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- 7711147 /*Timms dosed last night until Saturday Deg. -alit Drury-Lure were performed. The Pro wheel •Nimissil, and EN. NMMh.►( ;—at Covent- Garden. The Wed ladies. with gaits a new cast. 1111% Joan was the &imam. and preved •eil success fal. Mr. Massasoit's Major 0' Flaherty has not the richness Of Jenewrost it, but is very respectable. Mr. Meaaav's Stecierell was an excellent perform ance. Miss Ravers is mot one of Mrs. C. Kau sta's happiest efforts; it is out of her line ; and Miss Noavos's Lemma Medley wanted simplicity. Mrs. hlavroces in Lady lisdeport was inimitable. POETRY. IMPROMPTU, On the appetetateet of Mr. Mae o tweed the late Mt. A r NtvrteeD at the Ban k. To Directors of England . vast treasure, In Darkaaas why always exist ? When Abraham Newland departed, le the Bank he was certainly Mat. Bull a Clegg! eirritamis pow pmeeeiiings; law li. I own, with anus* ! (Though peshaps you maks Liskunt tht matter) lie DOW is fuowwiled by Haw !!! The Duke of Moureoas attended His Majesty, as Master of the'Horse, yesterday, for the first time few upwards of three months, having been detained in Scotland, in consequence of his accident in heing •Mown from his horse. His Grace left his seat, et Buchanan. in Stirlingshite, tin the 7th instant ; and stopped. on his way. two days and two nights. at Greenods, with his regiment. the Stirlingshire Mi litia. The Duke of Poett.aro attended His MAJISTY, yesterday, for the first time these two months. The Duke of Daemons; aa entertained at dinner, yesterday. at De►onshire-louse, General FITILPA TILICR, end several other persons of dibtinetion. The Hon. Teen as Knot arrived yesterday evening at his house, is Upper Grosvenor square, from Ireland. W.. S. Lows arrived. last night, at her house Bomb-street. from Cheltenham. &riot's and Lady Siscid.v left town. yesterday. , on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Usta av, at the Oaks, and will be joined, this day, by Id:rd and Lady Outa.svos. and several other Nob:licy. Mr. Acuity is in treaty with Miss Botioss, to sing at the ensuing Oratorios. The new Pantomime forthcoming at Covent Car den Theatre consists of SO scenes ; the music is by Mr. Wait, the leader of Covens-Garden band, who composed the talleiC to Maher Goose. Several atbitration meetings have been herd this week on the Opera concerns. They have not, as yet, produced an iturmeniens Pale. Viscoust and. Viscout.te,e, CAITLtitAcH are ex peaed to leave town. this Jay, (or Brighton. On Monday, Lord GA tilltalt, Captain Yso. and several other Naval °lacers, and a selett party of Ilesilk shoed with Lord Musa/Java, at Me home, in file Admiralty. Viscount CASTLIRLAGII has taken GIOSOI Dausessoin's, Esq. beautiful seat at Stanmore, for three years. The Hon. ARAMs &ramifies, will leave town, tomorrow, on a visit to tie Earl and Countess of Lam at Cashtobury !'ark. imesase performed, last night, at the Ly ceum. to the Strand. with his usual success s and introduced two young Ladies hum the Royal Circus, whosang a duet, which w.s well received ►y a very genteel audience The Countess of CHATHAM;s indisposed at Vif.- etilint St ONLY'S Seat at FrognAl, her Ladyship w.ll remove to town, in a few days, for the advice of the faculty. A serious Play is in preparation at Covent.Gaii. den Theatre. We understand it is s translation, adapted to the English it.il e, by Mr. C. Kest t. /Lisa Saturn is to be the lietuine. The scene is laid in Sweden. Yesterday the Duke of PORTL Awn gave a grand Eimer to all the Miriiters in town, the Duke of MONTUrit, Viscount STII•NOPORD. the PORTU. GYM Ali SASS•DOR, and several others. _ The Countess C 's marriage was ce'ebrated at Brighton by illuminations end ringing ut bells. Every person who even attended on this Lady at the Theatre, shared her beneficence on the happy Opinion of her marriage. His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARSPCIs it is expreed, wit leave town to-morrow for Berke ley-castle. where it is said he will be joined by his Rojel Bruthets the Prince of WALK' and the Duke et losses. Earl and Countess CRAViN are to meet the Royal Par.y at Herkeley.castle. A dispute has arisen betwetn Captain Hawersos Ma the Manager of Covent Garden Theatre, re. speilitg the payment fur Ile Shed By. The MA. narr only offers 1001. and the Caput, ► insists upon 13. A. the sum paid for feteli. at Dewy-lane, or the ptnti.s arising from the 3.1, 6tb, 9th, Nth, and the other nights for the Author. 'l he Captain was et half the expense in getting up the piece. In conse game of this dispute, the Captain has taken en Opera to Drury-lane, the music of which is to be composed by M:. 1}e•H•11. • Mitt DUNC•ti niade her first appearance, on Tuesday evening, at the Windsor Theatre, in the pan of Lettlie Hardy, iu The Bellr's a emigre., and introduced the songs ut Ways ere pa g.se ley pretty Meld? and di Xote was wilk.*g, with the happiest via, and her whole perfoirn4nce received the most unbounded Applause; she was admirably supported by Mr. Most•o, in Derireeri. Mr. Buoy/ea and Miss Co an etas were very interest ing teptesentatives of Sir Geier and &Me Framers Tosekword. Mr. and Mrs. DA LTow. in Hadar and Mn. Redo. were very successful. Miss Desic•r also played Lae Cooing so the Fares of The Wed. elsog Des, and sang Am the 'deed .f the Afigeer with great taste and sweetness. The bastes was quite gull, and embraced all the (galleon of Wiudsur. • TUE COURT. --ss.-- Yesterday about twelve o'clock, His MAJIIIIT V I I !viand at tha ' Quasst's,l'alasedaeat VtrinikKetier• he..mas received by (Ili Lashes of Ybsir, Winer, and Caw stk t•no ; H:t M iiii'Vcr tunked recoorkalely we& At two o'clOck Hit M LIVET T ffeld It prints Levee, which was warn ted by The A,etstsehop of Cei.taibuse, the Bishop of Cerllefe, the Lind Chaieeottor, the Lord Prethlent of the Cutesetl, Ow Fuel Laud of the ,Tresseie, the Lute Ptiq Sue, the three Segn— isedges ar Sate, the Chuisseilte of use EXCOoq ter, the Nun Land of the Admiralty, the Puke of M • :tow ; `I/dewing titurnifiyd i Lord* Forbes Sie.tt hfide (rt'd 'mat), Mid Wel. loughby de Woke (in visiting); So Ailleirel K. Cloilli. A. Paget, atiel G. (Minnie ((kiwis. in watt log) ; AeiniAi Doom ; Coolant Yoe and Watson; seal blows. ltyclei.nunatuis, end reeekener. The following had tile honour of bring presented I to His MeJs.STy. Sir Arthur Paget, upon hit return from hie Mignon to Tu,kev. . _ Captain Yeo, by Lwd Mu!grave, tapes his return to Ea land with dispatches from Sir Shinty Smith. oil Portugal, also uaron his trent( promoted to the rank of Post Captain. The Rev Ur, Goodenough. the Dean of Canterbury, upon his Mina appointed I. the Subtspric of Carlota Captain Watson, of Hi. Majettyl slip the lulexiole a upon his return from Copenhagen. Edward Thornton, Esq. upon his being appointed Ha Ma jesty's Envoy Exirsorditiaty and Minister Pt 'potenuary to toe Court &Sweden, by Mr. Canning flue Excellency took leave of lits Majesty varmint° hi. departure for Sweden. Lord ►other, upon kis Ming appointed to the Command of the M Garrison liattalmis. Viscount Strangfurd, try Mr. Canning, upon hii return (rota his Embs'ey, at Portugal. Sir Rover Curtis and Admlral Monet laid before His Ma jesty another sof uminout report of the Commix-toners of the Naval Inquiry. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council. and gave audiences to - - - - - - -- • • The Unite of Portland ; Earl Camden; Lords Hsekt,bury, Ca.dlereagh, and Mulgtave• ' Vheuuttt Strauglord i Sir Astsitst P.get; Mews. Centtwg, Proce.,l, and Ryder. The latter, as Judge Advocate General, laid before His MaJtsvv, for the fir‘t time since his appointment to that Office, the proceciings of se ver.il Courts Martial. _ The Court 4.1;(1 not break op till about half-past sit o'clock. when His NI APISTIF set • ff on his return to Wlodsor, escorted by a party of light horse.— The footmen and grooms attending His AJ as r v %ere provided *ilk flambeaus. THE S2II EN Ult E'mi't .BfRTH IM T. The PORTCGUISIAsse ASSIP.UOII gave a grand din ner. his Tuesday, at the i h.ruhed House Tavern, in St. James's atiect, in honour of tl e Qu • n ni Poe- Tors A L's birth-day. At seven o'clock. glow torty of the Portuguese Nob:hty and Gentry sat di n•u t , a most sumptuous &num, which was served up in :hi. greatest style ot elegance. The Poen:num' Aal •AIIADOe took the Chair and near his futile 'Cs ,at Prices CASTILCIC• L A Count OY ii I II • COULIi De Fano', General Coss is' a, the ChevAlier D'Ai.t.ita, &c. &c. Previous to the cloth being removed, the following toast was given from the Chair : Newtons to the Hnose of Warms+. After the removal of the cloth, his Eicelleuey rose. and said, May every Ponuagusint in the four quarters of the globe. and Iran three that are unite, the ►reueh yoke, be peillilodr4 t• at there is ue happiness for them, bet under the protectlua of the Noose of Sisgattaa—which was dank with three times three.' After which the following toasts were given : TrwQmen of Pnetatget. The Prince Regent .4 Portugal. who. by hisirea4Voio owl gond !teen, surmounted the oprositton thatsurrounl hhe. rfteKte t s.—orth three thru.• three. Hs Reyes listissma the runs* of %Vales and lbe Royal Yernily. 'file Sovereigns of the Ambassadors present. L- r od Viveoont Strangford. A speedy and happy ernes' to the Rm al Voyagers. Don Rodrigo, ant his Speech of the 11.18ton...ober. All which were thank with enthusiasm. God scree the Rios, and several other songs. were sung with rreat taste, by the Gentlemen belonging to the Choir of thc Royal Chapel of Portugal. Ihr company did not depart until a late hoar. t. . AP MR. ARMOU le S BAL. This Gentleman's annual ball was held on Tun e! iy evening last, in one of the Great Rooms; at the Crown and Anchor Tavvrn,in the Strand The room was Sifted with elegant company ; hut the into• testing part of the scene was an assemblage of young Ladies, from the age of hie years to thirteen, pu pils of Mr. Ha a tout. They were all dressed al i ke, white slips and frocks, bound or mitred with white satin ribbon. sashes of the same, white kid gloves and shoes. Possessing youth and innocence, they wanted no adventitious aid from glittering ornaments. 'Cher etecuted Minuets, Q.:tardier, Cotiilives, Reelt, and Hornpipe, with a grace and agility, that wriald not have dis graced a Snast+ or GAYTOIt. The young ladies of Mrs. HARRISON'S seminary particularly distinguish ed themselves. They introduced a wrest% dance, which had a beautiful effeft. In this juvenile ►and the following young ladies particularly ittralted notice:— • Misses Palsy, BCISK" ISAAC'S. OAKUM rea, Jonas, kiiiii•rn. Kam?. L►vv, Ilsaaot- Tut; Pinta, licseurina. and Hist. Mr. BARRVMOIIII has made his (Ph, as Ker. X4.s in Loodos4la, at Manchester. Mr. Conway, who has been to successful there, was to play Zenrt, in the Tragedy of ?he Rewtrp. on Monday night. The Palsoca of the P&ACL, the favourite of the Queen et SPAIN, it the richest soiled in Europe, being worth upwards of ear hem:red mediums of dollars. _ Ou Friday lakt, the Duke of Gaarron's :hounds had one of the clew chases this season has af fcrded in Suffolk, considering the vnend they went over, and the pace they went at. The tot was found and went away gallantly from Hinderctay Wood, with th• hounds in a most comp.& body, pointing for Realgrave, but bore to the left over Laphatn Fens and Ford, leaving Gatboldisham to the left, to West Hailing, where they experienced a mo. momentary check, but went off again with fresh vigour and accelerated speed, crossing the river, leaving Wietham Plantations to the right s the hounds killed him in view close to the Belt at Tofts, a divanse of sixteen mike, in a straight line from the place where they found, in as Year and thirty. lies aluutes. >. rirA ArCIDENT. As the Salisbury coact i 'Mall coming to on Tuesday night, it met th a shocking accident. `The tog wee so very two: the tosschamte‘ could lot see his way, arid at the entrance elf the littlletotertii Belfast, war Mans:ow, the horses went . of ilse,tvail Into the pond celled thelEgieset Water . , draggidg this coach along with tl.em. A very Ice rAtitig tivirtr; about E years of age, of the name of WilliacAr x eras killed upon the spot. He was dressed la uniform, and was bootad and spurred. _We understand ha belonged to a regiment of Siagoor. The water is about two feet deep, with, l'Ttiaft bottom of mud, about two feet mere. I,(lr.ther he was suffocated in the mod, or Vlted by a blow, cannot be ascertained. When dragged out of the water, he appeared to h ave received a very violent contusion on his forehead. The body was conireyead to the Duke's Head publiashoese in llelfont, where an inquest will he held upon it this (lay. In the inside of the coach were four fern Ars, the wife of the deceased, her maid. a Swiss Governess belong ing to a Gentleman resident in Davis-street, Bet Itelry square, and another Lady. 'rimy all narrowly escaped drowning. Nothing but the speedy assist ancefrom &Ike t could have saved them. Above 100 persons were assembled in a few moments , must c,f them soldiers from Belfont. The people of Hounslow also tan to tl.e spot upon the first alarm. The soldiers were particularly eater. They leaped into the wa ter and extricated the ladies from their perilous si turinn, the body of the coach lying on is side, with one of the horses drowned, and the rest kicking and plunging vi•slently. The inside passengers twet* bruised, but not dangerously, they . were soon stripped and put to bed, and list morning t 1;.., came to town. The coachman received a bruise on the eye, hut escaped without any tither injury. Mr. Williams owed his deatU to his humanity. 't'he night beiag ten stvere, he had given his place in side to his maid, andmounted the but beside the coachin..n, with whom he was co_ A riv.using at the time of the accidents It is grealflo be lament ed, that the road at the King's Water is so mach exposed. There is no bank nor railing whatever i between it and the water. FIRE 47 TUTTLAWAM. On Mnnclav night a tile Linke cut at the how. of Mrs. M Cny, in Vittire klart-lane, Tottenham, which was attended by very affecting circumstances. Mrs. M'Coy kept a seminary for young Ladies, and had gone to town fi.r the purpose of accompanying some of them to their parents till after the holidays.- The servants, aware of her intention to stop in town all night, availed themselves et her absence to kave a party of friends The nursery-maid pot to bed, As usual, Mrs. M•Coy's two children) one about live and the other seven years of age ; and, in her hurry to kiln her party below stairs, she left burning by their bed-side a candle, which soon set flue to tip! bed•cortains. When the cries of the /marring chil dren o ere heard, it was too late to afford 'nem any relief, and they perished. The house and pretnises adjoining _were burnt to thegroend. M'Coy's Me, for sense years past, has been one continued scene of misfortune and die- rest, and, we min her case will claim the attention and assist arme of the benevolent: a few years ago her hus• bold tailed in business as a merchant, anti, with a view to recover his tr‘rintle, "wens abroad, and took with him his two eldest sone. The ship in which *they took their palter found...red, end thaveoseeeell es many other.. met an uatimely, death. Mr. M'Coy t s creditors, affened . by the 'cit cum:tante. presented the widow with the freehold house in with she lived, at 'Tottenham. She immediately converted it into a seminary, in order to support het two remaining infants, and was just beginoiog to feel some abatement of het afirEttoss, when 'has new and heavy calamity betel her. CRUiLIT. On Sunday. Mrs. WSIIT 11, of Cannon-row, Westminster, hired • chariot and pair Item Mt. THOSISS GULLSO4, a Liver, pstable-keeper, WI the Surrey side of Westminster-hridge, foi she pur pose of going to Two Waters, in Hertfordshire, and intending to return to town, by the same con veyance, on Monday. *1 he driver stopped at seve ral places on the road, to drink, till he became in toxicated, and could not drive the chariot in • regu lar way ; he, how's*, r, got to Watford, without any material damage; when Mrs. W. determined not to proceed any further with bun. and hired a post *liaise to pursue her journey ; which the letlow had the audacity to follow w.t.l the chariot, for our a inlie,• abusing and threatening Mrs. W. During this time he fl Iged his horses in a most wanton manner, but at leugth gave op following Mrs. W. Oh his return, upon Bushy Heath. near Stannsore, he logged his hones with s mach violence, that he broke his whip; he than, pursuing his cruelty to an unexampled pitch. forced the handle of his wPip into one of his horses, so that his entrails came cur. 'lle horse, maddened by the torture, kicked end plunged of coarse. sod falling between the splinter-bar and the wheel, saintly split his body between the flanks. It is hardly necessary add, the poor animal died in a few mi nutes. This barbarous cirodua was seen by Mr. Pass, who resides near the Abercorn Arms, at Stanmore. fallow proceeded with the car nage. wash one hone, and drove with such violence into Smoothie. that the pole of the chariot sod the horse's head were forced into use parlour window of Mr. RICIIIIND Fitca, and did considerable dr mage. OD Moaday night, aboat bail-past eight o'clock, the horse and chariot wised, at Mr. Ciotsait's yard -gates, which bang shut, the pole and horses head broke them open, and the chariot entered the yard lull speed; die horse forced his way iota the passage of Mr. Gus. tan's residence. On inquiry. it turned out, that the fellow had not found his way back to London till Monday night. when he stopped at the 'Anchor and Via. public boast, Charing-cross. to get some liquor, and the horse. tired pt, waiting, set off. and found his way home. On Tuesday morning Mr. Gusts* received several letters, by she post. inheriting him of the above; he, in couseqoence, went in pursuit of the driver, whose name is y.aires Y jar ; add having found him, took hint before Mr. N• a es, at t4e Pith lie•Otice. Sow-anet, who tinkled him to be de tained. The hors.: bawl was worth sixty seismal, 'CITY Eamon. THIRD 04T. arra, WARD or VARLIIDDOIR WITHOUT. Ilt the field relieneef the reffiermia*Mka il t Members were declared diii - elotlog. Ur. , aluo nog/ ralhates wok pOwiwo oat. . iTiIOfLIDRASIDdrIRD. ' ' • At Alt final close *tithe d'elless auebows ems. • Mr. D. 5414 . 10, /Mr. 4,1 Owns • • far Daily) .. - - JtSO -..lll.Sisrasi • 211 -- Loclut , • • , $73 t.' M Mr. H. Plow* desttsatilld c scrutiny. . CORDWAINERS,. WARD. • At the close lot the Pvll the nutmeats stood . as. ! E.; lows : Mr. Rows - - 'l3Ol M. litka li.emble - 100 S J•rweg • • flaniativid - - I.ls fempiemssi - • s if —J. Spats - - Pi Watson - . 1111 fq•lasy - - - St I 111111 —J• . .. . b? .... ..v. *Wei - 141 Wake The first eight were returned. t:ensandesi by Mr. WATSON. - - A scrod°, WO- LAW INTBL.LPiL:vCS. COVET OF COMMON FLEAS—Goismeass, Dee. ti. ""'... Sittip at Nis: Prim', Aloe Mr. Yeager CIIS il sat, and il Special 7111 . y. SARlin r. CfAIMAY. ' ( Serjeant Sit ten Fie, forth! Ptilieti if. tested, this • teas all tone lrom the Court of CNlneery, to try - whether Vs'illiarn Marry, and William solitaire, i were ind bt.d in any sum or sums el money to WillianiWebb. The circumstances of the case ware 1 these ;--Harty and Satlieire *era sugar-bakers. sod 'A , Webb used to supply them with motley. Os delin . , veting his account, they found le, had cfratgod . . them five per cent. interest, and five per cent. ems. mission on all raw sugars, purchased by diem, • which they ret card settling, considering is seuriess. : On this objeflion %ebb waved the charge for view 1 mission, and made nut another account foe money lent, and the :ntereu at the rate of five per csat: . I and delivered it to a Mr. Anderson, the Attorney 4 Harry and Suth ire, who, in August, ISO% en cuted a deed to Webb, tor the security Of the prim cipal and interest, payable. by insmilments, •at spe cific times, with a clause, that Webb sbeiabl here - the privilege of examining the books of Minn se,! Co. front time,to time. - Webb Wartime dead, ad'l the claim was brought forward by his bobrunt-ble. - There would be a defence set up s that, it was sleigh 4 nal:y a fraudulent and usurious clutreit. He so. - tended that a person executing a dead, nilesiegebil -, considerathan to be valid, put the submit** trans-ti _ ~ -. aCtions oat of the cis- but that was a pointed iatir i p , for bit Lordship to de cide: on. s . He then proceeded to examine die wharfs*. • , Joseph Anderson, Attotorq at. Law, proved the : account settled in 1602, and that the *imam sea ', 11,6001. He was employed by Harry sod Co. to , .settle the differences armless them and Webb, a the best way be could.. ;Witness told Webb that . the old deedi were on 4. goad lot so mash patch. rutin and waste paper. . • CealrezaErieed Sy &Vomit Loos. , Harry bad a writ ant mildest Webb far suety, lAA he gave the time for payment asked by Harry e , Aok i being satisfied that if be did net,. the adagio ft* usury would be carried on against him. This pm pert 30 35 pe relative to the former ttaMmtiirros mere . at the request of Webb. it.belo 84.61 g .tha • . . for his giving Hairy the terms he wanted. nets saw three half-yearly accounts that heS beath rendered by Webb to Harry and Co. s the eases for commissions were about 20001. Witness beard . afterwards, that one of the papers, the original deed of 1800, was not burned, it rein in the custody of a Mr. Coast,. who was then abroad. Serjeant buirituts said, be did not cooMod.that. chi tor time tramaftion was not ;unhook a. 4 kern, . ' useless to take up the dole of the Court in whet c; i m U• gto prove it. de only question was, that former usurious transignon &Seas the aim agreement, when a deed was awaited for a lair et:-, count for money lent, sad interest at five per cent. I Serjeant Leers, for Defendant, said, that it was a suns of money advanced by Webb. for the par pose of establishing them in trade as sugar huge% but lent upon a usurious considerations He weeld contend, that if a person ailed se long under goat s there could be no aftat agreement tient would clear him of that guilts wary having accrued on usury, that usury could not be altered by,ael after acts ; these was no room for fermata'; assulapiil in the law would clear the orisinsl Raft/ stetson ; if a man commit a robbery, has retuning the property does aot take away the gig* of crime. He then made soros comminats web* deed, in 1000; that it was Dot burned with' to ether papers, which set forth that Webb should, ash vatic* the sums w in r li s t si o buy raw soon at 11, per cent. and Ham d not purchase segue from any other person bat Webb, and he should be allowed 5 per cent. commission on such mgas sold by him. Serjeant Lens added, he would let the question go to the Court on the Misters omit cam, for if it was once a fraud, it mast always oases tines so, the second agreement could ggy be valid. Serjeant Sc a replied, that a was de s , to Webb was beyond aU doubt, by Harry and flu. theire giving their deed for this balsam, is 111011, and this deed annulled' the usurious herpes. He did not thick, even by the statute, it was userisse i there was only s per cent. charged as imerem, which was lawful, • cud S per oust. commission fee purchasing sugar. He did not kaow there was soy Adt of Parliament to regulate caesarians% die parties agreeing to a certain sum. Tao Mabel did not say. if there was usury, it should rasa be expunged by a second alt. Tim statute was at a criminal oar, it did not attach ignOminisse ptlatiob-• meets, it was far different from the statute for The& Mr. Justice CH All sea observed, if be was to di.. ride on the case, he was not to j edge what would be done in a Court of hooky. '1 be question would tura oo the statute of 12th of (2,teen Anne, *sigh states; after prohibiting usury, toot all band% gee. trails, and noses, for the payment of a.principell sum, bearing interest over 5 per cent. should by considered as usury. This was a mon" soli rte principal was lent on wary, then was noo3 bluer, sad it must come under the !OMt= the stetate ; and, thereft is, he ,tbstight it an Merl • . 440't • • f . .. __ k. ~___,~r_,-.~r