The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1825-09-20 00:00:00

TRE.4TRES. HAYMARKET.. WI night that most popular and justly admired of w o es, Mr. Liston, took his benefit at "The Little Theatre ' in the Haymarket," which, as might have been predicted, proved infinitely .too small to accommodate the crowds anxious to obtain admittance, and afford by their presence a sterling mark of the estimation in which this performer is held by the public. Previous to the opening of the doors the crowd that surrounded them was very consider able. The pit and galleries re filled t the first rush, and all the unengagail seats in t we he boxes, a which were but few, were -occupied in a shorter period than it takes to describe it. A great number of persons were disappointed in their hopes of obtaining seats, or even standing room, a pt' obliged " to plod their weary way" homeward, as the enweleanesounds of " Pit full" came from the lips of the ,heck-taker, who stands like a Cerbetus at the mouth of the Elysian-fields' and as Crabbe has it in the rejected t wisters— "Gives the check he takes !" After The Wedding Day, In which Farren was as excel lent as ever in Sir Adam Contest, and Madame Vestris sung' "The plain gold ring," in a manner that might induce Mr. Bayne himself to leave his doubtings to the Chancellor, end come at once kin marital conclusion, Mr. Liston made hie appearance before his delighted friends as Tristram Slim, in the farce of antar as a Post. And blind as well as deaf as a post must he have been that did not give free vent to his laughter on the occasion of Liston's personation of alt that is ludicrous and laugh-worthy iu the cha racter. Next came Paul Pry, as pleasantly impertinent as ever, sad exciting laughter sufficient To push usfrum our stools," ff there had been any room to fall in so crowded en audi ence, and if the neighouring "stools" had not all been as closely occupied as our own. By the way, this little come dy is, we are happy to observe, doing well - , and becomes even pleuantet than it was on the first night, as the actors mellow into their parts. Much of its success undoubtedly is due to the hero of the piece, who is not only funny him- self, but the cause of fun in other men. • But five or six hours' laughing is rather much for our' weal,: lungs, and having." heard the chimes at midnight." we must conclude. • What with " comic addresses' and " Chrmicofscetipalhomimic pieces" In one act, and frerter and Ague-worm, it is really too much ; and if we think any snore about them, we shall laugh ourselves into brteries. Alien thou man of mighty whim ! none can ever (sow thee—thou bast the only patent physiognomy fa actually mel ing. faces : all others see counterfeits and absurd copying machines. " Laughter holding both his sides" was a type of thee, and " laugh and be fat" is thy motto. If thou coulilst never, like Newton, discover _ " The centre of gravity." yet hut thou invented " a mad world, toy masters!" of thy own, and reignest 6. trer the realme of noaseme ab•olute," which, after all, is the enly thing for our money. ENGLISH OPERA lIGUSE. Lest night the musical farce of the Boarding Mum waa revived at this theatre, for the sake of bringing out Mathews as Peter Fara. The whole piece was well supported, and went off very successfully. Nlathews en riched his part with the old favourite songs of the " Calais Packet" and the " Nightingale Club." They were some what oddly introduced, but the public go to see and hear Mathews, and care little about the incongruity of the ad-' ditiotts he sometimes makei to the ordinary entertainment provided by the dramatist. Keeley played Simon Splat ter!vi ese.Alentiv. though he did not absolutely succeed ' with his song. The farce was announced for repetition this evening. Ebers, by his continentaltriic has added some valuable auxiliaries, both in the operatic and ballet departments, to the King's Theatre for the ensuing season, which he pro re;to open early in December, when the town is very to be full, especially if a'Genetal Election should previously take place. Angrisani has been added to the list of distinguished vo calists engaged by Mr. Price, the respectable proprietor of the American theatr a, for the perfortnance of Italian operas in that country. Garcia and his accomplished daughter, together with Angriaani, and a long list of Ita lian singers, will take their departure from Liverpool about the Ist of Oetob,r. The proprietors of the two national theatres have deter mined not to give more than 20/. per week to any one actor or actress, however great their celebrity. This resolution will be exceedingly advantageous to the profession in ge neral ; fur whilst exorbitant salaries have hitherto been given to a few individuali, the great body of useful comedians have been compelled to perform at a salary inadequate even to their domestic comforts. The building of the new portico, which is intended to surround the north and west fronts of Drury-lane theatre, is deferred until next year. This tasteful ornament is de signed by dr. Samuel Beasley, and theexpense of erecting• it is to he defrayed, by the proprietors of the theatre. Mr. Booth, the -tragedian, says the Baltimore Chronicle, has left this for Newcrstle, where he will go on boanl the Algonquin. for Liverpool. He takes out his family with him, and will remain in Europe for some months. His in tention in visiting England is to fi I that place on the Bri tish boards heretofore occ 'pied by Mr. Kean.—Netv York Paper. The favourites for th • St. Leger will be rode by the fol lewinx " clack jockeys:"-31emnon, W. Scott; Alderman, T. Cloodison; Retlgauntlet, James Robinson ; Homer, J. Jackson ; Cle veland, T. Lye; Addy, Arnull ; Trin culo, J. Day ; %linden, G. Dockray ; Pastime, S. Day. Tits TRAINED Prato xs.—One hundred sovereigns to right was betted yest.rday that nether of the trained pigeons would hrit g . news of the winner of the Great St. Leger by eight o cede lest eveliMg. The evening was wry bright for the ape lia•im, and suppos'ng the race to have been over berme three o'clack, there was a probability that it might be don!. There are eight pigeons in the whale. four frqtn Lond - n, and four for the other half. A bird woeld have foul hours tight yeses rday evening. Iit'PRIDITITION.—A-private letter from Rome gives tle following account of a late religious procession in that capital:—" The fra.ernity of the meroni (sack bearers) of Viterbo arrived on the 28th, and an immense crowd wit named their entry. All the brot h ers waked barefoot, and were clothed in sackcloth. About So.enteruil the capital, having before them a skull and the bones of a human skeleton. Before they took their repast, they flagellated Themselves and head a Person.preached. Most of them we men of wealth, and in al them hold valuable posts under government:' • Pisanosteitou.- - --On Friday afternoon last there were observed Boating on the surface of the water in our har bour, myriads of 111 a I Ashes, from three to six inches in lenzth. They are supposed to have proceeded from the small ponds and creeks which communicate with the siuthern edge of the harbour, and to have perished several ' l , l ls Previous, as the neither at the time, and for two or tome days before, was not remarkably warm.—Xonfecket Pape , . August H. INIANTICIDE.—An Inquest was held yesterday at the Fiv e lien.; public-bare, Limehouse, on the body of a male infant, found murdered in one of the cuts In that neighbour hood. The Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against some perm or persons unknown." The parish offi cers arc on the alert to discover the unnatural mother. AryX PT Surc in I.—Mary Ilomerton, lout a servant rt the family of Mr. Ninon, of Capel-row, Chelsea, t.irLw herself into the Thames, at Barnes, yesterday morn -1111j• Benjamin Wardell, a boatman, who saw the trans.. a,Lon, pushed his boat to the spot, and rescued the unfor tt:y..te from drowning. She was taken to the Cock, where, wnh prompt medical assistance, she was restored. She, it Mars, left her service a few days ago in consequence of unfortunate attachment to one of the opposite sex, and , nsidereel herself lost by her indibcretion. A sum of 1110114 W 35 ColletiCil for her. ,ti•~.~ A Caes*dcrnble robbery was efeeted early on Saturday •? 1 1::11; at the holm of Mr. Gurney, a tailor, in St . Jamec's-strcet, by two men, who were observed to leave 'be bonse by the watcher:an, but were not apprehended, as i t ^am supposed by their dress that they were gentlemen haTheen spending tie evening there. Two women 1,1 10 were on the wattle, and who wire supposed to be ounected with the robbers, were detained and taken to 114 rIbaeough-street police-offiee, where, not being able to blue a sadentievy amount of themselves, they were ordered to And hail for being out at usseasonahle hours, and in Ilefaelt of bail were locked up. Subsequently one of the 'Attelare was taken, and the °facets are in active purepit of the other. F.JSMIOII".4I3LE INTELLMRWE. The Duke of St. Albans and Lady Charlotte Beaucierk have arrived in town from Worthing. The Countess Spencrr arrived In town venerator, from the Earl of k:ssee seat, Cashiobury Pork. His Lordship is gone on a shooting excursion. Lord Crewe has left hit seat is Cheshire, for Buxt:ra. Lord and Lady F. L. (1. , w , ..r here lett town for the Marquis of Stalfind's seat, Trentham Hall. • Sir Roger and Lady Greeley have left their seat, Drakelow, Der byshire, on a tour through Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Pembroke have arrived at their seat, Wilton house, Wilts, lion Brighton. Lord and Lady Crawley have arrived at their seat, Clandon Hall, Surrey. from Brighton. Lord and Lady Maynard and family arrived yesterday at Read's Hotel, lower Gririrenor.street, from their seat. Easton Hall, Essex. The Dowager Marchioness of Downshire and family arrived yes. terday at Thomas's Hold, Berialy-aquare, from their seat at Ito. hampran. Captain and Mrs. Bastard have left ditto for Devonshire. Sir William Cumming Gordon. Bart. and lady Gordon Cum ming, and Mr. Listal arrived yesterday at the London Hotel, Al bemarle -street, from Scotland. JameePoweil„ Esq. left 'inkhorn's Hotel, lower Brook-street, yesterday, for Paris. The Loonies, of Beauchamp has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bontlatmet, from Worthing. James :Rause. Esq. and Robert Coffin, Esq. have left ditto for Overcourt, near Bristol. His Excellency Count Limn, left town on Saturd a y on a v i s i t to the Earl and Countess of Scarborough, at their seat, Sanbeck, Yorkshire. Lord Althorp has left Northamptonaliire for Doncaster races. Mrs. Coutta has snared in town trom Worthing. Departures from Warren's Hotel, Regent -street :—The Lord Chancellor of Ireland for Suffolk ; Count and Countess Norenakie, for Doncaster races; Mr. and Met. Hawking., for their seat, Bug. nor Park. Sussex ; Lady Bolingbroke and Miss St. John, on a tour; the Earl of Bu:kinghatmthire, on a tour; William (;re. gory. Esti. fur Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Waller and family, for Ireland. DOUR, Seer. 18. Last night his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick arrived here, on his return to the Continent. His Highness put up at Wright's Hotel. This morning, at six o'clock, a salute was fired from the citadel in honoer of his arrival, and the royal standard was hoisted at the Castle. The Duke will leave this place to-morrow morning in the Britannia steam packet, for Calais. Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool came here for a few hours, and afterwards returned to Widmer Castle, where, his Lordship has been entertaining a few select friends. His Lordship is expected to leave Weimer Castle ou 'rues day or tw'ednestlay for London. rhe Archbishop of Canterbury still continues here, and has apparently already derived some benefit from the sea air. His numerous family of d aug ht ers f requen tly takel an airing on the Marine Parade. The town is exeeedingly full. The Ship has been obliged to turn away several carriages. In the course of the week the following persons of dis tinction have arrived:—Airs. Coutta, and the Duke of St. Alban's and suite, on their way to Worthing, in three car riages and four beautiful grey horses to each carriage; the Wars. Rothschilds, on their way to the Continent ; and Sir Charles Long and Frederick Webb, Esq. from the Con tinent. Came in the Banff sloop; with eighteen beautiful Flemish horses. A grand match of billiards for 3001. will be played in a few days at Clarke', billiard-rooms, at this place, between one of the best players and markers in France, and the marker at Hastings. Bets to a very con siderable amount are depending on the issue. GENERAL ELECTION. Dor ta.—Thery is likely to he a strong contest for the representation of this town at the next Election. In addi tion to the present Members, Edward Bootle Wilbraham, Esq. and Joseph Butterworth, Esq., Messrs. James Mor-1 rison and Charles Powlett Thomson, under the auspices ofl Joseph Hume, Esq., arrived there on Saturday night, and have signified their intention of commencing en active canvass immediately. Co Le HIST la.—James B. Wildman, Esq.the Member for this borough, has contradicted the report inserted in the Kent Paper, that he was about to remove his family to the West Indies. Re ADlNG.—There has been a very prevailing report in London, for some days, that an early dissolution of Par liament will take place, and consequently the new Candi dates in different parts of the country have been more active in their exertions, and the old Members have been paying their respects to their constituents. In this town a considerable sensation has been produced from both Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Mona giving serious attention to the report, and their friends speaking of an active canvass. Mr. Fyahe Palmer's advocates, it would appear, also ven tured to look upon their strength ; but, it rumour speaks true, they found themselves so deficient, that they actually voted for a retirement, and made some overtures to a son of one of the late Representatives for the borough, who declined coming forward.—Berkshire Chroniek. AtDoN.—Another Candidate has started for the bo rough of Malden, in the Orange interest. 7'llE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 31, 14th, 30th, 40th, 44th 49th, and tnid Regiments of Infantry marched yesterday from Westminster for Chatham. Detachments of the 4th and 11th Regiments of Light Dragoons marched yesterday from Westminster, for the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone. A Detachment of the 2d Regiment of Foot marched yesterday morning from Westminster for Canterbury. ' Detachments belonging to the 96th and 70th Regi ments of Foot marched yesterday from Westminster for IVinchester. Detachments of the 5341 and 00th Regiments of Infantry marched yesterday from Westminster for Portsmouth. A Detachment of the 3Sth Regiment of Foot marched yesterday from Westminster for the Isle of Wight. A Detachment of the 68th Regiment of Infantry marched yesterday from Westminster for Chichester. Detachments belonging to the 16th and 83.1 Regiments of Infantry marched yesterday from IVeatminster for Harwich. Detachments lielonging to the 30th, 59th, 45th, 82d, 14th, 41st, and 3d Regiments of Foot, arrived on the 17th instant in Westminster, from Bristol, and marched yester day, un route to Chatham. A Detachment belonging to the 7th Fusileers marched yesterday from Westminster for Dover. Lord Gifford and his Lady have been here for some days past ' His Lordship visited the libraries, Parliament House, &C. in company with the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Solicitor-General, &e.—Edinburgh Paper. Ma. Faantii AL—According to accounts this gentleman is worth three millions sterling, and is growing richer daily. lie is, they say, " the chief proprietor of Wlkit bread's brewery. He is also a considerable partner in the firm of Bazett, Colvin, and Co. East India merchants. A. bank in the city also claims Mr. F. for one of the firm. He is also the proprietor of" Fonthill„ the estate contiguous, purchased of Mt. Bennett, and he liaise) a great proprietor of houses near the New-road and Portman-square.— Erening Paper. On Tuesday night last, as three men were returning with their sand carts from this town (Macclesfield) to Rushton, they were met by a number of Irishmen, when a general fray took place, and one of the Irishmen was dtead fully cut by a blow from an axe, and others were severely wounded. The main were also much beaten. The Irishmen were, by thk . constable of Rushton, locked up in a hovel for the night, but they contrived to effect their escape; and, on their way to Macclesfield, as it iesupposed, they met a young gentleman, named Broadhurst; the gang attacked and attempted to rob him, but he made a spirited n sistancc, and defended himself courageously with a cane and beat them oIF, but one of the villains returned and struck him a violent blow on the stomach, and then hft him—it being nearly dark. Mr. Broadhurst effected his retreat. Jle had at the time a (remity of dents and other valuable *ruing, about him, with some money—the latter appears to have been the object of this distantly attack. The miscreants eveq in Macclesfield the next morning, and some who had been most beaten went to a person to be bled with leech es.. This excited suspicion, and from the unsatis factory account they gave of themselves, three were appre hended. Two of them have since been discharged, as t heir persons could not be identified; but one fellow (lie t hat was cut with the axe) remains still in a very dangerous s tate in our warkhottre.-.-4 1 / a cciesfie/d fir raid. LITERARY GLEANING & xxxit. FRANCES, DUCHISS or RICHNOND.—AITHUI son's History of the life and reign' of King James 1. was printed in London 16319, folio. Archdeacon Ecuauo says of it that, "though written not without some prejudices and rancour, in respect to some persons, and too much with the air of a romance,•is thought to be the best of the kind extant." The pictnre of the Duchess of' RICHMOND was in possession of Hoe Act Watroes, anti added one to the many interenting curiosities of Strawberry hill.— Pointing the attention of one of his Mends to her portrait, he writes thus in his Walponiant : " That curious whole-length portrait of Feaxces, Duchess of Itteuronn and Lit NNOX, came from Easton- Heston. the seat of the Earl of Po it PI tr. We alga sif down here bes7,re her, and read the egnally eteriaur portrait of her by WILSON, in his "reign of James 1." One feature he does not mention—that her eyes, as you see, bear some resemblance to those of a cat. " That morning the Parliament Was to begin (12th Feb. 1623), the KING missed the Duke of lttenseown's attend ance, who, being a constant observer of him at all times, the King, as it were, wanted one of his limbs, to support the grandeur of Majesty at the first solemn meeting of a Parliament ; and calling for him with earnestness, a mes senger was despatched to his lodgings in haste ; when the Kr No's commands, and the messenger's importunity made the DUCHESS his wife, somewhat unwillingly, go to the Duke's bed-side to awake him • who, drawing the curtains, found him dead in hi, bed. The suddenness of the affright struck her with so much consternation that shs was scarce sensible of the horror of it • and it was carried wi t h th a t violence to th e Ki ng t h at he would not adorn himself that day to ride in hisglories to the Parliament, but put it off to the 19th of February following; dedicating some part of that time to the memory of his dead servant, who might serve as a forerunner to the King, and an emblem to all his people, that in the dark caverns of man's body death often lurks, which no human prudence or providence is able to discover: for the Duchess, to some of her intimates, confessed afterwards that she found the effects of his full veins that night, that he was found dead the nett morning. " This lady was one of the greatest, both fur birth and bean, y, in her time ; but at first,she went a step backwards, as it were, to fetch a career, to make her mount the higher. She was daughter to Thomas, Viscount Bindon, second son to Thomas, Duke of NORFOLK ; and her mother was eldest daughter to EDW•RD, Duke OF HU CK I NGHA M ; both which Dukes, striving to become kings, lost their heads. Her extraction wax high, fit for her great mind ; yet she descended so low as to marry one PRA NNE L, a vintner's son in London, having a good estate; who dying, left her childless, a young and beautiful widow. Upon whom Sir GEORGE ROON b:Y, a gentleman in the west (suitable to her for person and fortune), fixing his love, had good hopes from her to reap the fruits of it. But EDWARD, Earl of H b:RTIORD, being entangled with her fair eyes, and she having a twang of her grandfather's ambition, left Rodney, and married Me Earl. " Ronan , having drunk in too much affection, and not being able with his reason to digest it, summoned up his I scattered spirits to a most desperate attempt; and coming to Amesbury in Wiltshire (where the Earl and his Lady were then resident), to act it, be retired to an inn in the , town, shut himself up in a chamber, and wrote a large , paper nit:tell-composed verses to the CouuTess in his own! blood (strange kind of composedness), wherein he bewails and laments his own unhappiness. And when he had sent them to her, as a sad catastrophe to all his miseries, he ran himself upon his sword, and so ended that life which he thought death to enjoy, leaving the Countess to a strict remembrance of her inconstancy, and himself a desperate and sad spectacle of frailty; but she easily passed this ' over ; and so wrought upon the good nature of the Earl her husband, that he settled above five thousand pounds a year jointure upon her for life. " In his time she was often courted by the Dent of LENNOX, who presented many a fair offering to her, as an humble suppliant, sometimes in a blue coat, with a basket-hilt sword, making his addresses in such odd dis guises; yet she carried a fair. fame during the Earl's time. After his decease, LaNNO/ and RI cit MO xn, with the great title of DUCH uss, gave period to her honour which could not arrive at her mind, she having the most glorious and transcendent heights in speculation; for, finding the KING a widower, she vowed, after so great prince as Richmond, " never to be blown with the kisses, nor ear at the table of a subject • and this vow must be spread abroad, that the King may take notice of the bravery of her spirit. But this bait would not catch Me old king,so that she missed her aim; and, to make good her resolution, she speciously observed her vow to the last. "When she was Countess of Ilseeroan, and found ad mirers about her, she would often discourse of her two grandfathers, the Dukes of NORFOLK and Bt eei se n•se ; recounting the time since one of her grandfathers did this, 'the other did that. But if the Earl her husband came in pre sence, she would quickly desist; for when he found her in those exaltations, to take her down, he would say, "Frank, Frank, how long. is it since thou writ married to NAN EL ?" which would damp the wings of her spirit, and make her look after her feet, as well as gaudy plumes. "One little vanity of this great Duchess (with your patience) may yet crowd in this little story. She was a woman greedy of fame, and loved to keep great state with little cost. For, being much visited by all the great ones, she had her formality of officers and gentlemen, that gave attendance, and the advantK.r• that none ever ate with her. Yet all the tables in the ball were spread, as if there had been meat and men to furnish them ; but before eating time (the house being voided), the linen returned into their folds again, and all her people, grazed on some few dishes. Yet, whether her actions came into fame's fingering, her gifts were .sitable to the great-, ness of her mind. For the Queen of BOHEMIA (to the , christening of whose child she was a witness) had some taste nf them. And being blown up by admiration for this bounty, eitkr by her own design to magnify her merit, or by others in iltockery to magnify her vanity, huge inventories of mussy plate went up and down, from hand to hand, that she had given that queen ; and most believed it. Yet they were but paper presents; those in ventories had tz won est invents, at the Hague ; they saw the shell, the inventory; but never found the kernel, the plate. Such difference there is between solid worth and airy paper greatness. And it is hoped these slight inter mixtures will be no great transgression, because long serious things do dull the fancy."—Wilson's History, INSCRIPTION ON THE GRAN E OF ANNA D•ARFET. O'er my poor Anna's lowly grave No dirge shall sound, no knell shall ring, But Angels, as the high pines wave, Their half-beard ' Aliserere' sing ! No flow'rs of transient bloom at eve The maidens on the turf shall strew ; Nor sigh. ar the sad spot they leave, tweets to the Sweet ! a long adieu! But in this wilderness profound, O'er her the dove shall build her nest, And Ocean swell with softer sound A requiem to her dreams of rest ! Ah ! when shall I as quiet be, tl'hen not a friend or human eye, Shall mark beneath the mossy tree The spot wherc.we forgotten lie ? To kiss her name on the cold stone, Is all that DOW on earth I crave ; For in this world I um alone— •• • Olt lay me with her in the grave. ' • Itoteks's Spirit of Discovery. Chas or HTDIOTHOBIA.—A child in Upper Canada, bit by a mad dog, anti exhibiting the usual appearance in the sublingural glands, has been perfectly restored, by the careful and repeated application of the lancet and caustic to the pimples and tumours beneath the tongue. These tuoioncs made their appearance on the evening of the tenth (lay after the bite, and were iit ntedialely discharged by the lancet. The same precess on t very re-appearance of the tumours, produced a cure of this alarming disease in about a week.—New Fork Stair:man. PARING ROIIIIIIIY.—A fen• nights ago Mr. Evan Jones, of Wa'worth, was knocked down and robbed of two sovereigns as he was passing along the Southwark-road, near the King's Bench Prison, by two men ; one of whom gave him a desperate blow, which stunned him. while his companion, under the pretence of assisting Mr. Jones, turned his pockets inside out, and took from them the two sovereigns, with which he eecapetl, leaving Mr. Jones lying itisenchle on the ground. courtly° INTELLIGENCE. tit* DONCASTER AIICZTING. • bolecseith, lairtrame tvraract. Alibates go race takes place until 3londay, yet, front the great interest limited, and the immense amount pending, the number of persons already assembled ix an great, that this day may be consi dered as the first (tithe meeting. Fur weeks it has been known that all the ordinary aecommodatiohs for those who make it their busi ness or pleasure to attend have been engaged. and that nt no com mon rate of charge, although it is but justice to the inhabitants to say, that the representation made that twenty guinea* had been charged for a bed, is quite erroneous; but that front three to ten guineas have been charged during the meeting far the enjoyment of the feathered pillow, and cheerfully paid, is true. Doncaster is really all alive; all are looking out to snake up their rent by tlie meeting; be it. the poor old Poldier with his '• here's a list of all the hones, and the colours of the riders, for twopence," or the more wealthy shopkeeper-householder, with his charge according to the elegance of his banging*, or the texture of his carpets. The influx for many &ye has been great, and every coach has been in requisition to convey '• the lovers or the turf" to the beau tiful little town of Doncaster and its appendant, the unrivalled race course. This morning was to be a g , cot morning, all the horses en. gaged In the meeting, or at least those who are likely to take an active part in the campaign of tin week, were to take their exercise. As soon as the dawn appeared, the course had its attendants, and by six o'clock some of the best men of the turf made their appearance. Shortly after the strings of horses from the dif ferent Stables acre seen arriving. In due course those who hid to take their gallops were started, and the whole course was one busy scene. Homer, whose value, if compared with the bet ting upon him, was immense, and the pending fate of many whose all hat been staked upon thin performance, became an object of great interest; he only arrived yesterday, end he was this morning first espied taking his salt: in •• the Town's Field," which wail Increased to Reenter, when he returned to -his stable; but at twelve o'clock he took a sweat. On the course, however, thing. mere different—most of the crack horses had a gallop, and they were so ordered by their trainers that these gallops t e nded to show the probable competition of powers in the horses. Illeinnon, for instance, gallopped against Altisidora, Alderman against A bron, Ilecigauntlet against Zealot, Cleveland against Daredevil. Dauntless against Caccia Pistil, Pastime against Longwalst. Ce dric, Lottery, and various others in the trainers' stables, time singly and others in the lot, had their turn. Lottery's gallop ing all round the course was very superior, and called to the re collection of some the place heraliould have held three years ago, for the great St. Leger. Cedric was thought sotnewhat inte rior in action, from what has been done in the matches he has had to contend for ; still lie abated his superiority. Cleve land was " wanted," and in a group of fix soon appeared, and his leader was Daredevil, who dated to take a most complete mucking without loteing Cleveland to turn even a hair. This was ominous, anti tended to east a gloom on the faces of some, and elongate those of many more ; sullehese facers re tained a hope--he was not a compact horse ; he was tall enough, long enough, and strong enough to do ail that was required, but he had in his builds fault ; or, in a turf phrase, he was not "a Le ger horse ;" he could never hold the distance. In the betting sir. vie this caused a good deal of discussion, and at length a match was made—Mr. llohyoake's Dauntless,,Bar. 71b. against Mr. Rand's Cleveland, litt. Lager length, at next York Meeting, for one thousand sovereigns, p. p. ; and, as a closer, 1,0001. to 0001. p. p. was bet on the event. The betting at a late hour 2 to 1 eget. Memnon 17 to I agst. Daunting 5 to I agst. Iledgauntlet 20 to 1 apt, Trinculo 7to 1 agst. The Alderman 10 to I agst. Pastime 11 to 1 apt. Homer 40 to 1 eget. Drowolock. 14 to I ag,t. Cleveland 1 DONCASTER, SUNDAY. The betting last night, at a hoe hour, was as under:—. 2i to 1 aget. Memnon 12 to 1 apt. Homer 4 and 4} to 1 agst. Hedgauntlet 17 to 1 agst. Dauntless 14 to 1 ugst. Cleveland :10 to 1 agar. Brother to Addy. This morning when the horses took their gallops, the hill was well attended : Homer was there for the first time; Cleveland, Redgauntlet, Memnon, Bob Logic, Ilrownlock, Zino. and all the leading horses were there. The moment Homer and Cleveland had token their gallops there was a great panic, and the state of the odds changed. Homer took his gallop with out Figarro, and all who saw it (winners on him) were highly delighted. Cleveland drew many long faces. The odds were:— to 1 agst. Memnon 11 to I apt. Cleveland 5 to I agst. Redgauntlst 17 to I apt. Dauntless 11/ to 1 agst. Homer 311 to 1 agst. Brother to Addy. (BY EXPRESS.) DONCASTVII, 12 O'CLOCK, SUNDAY NIGHT. We never recollect witnessing Doncaster so crowded on the day previous to the racing t this we attribute to the recent Festival at York, and the extraordinary interest eicited by this year's St. Leger. Nearly all the lodgings in the town are either already oc cupied or taken fur the week, and the cry-out for beds assails you in every quarter. Beds ere being matte up in parlours, kitchens, and tap-morns, mostly in eve r y place accontmottalon and what will be done by the many hundreds now on the road and to conic, we know not. Many speculators on the turf have been here for several days, watching the movements of the different horses in their exercises. This morning there was a grand exhibition of the horses in general on the course, taking their gallops and walking exercises. The Leger ones were of course most noticed I amongst which we observed Memnon. with his rider, Scott, on his back. Redgautit let carried Jem Robinson. Cleveland, who created the greatest attention, was exercised by Tommy Lye, and Homer, by Jack son • all of them appeared in the highest racing condition, and looked extremely well. Here the remarks of the different judge in horseflesh became very interesting ; each backed his opinion and planned his future mode of attack. Many of the other St Leger horses were also to be seen amongst the group, viz. Bro then to Addy, 'frinculo, Pastime, Zirza, ac. and they looked wel and cheerful. After leaving the exercise ground this morning. abiut 9 o'clock, the various rentlervour were thronged by speculators, and till the New Room opened, in the evening, a s:reat deal of business was done, which, at )2 o'clock, left the odds thus:- 5 to 2 agst Memnon 12 to 1 agst Homer 5 to 1 agar Redgauntlet 18 to 1 agst Dauntless 7 to 1 apt Alderman 20 to 1 ago Crowcatcher 11 to 1 agst Cleveland 20 to 1 agst Triaculo About one o'clock it began to rain, and continued to do so until night, which precluded the possibility of seeing the horses again out, much to the disappointment of those who had arrived during the clay. However it did not stop the progress of speculation. for they all departed for the new betting rooms, an accommodation procured for the sporting world by Mr. bee, who, on this very im portant occasion, has opened subscription rooms, in French Gate, otit a very superb scale. 1 hese rooms he has taken on a long lease for the above purpose, and the experiment is likely to be very suc cessful, there being already nearly 500 subscribers. At eleven o'clock the betting men completely tilled the room, and betting ran to a pitch we never have -heard equalled, there were present the followihg noblemen and gentlemen, only a small proporttion of the vast numbers already arrived. 1113 Grace the Duke of Leeds, Marquis of Londonderry, Marquis of Queensberry. Lord Kennedy. Lord Kilburne, Lord George Ben tick, Colonel Russell, Mr. Baird, Sir Jacob Astley, Sir M. W. Maxwell, Mr. Lambton, Earl of Mansfield, Sir John Byng, Lord Milton, Colonel Aubrey, Earl of Errol, Captain rig.clarence, Sir W. Fraser. Sir Hussey Doncombe, I. M.P., Pandas, Esq, 'lion. Captain Pattlett, lion. Mr. Petra. his Grace the Puke of Rutland, Marquis of Exeter, 51arquis otWorcester, Marquis of Titchtiehl, Earl Sefton, Mr. Greville, Mr. Watts. M. A. Taylor, Esq. 51. P., I'. liouldsworth, Esq. and a great many others whom we have not time to enumerate. We shall give a fuller list. in our next. The betting has fluctuated since the morn. ing strangely, and Is altering every hour. At 12 o'clock to...night it lett off sa follows : AT THE NEW BETTING ROOMS. 2 to 1 agst 31emnon (taken) 21 to 1 agst 'ftineulo 8 to 1 agat Alderman (taken) 23 to 1 agst Addy 8 to 1 ngat Redgauntlet 100 to 3 agst Pastime tti to 1 agst Homer(taken) :NO to 18 agst Browt,losk 11 to 1 agst Cleve 100 to 11 agst Zirza. 2100 to 100, 2200 to 100, and 2300 to 100 ago Trunculo was taken by a noted and very spirited betting gentletnan from :Ban. chi-star he has also taken 200 to 1 that he placed Retlcauntlet. By the above it will be seen that Redgauntlet, since the morning, has given place to Alderman, and that Point r Blaring had a good trial, some say stilt Figaro) has junipld up neatly tottr points. It is thought that 23 or 30 will emit. Clt.:elend is still the lead ing horse 64 speculation, and should he sin, it at'il be the heavies Session ever known. The sport for to-morrow is thus Fitzwilliam Stakes for all ages. The following tire entered :—ltgam, Negotiator, Forever, Canteen, Lottery, St. Ilelena, Helens, Abron, IVhiskerandos, Zealot, and Altisidora. The tow-year old produce of 100 each :—Florismart, Double Entendre, Boss, a be. f. by Cervantes, and another. The Champaigne States for two year olds; 2: horses entered. Match. 200. Bluebeard against Mustachio, tw•o miles; Match, :100, Hogtrotter against Leporello ; Match, 100, Viscount Melden against Eitel). His 312.1tsys Plate.—Cadiz, Caccia Piatti, and Confederate. ' A Handicap of 23 sovs. each. . - -- --- ---•-- st. lb. st. lb. Cedric, - - R 6 Bogle - - - 7lt Bossard - - 8 0 Bor)sthenes - • 7 t Whiskerandos - 8 0 Rochester. - 7 6 firutondurf - -8 0 I Young tattoo - 7 4 31:11er of Jlatstial . 7 9 Hal tab . . 7 4 TATTERSALL'S. lIIONDAT, Srri. 13. Thcre were very few present to.dne, but a little bettirx took place on the ti.at four or five horwsa at the ttrtlee.mentioned odds, which corresponded with the latest account. from boneaster :- 2 to I agat Memnon 91 to 1 agst Hamer. 4A to 1 ague Iledgauntlet • 11 to 1 mist . Cler.land 61 to 1 eget Alderman No other tu request. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sm. Alexander Soloman, late an auctioneer In Piasetsstreet, Stand, Vas brought up for re-hearing, he having been before the Court in June and August last. At his list examination the insolvent•was examined as to his real Inane and description, when ft appeared that he Jiff' better knees,' • as " Mr. Shoran," thee "Mr. Solomon t"' therefore as the no tices served on creditors only exhibited " A lexander &lemon, late of t " etc. &c. an inquiry was instituted, when the insolvent trotted that he had boon known genetally ns •' S/4man,"•and that goods were invoiced to hint, as an auctioneer, in that acme. but •he could not tell whether or not lie had issued writs against others (where his oath was necessary) by the name of Homan. The Cotton, under the circumstance, ordered the petition, Ike. to be dismissed, but at the Caine time gave leave for him to cetn• melee de novo, and be nbtsined an order to be heard on this diy. Mr. Comte, on baleen' the opposing creditors, however, am. Plied to the Court to have a Nether postponement, In order that the • insolvent might be examined DOOR the Officer of the Court, as the insolvent had In the docurnantatittere the Court • disputed" every debt of his clients. The COURT thought that there ha been sufficient time for the creditors to have made the investigation, and these who presided in it should take care that their own regulations should not be converted Into engine of oppression. Mr. Cooxx wished for no such thing as oppression, anti fie was ante the Court wield never stiffer it to he exercised • but he eelb." ceived that it was right, (tom the Complex statignes;ll schedule exhibited, minute inquiry ought to be inseittned. The' Learned Gentleman then made statements which inducld the Court to postpone the hearing until Friday next, in order that tire hives• tigation might be proceeded in forthwith betore the Master. The Learned Gentleman then said that Monday next would be a more convenient day, its Mr. Norton would have considerable business, diem et diem, until Thursday, which was the day of atonement ob.. served among the Jews. and the parties could on that day conform to the necessary ordeal connected with Courts of Judicature. The Coulee, however, made no alteration in its ureter, bet suggested a means by which it might be complied with, without intringing at all on the religious scruples of the attorney or hie clients. Brujamtre Kent (who was heard two months ago, but remanded to amend certain detects) was this day brought up for judgment, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment within the walla of the 'mason, for fraud. OLD BAILE Y PrioNDAY, Szir:l9. • • At ten o'clock Mr. Baron GRAHAM, Mr. Justice LIT LSDAL t. and Mr..lurtice Owsitdis entire(' the court, when the following. trials were proceeded in. EMBEZZLEMENT IN THE POST OFFICE. Thomas Baker, a letter loner, aged 22, was charged with steal ing a letter out of the Two-penny Post-office on the Ist of July last ; lie was also indicted tor stealing a sovereign contained in it. The prisoner pleaded guilty of stealing the sovereign as the minor offence, which subjects hint to transportation, sod this plea being recorded, dlr. tilt it NE Y stated to the Jury, that as fiom the previous good character the prisoner had hell, there was some reason to suppose this was his tirAt offence, he would not offer any evidence on the capital charge, but the interests of the public were so much at stake in the department in which the prisoner was employed, that tor. bearance could not be so practised in the event of the crime being repeated. The prisoner was in tears duriog the whole time he was placed at the bar, and seemed to be much affected at his situation. His appearance was considerably above that of the common °rasa of criminals, and his demeanour decent and respectful throughout. FORGERY. Frederick Wilson, a respectable looking man, aged 30, was in. dieted for forging the acceptance of Mr. Joseph Thompson. toe b LI of exchange for leitlf. Ile was also charged with uttering the same. knowing it to be forged. Mr. Law, ha stating the case, observed, that the charge of fo:- ging the name of Mr. Thompson could not be brought home to the prisoner, but the evidence would fully prove his having uttered the bill in the name of Ogilby, winch it would 'peens lie took for the purpose of escaping detection. 3I r. Thompson, whose name was tinged, lived in Northampton, and havingoccasion for a sum of um. ne>, saw one of those advertisements which appear in the newspa. pet., offiring accommodation, and shortly after he had written to the advertiser, he received a letter seemed Ogleby, mentioning the terms upon which the writer would remit him cash for any bills be sent him, charging 2g. 6d. per cent. commission, and directing hint to admires, his letter to the Rant Inn, Smithfield. Soon aftet wards Mr. Thompson came to town, and met the prisoner, but the nego tiation was not completed. The primmer subsequently negotiated a bill, purporting to be drawn by a person named Cooper on !11r. Thompson for 1501., for which Mr. Thompson was sued ; and he then ascertained his name had been forged. The prisoner being et. ken into custody, wrote a letter directing his landlady to destroy papers, but the letter having been intercepted, a clue was 'fended to the plans used by the prisoner in negotiating the bills, as amongst them was a letter stating he had lodged Thonipson's bill and oche,s with a person who was to employ an attorney for the purpose of te king legal proceedings, and when the amount wits recovered Wilson was to receive one-fourth as his share of the plunder. Witnesses would prove that at those lodgings lie went by the name of Cooper, as well as by that of Ogilby ; and that the person who had nemiumeit those names had negotiated the bills under his present name at I Wilson, The prisoner proposed to g et t h e bill. di scounte d b y bankin Scotland, but the prosecutor refused to accept the bills, 3/ leging that the prisoner might as well raise the money in Scotlate on lug own responsibility, and then when he brought the money ro him at Huntingdon, lie would accept the bills and pay hint his ex perms ; notwithstanding this arrangement, however, the bills were as had been already stated, negotiated with the prosecutor's forged acceptances to them, and he was now called upon to pay them. By a strange anomaly in our law, the evidence of Air. Thompson would nut be adinissable to-day, and therefore he should be compelled ts resort to collateral evidence to prove the forgery, ss well as the lei soner's guilty knowledge of it. Sarah Ambling liviles at 36, Union -street, Little Moor-fields. proved that the letter signed with the name of Ogilby was in the hand-writing of the prisoner, and also that the body of the bill of exchange, the acceptance to which was charged to be forged, we , . in the prisoner's hand-writing; the letter was an offer by the li:t -winer to ditcount that bill for Thonias Brown is the landlord of the Ram Inn, Sinithfieki— knows the prisoner by sight; he frequented witness's house in the month of April last; he was there in company with Mr. Thomp son, the prosecutor ; the prisoner left his card in the name me Ogilby, and said that he should have a letter come to witness's house, and requested witness would take it in for him ; this was near a fortnight before witness SRN him there with the prosecutor , letters came, and witness accordingly took them in and handed them to the prisoner, who opened them and read them. Cross-examined by 3lr. Ant:itemise-When he gave witness the card he did not say, " this is my card," or " niy name is GO by ;" he merely said, " If any letters come in the nenie of Ogil by, take them in fur me." William Ady is a waiter at the Rain Inn • knows the prisoner as having been at the Ram Inn ; he went tliete by the name a, Daniel Forrester, an officer, produced a bill of exchange. Wit ness received the bill from Thompson, the prosecutor; there was some dispute about the bill, it was handed over to witness. Cross-examined—When witoess first saw the bill it was at Me Isaacs, the solicitor ; there was a dispute about the possession of the bill ; there was a dispute between Mr. Isaacs. Mr. Thompsoe, the prosecutor, a Mr. Moss, and a Mr. Creed, a tailor io Ab church-lane, regarding time possession of the bill. 3lr. Dime caul. in Thomp.ooli presence, that Thompson had come under WV tenet of taking the bill up, and got the bill into his possession. Thos.pson did not make any answer to this accusation- Witness was sent for to interfere as an officer . • does not know who sent tur hint, bit it was Mr. Isaacs's clerk who came for the bill. Thotnp ion said that the acceptance to the bill was rot his hand-writing.. Samuel Shannon received the bill in question from the prise/sc.. at No. 1, Duke -street, Houndsilitch ; it had at that time Orem repute° written on it; he parted with it about I month be film re was clue to Mr. Henry Moss. Cross-examined.—knows the prisoner at the bar s but dew s believe the bill to be his hand-writing. By the Junot.—The indorsement on the bill, " F. 'Prllion.' was made by the prisoner at witness's house. Mr. William Creed received the letter now product a /cm tilt watchhouseAceeper of Bunhill-row, and in consequemx went to Lloyd's-row, Spa-fields, and in the tint room on the I.ift hand. to. the ground-tloor, he found the paper now produced. airbus ts t r, read, and contained a list of sundry bills on different penans, a;1 the amount of about 1.3004.) Cross.esaminetl.-11'hen witness went to Lloyd's-raw, ho Wr.s accompanied by a person named Cleveland, another natned.Powles„ ti young man a friend of Mr. Powles. and witness's Sallee; is:: these. reasons were members ut a society called the Sotlety Guardians, for the protection of trade. The witness was titre asked a numerous list of questions regarding two Guardian Socie ties, but neither questions dr answers bore upon the trial. Never heard Thompson tell my father to stop paynlent, bees-ewe hr had been swindled out of it ; it was a 1501. bill.. Don't know how Thompson gained the information of the forgery, or how he came to know that the bills were to be presented at I.:Wailes: Wm. Thompson, jun., the son of the prosecutor. Imo«s htwta thcr's hand-writing—the acceptance to the bill now prod aced. is to: his father's hand-writing. The witness proved the hand-writing ot his father to two papers produced. Cress-examined by Mr. Apo's. PH Ull—Proved the hand-writir of his father to several letters. The bill of exchange is made pay able at Esdaile's. lam positite it it not my father's accept:wee. trivet law the bill until this moment. I heard of this transactioa before. My fattier is not in town now ; he was last sessions, when the prisoner put off his trial. was as T el; h a ; : rj n l mtme ea r e ad, ed. and he bil purported h to ad the W acceptance drawn of at Th ne , a m m po on u th e s a ' it when she prisoner negotiated it to me. TN, WAX the case for tile prosecution. The inlanher addressed the Jury. raying thee she katemmit tnadr by r. Thompson, that he had not accepted the bills at the Ran► inn W.l* true, but they met at the Foe and Anchor, ChArterhotr.e- Nne. next mosninr, where he sent for ststups, as he would ro v,- by 3h. Davis, the landlord, and Mr. Thompson then accepted mit Mr. Darter—T know Mr. Thompson, he frequents my h"use. recollect inc coming there. and that the prisoner wss with Same some time in April; ;het had been there twice on one day, is la beck yasome loor, and. after soe conversation, some bill strtp. *lre emu for, my coo bought them and laid them on the table, wk e4 Mr. Thompson asked for a pen and ink. Ihe prisoner began to write on the stamps. and 1 withdrew into another room, art through a window which was up I saw the prisoner draw ..the ball. Soot atter I went into the roam, and 1 sow Mr. Thontpaioa