham, of C.allert. Hall ; Cunningham, or Lower Seymour-street; Jnhe King, James Ingram, esq. William Walker John Cetur, Esti and jotftph Halsey, Lsq M.P. and adjour ned to this day at shunt "'cluck About ire o'clock, near 150 Gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner io the Freemasons' Hall, his Grace the Dwke of Bedferrd in the Chair, supported by the above and several other noble and distin guished patrons of this institution. As soon as the cloth was withdrawn, his Grace gave— "lb* King...—The Queen and Royal. Family —Pre-perity to the Smithfield Club ....The Lucca ....Sir Joseph Hanka. His Grace then rose, and read the kdjedicatiun of the Prizes, as given in our paper pf Saturday: after which he read the premiums propose 4 to be given nest December, in substance the same as the present ones, except a pose of twenty guineas foe the best, and ten guineas for the secend best ox of any description, of the weight or 100 storm or upwards, and ten guiseas for the best ox end •1 the weight of 100 stone, fed without ei:ll,:r tuns or cake. His Graze also stated, that a committee had been appointed to draw up proper printed forms of certificates of the age, walk, and feeding of the wzveral animal: exhibited. Anthony Lechinere, EA. then rose, and pro. pied the health ot The t)uke of Bedford—which was dual.: with three times three, and great applause. His Grace returned thanks to the company, and assured them nt the full satistaaion he telt in giving every assistance to the laudable otleets ut uie Ju ciety, and gave— The Nleatoly of Pid; B}kewell. TheJedges of ai.• Sheer, and many Blanks to them for the trouble they have takes. kits Grace then said, that he had to call their at tention to one of the most zealous and ante pa era at the °Neff. ot this Caro, both here as • AtelL bcr, and on other occasions, And gave— . Lunn Sostie:vnie, which was drank with three rinses three, and much applause. Lord SOMIRvILLI then rose, and, alit acknow ledging the piopt ley of couecting the Dustin's ot the present meeting, as mina as possiulc. within its utrjotata, hempen to yolk iMe sestneines wessiw• land-owners present to the great asavortaoct 'of supplying our Davy with neffip, the anporiation ul from the Baltic, Is non uws.ppily inns - dhaed ; and that, althotagh an exce.snat show tura. is known it tie Bengal sun hemp, k u u sssu ton. fail of hereafter fully supply nig the want, ot our navy, be trusted, that as ilerly is proveo to M an excellent preparatloa tor • wheat crop, and to intertere little with ins estahtis..- et system of husbandry upon strong sods, ex cept as the growth ot beans, for which it must be substituted, that the land (lowers woulu be touoil ready in - forwardiug the views of Ginaturogiii, raising this most t Wilda article upon our own soils, by relinquishing a.. resirialons in their laws, agsausythe growth ot a vegetable, whick is now proved 4 raperience arkt w exhaust the Will: mum than other crops, when rot lett is tipea its oceil. His . Lair 's seryaot having their . abated the printed bills di the rrerniachs for his neat sea m& shear so the company, he took this oppugns/my ul congaing a mistake Soto Which the recurr.ase ot leap-year bad led him, inadvertently, by mantis*. eft-rein, dr.. 1 s and !d of tdatch. Instead or nee Myth ul Feb nary.- a d tat' or March, as use drys us his ensuirs c. StsgW.. His Grace, t iro,verling with the roasts, gave The tart of iinUsewater. And, after some lapse. he rose and said, that *Arad heard much of a late pamphlet, entitled. 4 , lititala indepetyleat of Commerce:" e.rile " Perish C,au merce," had keen the language of others: happily. the present company were not called upon to deride between the different branches of our natiawal hider. try ; but while they knew agriculture to be the limn tain of p:enty and virtuous industry, they were so , fully impressed with the importance of commerce and manufactures. as heartily to concur in The 5411511 of aviculture, coninierce, and manufactures. BreeiLic in all its brancou, was next Area. The next toast was introduced by an culogium on the Irish Improvers ot the soil— _ . . Mr. Fester, anti the Fuming Stacey of Itelaud, which was drank with three woes Woe. His Grace then gave Mr. Ilobhouse, and et , e Bath an 4 West of England Society. On which Mr. Hominess rose. and both for him tell, and the Members of the Society over winch he had the honour to preside. Moulted the compauy. Mr. Coke. The Stewards of. tlw Sitew and &Iseult, Mr. Syng, and Mt King. These Gentlemen thanked the company for the honoar done them. About nine o'clock, His Grace mentioned his being obliged, on account of a late indisposition. reluctantly to i...ave a company so soon, who had done themselves honour,by their real in promoting an adequate supply of the markets with animal food. for our increased and increasing population, to which purpose he hoped that the premiums and regulations now adopted would in an eminent degree contribute. Oa his Grace's retiring, Robert Byng, Esq. one of the stewards, was called to the Chair. Colonel Cunningham's proposals tar purchasing Scotch cat tle, on commission, and Mr. William Li,ter's pro speCtus of The beano's ) , of the Barn, were distribut ed, and the company did lot separate wail a late hour. • MIIt.. IPIP IRRLIND. .;• . •• . COURT OF RING'S lIRNCIF, DOLZI, trie:s: &E MS of JOHN ■rtst. seq. is Ives** Wad OT6IIIIII. • . bit • The trial of this cause commenced on tll.ll9th of ()Bober last, but was, by the consent of the' putties, adjourned to the 2.1 inst. in order that the Defend ants, the Assignees of Edward Byrne, Esq. who bad become a bankrupt, might have an opper , - amity of acceding. to terms accepted of by the brothers of the Lessor of the Plaintiff. The subje& matter of it was to try whether a certain will of tt•.e late Mr. Edward Byrne, of Allen's-aoart, in this city, (who was one of the most respeasble mer chants in this country, and who had realised in tracte,R property exceeding half a million) \vas the last will of the said Edward Byrne or not ? and wbich guesiion was sent by the Court of Chancery to be tried in this Court. The Jury, after retiring from the box for about five minutes, brought in their verclie for the Plain tiff. and of course ago nit the will. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Otc.lo. Tree( it /Nisi Prins, before thy Right ticountraile toe Cuici BA•ON. GRIM. CON. mallow:41 O. >i AcKarr. . _ Mr. CAMPBELL opened the pleadings in behalf of the Plaintiff, who laid his dam:ges at .5.0001. to recover compensation for the loss of matrimonial comfort:. in conseqaence of the seduaion tot his wire by the Defendant. Mr. Serjeant M.latamon stated the case at great length. He represented the Plaintirs wife, ori ginally a Miss Shaw, as equally beautiful, amiable. and accomplished ; with those out...Minns she gained the heart of his client in the year 17:1, and tilled his eife&ions after she became his wise ; their do mestic felicity became proverbial is the neighbour hood of Mecklenburgb-street, where they resided, until, through thk frequent visits of the Defendant at the house. after an intimacy had arisen between the Plaintiff and him out o: a trivial occurrence, the Plaintiff's mird was at length, from the observation of slight circumstances of tainiliash y. inflamed into jealousy. which caused him to turn the Defendant •at of his house, bat not until after he discovered that his wife and he were sitting ettc-e-fete in tff t e`' drawing-roam, and the door locked.—[he /on however. yielded to the slightest touch of the hand. and be entered—He saw tke Defendant and his wife in a sittyion strong enough to add to the suspicions he firmerly conceived, but not in any reapea to cunvintat him of any species of criminal intercaurke. rhe Defendant wrote hien afterwards a letter of ex. Mutation rerpeding the- sitting improperly in his lap. condemning himself for most repteheasible levity, but vindicating the lady's honour in the strongest terms. It appeared, however, by the unequivocal testi monies of three female servants and an opposite neighbour, that the WI coostisuting adultery hid been repeatedly per detra•eii by the accused parties. l'he defence was limited to a narrow principle of law, which ves to say, that the husband woe connives at the profligacy of • wife. is not entitled tie demsegareef the smallest denothiliition. Fiels of this nsaire were alto adduce) in proof, the detail uE vAich, for obvious reasons. we suppre:a. Therlaintif's Counsel, before more than two witnesses had been heard, seemed to relinquish his cause. Tne Jury were of opinion it was unnecessary to go farther. The Learned Juoon gave a concise charge, re. mignisieg an unquestionable point of law. and de ducing an inference from the Defendant's letter of vindication, that he proved himself' the dupe who laid binisa open to this anion, while other pare ? tamire, more catrivus, perceived 'he snare that Wip laid for them —l'he Juty fcand a verdu for 'We Defendant with opoi. nuaum, ftC. l&. • The Lard Chance has given Wettest thaite will give judgment in the case of the Earl of Arrin •. Lord 1 jrAwley, on Monday neat. A MUST DARING ROBBERY. On Mogday evening, a little before six o'clock, as Brigadier-General Brereton was going to the .Bishop of Kildare's, in 4 postchaire, the vehicle was stopped about half waj between the turnpike, where the roads fork, and the bridgeof Glasnevin, by 5 or IS men armed with pistols one of this banditti ran 'before the post boy and stopped the horses imnaedi iately. on which four of them sprang from each side aof the road; forced opeu each door, and threatened with their pistols to blow out the Brigadier's brains, Übe dud not deliver his money. Brigedier-General Skeretbe leixed on the first pistol that was present. ed at the left door, and was near wresting it from the hand of the robber, but having his arm seized by anoth-r of them from the opposite door, and re ceiving a severe blow of a pistol at the same time across the eyes and nose. he found any further re sistance could not avail, he was therefore robbed of ►etween SO and 40 guineas, with his watch, gold chain and seal. The expertness with which those robbers effefled this business, proves that it most have been well concerted, ,and that the above was not their titst mischievous effort ; they made off Ap parently across the fields to the left of the Glas. nevin road, leading to the road to Swords. On canvassing the circumstance at the Mop of Kul. dates, there appeared no reason to suppose the post boy could have been an accessary in this transadion. Thursday six men were escorted him %Vatertord by a party of yeomanry cavalry, under a warrant signed by H. St GeorLe Cole, Esq. charging them with bring concerned fig the murder lately commit ted at the fair of Billycan ogue. After undergoing an examination, they were committed to gaol. Oa Sunday evening last. as the Rev. Mr. Ward, of Clarendon-street Chapel, was returning from Ranelagh, he was stopped by a party of foot pads near the Canal-hridge, who robbed him of his watch and money, and were proceeding to throw him into the Can4l, but were diverted from their nefarious intent, by the approach of some passengers on the road. Rumour has been afloat fer some days in this city, that there WAS SO irt an immtdiate •sceney in the Imperial P.irliAmenr, for the repreientation of the County of Dublin. in the room of one of its present Representatives, Hans Hamilton, Esq. who it is asserted is to be elevated to , he dignity of the Petratre. -rz ~? I t* 1 JI Pr LLISENCE. • -Ammo— aotißT Of CIMANCIRY—Dic. 14. °.ti • :J . 'SCUTT IN Le 0•11. 44 Th e 9in Cersucssr.on pinnoonced Judgment in this : eente. Ibis Lordship hooka review of the ' various cirettmosnees, from the d , ath of the late _Ur:Logan. until the execution of the deeds of con- Terence betnpren the parties claiming as co.. beitesees. end the Defendant his widow. The cit.' curestances of the case have been already before our readers. His Lordship could not consider the instrument of the settee:sent as one which could stand; howeeer• it might be st question, whetheq the Court could reciter) it to the original contra'!. Even in that view. from the discordance of dif ferent proofs. it was imponsible to ascertain the si : real effea of that agreement. Mrs. Lcgan appear. ed to have considered the right of these claimants . , one which it was next to impossibility for them to establish. and the co-heiresses teem to be entirely ignorant of the nature of the property or the rig h t r l of which they were about t o disposer In this an. etre, of any thing like certainty with reset to this contras, the agreement of the claimants, in No 4 rember 1788. only added to the inaccuracy and want of information. If it was a conveyance of property resting uptin any contingency, aad where :he price paid wits proportionate to die risk, tlie ob ligation ,would only attach . to the Italia) interest then possessed by the parties. But the resent t. deed of lease and release had altogether a contrary t feeling. It set forth that the Plaintiff and her sister were co-heiresses to the deceased Mr. Logan. and bound them to a positive transfer of al: perserre and future rights and interims in this pniperty under all the circumstances. his Lordship adjudned the contras made between the parses its the year 17t8, by which the Plaintiff and her sister trans ferred their rights in the estates in Kent and Cam bridgeshire for 10001. to be null and void. He further ordered that the aecoun's of rents and pro fits should commence from the year 1792, the pe riod when the bat was filed ; aal th it the sum of 10001. with the interest accruing from the yeas • 099. should be paid back by the Plaintiff to I the Defendant. ; • • vomit v. AVIS/O.:ARA. • Sir SASIVIL ROSIILLY was ready further in this cause, and it was ordered to be further proceeded in on Thursday next. 131.14D15R S. the CORPORATION c'f CMIPPENHAM. I he Court was proceeding o hear the •reuzients of Counsel, in this cause, when, from certain cir cumstances, it appeared alit they wale not at that moment ready. We understand that the Defendants have returned y an answer in their corporate capacity, but have en. tered a demurrer to the interrogatories the Plain. tiff put to them in their iedivssival charade: as Burgesses. at —mew— % Catt&T OF KING's 116NCH, Gestireass, Dee, 34. Sittinv et Bit; Prior, before Lard Ectassoneuen. • WIL CAIN V. •SHION. This was an a41;o41 brought by John baia, a shaver and finisher et Spanisit eal t=„• . •, against the Defendant, J a m e s !reason, an aitic atAl lelar apprentice, to recover the penalty ot 501. under 'Act for Breach of Engagement and unlawful Con l / spitacy ; and also for damages arising from that breach. The Defendant had covenanted to serve' . the Plaintiff for four years, from the 2d of January last, for the patriotic of being instrufted in the busi ness ; but (as was alleged on the Plaintiff's be• half) having) )fined a society or club of journeyrneo and servants in the leather line, ceded McMinn and the blacks," associated for the purpose"of pro curing an increase of wages, he thought proper to leave his master's strlite alter the expiration of slz months. ,Upon comparing the record wits the original agreement betwast the partial', there appeared to be various incongruities. whir* Lord Ellenborough thinking material, the Auurney-General, who WAS Counsel for the Plaintiff, agreed to withdraw his claim for the penalty. __..,~ From the te.tiniony'of one of theWitnesset s who had been also in the service of the Plainuff, it ap peased that the Defendant had been maltreated by two other savants in Wilbain's employment; who, instead of dressing Spanish leather, threw Spanish snuff into the Defendant's eyes ; end upon his re monstrating against such an outrage, a setae en. sued. .1.4 e. master happening to come unto the 4, workshop upou that occasion, solar from cement . - ing the differences, used blackguard language to Ashton, and encouraged the haler 1.1.,s to give 6.m a tbseshing. by bidding them give it him well. Besides this. the Plaintiff, seven or eight times, de sired the Defendant to go about his business. and to take with him fits tools, otherwise he would kid( him out. With this the Defendant complied, and in consequence of that compliance, this anion was brought to MOM damages. Verdin for the De. (indent. LORD lIRIDPORT V. STZIPNLN Haw, Is4l. This was an unielended anion. to recover the balance dueupon a hond, dated Onober 16, 1806. for 6uool. to secure the performance Et certain covenants in a mortgage deed. Of that sum. 43301. 13,. 61 had been paid tan the 16th of Ja nuary, lfiud ; and for the balance. with interest, the Jury gave a verdin for the Plaintiff. WAlisLaY V. WILLIS. This was an anion to recover the sum of 1231. for goods purchased. It appeared that the Plaintiff was a merchant, resident at Manchester, and bad sold }roods to a Mr. Peter Stadium, who acted for the Defendant, while in company with another person, now deceased, and to whom that Copan. nership had granted him a bond of indemnity, dated IS:h of June, tBO4, for all purchases of Man chester goods made by him on their behalf. la that year the Plaintiff had brought an a4tion against Mr. Stathuns,looking upon him alone awthe respuo- Able person. They succeeded in getting a bill for the Amount ; but owing to his subsequent e,that bill, so received, was never honoured ; and, upon atierwa:kls finding that the goods were purchased for Waite and Co.; the Plaintiff now sought to ren der the surviving partner responsible for the gnosis so vutc'.ased. lord Et stssiosiovc.n . tats 1 . I. .