The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-10-23 00:00:00

:3 ' ' Olttirr-T.Ant. The Distressed Shaw, one of tho'heaviest trims. latsons,• from the heavy school of French tragedy, was lest night revived at this theatre. There was a time, when a classic story, told fit !tampons num heel, and supported by a strict adherence to . the un ities, was went to please the town.i 'That time Nis passed away. Fully to satisfy tho piddle mind, i n the tragic walk of the drams, poetry and passion, incident and interest, are now requiredand it is al most useless to attempt the resuscitation of tragedies that du not possess, in a very considerable degree, tkostunited qualities. Net Distressed Milker is miserably deficient in them all. The diction it either grovelling or largid--ntrratives, long, and languid, usurp the place of action sod passion— the incidents are circumscribed to three or four— nod the variable feelings of Prying: oad Her. Work wealteoed as they are, in the expression, by ii . deluge of words, do not excite any very powerfUl interest. A tragedy of this kind. to go off with alai, ought to be supported., in its principal chit. octets, by iodividuala of acknowledged talent. This on not al Cher the case lest night. Mr. ](tall appeared, fOr the first time, as Orestes— arid played the character with great discrimination, and' rest genius. Orestes is ass ardent lover—but his natural feeling is checked by the chilling recol lection that he is not beloved—nay, that she whom he adores, is enamoured of another. Mr. KLAN evidently felt this—and, in conseqnence, drew a broad line of distinction between the manner in which he woke to Pyterlps. on the subject of his possion, and that in which he mentioned it to fiseasioae herself. In discoursing with his friend' nit the subject, all the ardour of his soul burst forth—in a ddressing tits Pkincess, he wet modest, delicate, retire& Rem when site gives him room to hope, his delight' was not 'so much impressed by his exclamations, sr by his looks and • gestures. His sewer, indeed, was more warm. them when he first approached his idol, bus his bensport was not violent. Recollec tion of the past might readily conjure up a doubt as so the future. In the brief scenes. with Pyrrhus and Hesotione,. which succeed, Mr. KEAN'S ex pression of sotrow—his fondly-cherished hopes beiomi in a nossaintt, overtsrued—was eststediagly pathetic.. His delivery of the line— 'ON *Begs .t 1 ,t... Ob, sadoesOresteo vat exceedingly moving. The etrlaination seemed to proceed from a heart almost bunting with the weight of itt woes—woer so deep and disastrous, as defied the utterance of the tongue. The lest scene was greatly acted. The auterment which was depicted in his coonteusucr, when Hine, whose bloody commands he had. fulfilled, rushes 0 t meow* Ply inswilsomy visainvy. Grime. mei mil urnanbiod Hat chiefly 1 eensonin awasser. five!" the shuddering Mow with which be pronosocell the soliloquy. commencing— ., Am I. *Weise? *lime oarf my seat % Se mot wo rash"— , sad the stupor whittle fullowerf, es if 'wry facility were numbed by some saliseurnie power--were faithfully •empreseive or the aeries at feelings by which Ornist is seppesei to be visited. At length he trams that Heraisra bee committed suicide, and reason forsakes her threw. In this, the con chiding part, Mr. KEAN was uncommonly grand. He depicted the horrid hurries that shoot othwort the disordered mind of Oresfes, in vivid, but ap colours. Ms. 'LIAM'S performance Will received with the greatest applause—and, if we except his first scene with Pyrrkai, in which much of his declamation, particularly in the unfolding of his embassy. was dull and spiritless, we think it was delorlred. Ilre. W. Wu l f supported, for the first timer the part of Hervekone. The Princess iv a very termagant. Her gnef is a whirlwind—it Ives nothing of a woruan's sorrow about it—her lore is a consuming Ere—her rage, a thunderbolt. Mrs. Warr clearly understood the nature of the charac ter, and exerted hentlf greatly to give it due ef fect. Her physical powers are not, however, of so hold an order; as to iusiire her complete success. In the raving,ly-passionate pelts, she sometimes ventured, at the commencement of a speech, on a boldness of tone which she could not maintain to the end—and the concluding passage was, in con sequence, lost. This defect was more particularly observable in Mrs. Warr's utterance of the inter rogations which occur in the soliloquy at the coin mencement of the act--and in the delivery or those, addressed to (*one. which ilumedialwit 'succeed. They were given with a ropidity, which rendered many of them almost wholly unintelligi ble. One of them, viz.— Nay, did therein), appear Sone shade of grief—seare little cloud of sorrow?" ought not, in our opinion. to have beret given with the same vehemence which marked those that pre cede and follow it. A slight degree of melancholy would well become this tender inquiry—and it would form a fine contrast to the violent plosion which should distinguish the others. Mrs. WEST'S performance, however, taken as a whole, dis played a great portion of talent. In the two last acts her performance was often forcible, though. front the name which we have already noticed, it was not always so. I - ler reproaches of Orestes, when he hesitates to obey het cruel com mand, were extremely poignant—and the maledic tions which she levels at. him, after he has obeyed her order, were recited with unusual energy. We are still convinced, however, that the expression of the milder passions suitor much better with her powers, than the delineation of the inure violent affections of the mind—and, wherever a gleans of feinioine tenderness shone amidst the storms of the character, she made it peculiarly her own. tier performance was crowned with loud applause. Mr. D. FISHER was the Pyrrims of the evening. He neither looked nor played the character well. Hu declamation was very iudiffereed—and his gene ral manner was too flippant for such a hero as-- The bold, the brave, the god-like Pyrrhas!" Mrs• MACKENZIE attempted the part of Andro marhe—ongi truly she appeared to he a most dis tressed mother—but not exactly one whom we should expect to see at the Court of Pyrriites. Of the sustained dignity that should mark the Trojan captive, in the midst of her sorrows, she seemed to have no conception. The audience very • • • treelly addid their airapproiLation t.c the other mis fortunes of the hapless Andromache. One part of them complained; Weems. they could not hear Leer —and the other, because they could. It is cer tainly strange that this chance', on seine points preferable to, Herwsunse, should have heesugiven to Mrs. MACNINIIIII, while Mr'. Gt.olrmr, who has often played it, and played it excellently, is at tached.to the company. Doubtless. the Lim given by the audience, last night, will not he overlooked by the. Manager. Mr. BAB* AND sustained the part of Pylades: We hope, before he again ap. pears, his bosons friend; Orestes, will instruct him how to pibnounce correctly the name of the father of Pyrrhus. It must have stoocited‘ him,. to hear the " swift-footed" hero. denominated Ak Thensaiment. Mr; 'Egan fell there was a general cry a . .. No *err! N. more !" whether in com pliment to MVs.M'aceenttta. wit° hatt.yet•to come on, or Mr. Mum, we pretend not to determine. The call was„ after some hesitation,, acceded to. and the entrain fell. Mr. NARNksithen Caine ferWilrfl t 6 give oat the play, but, Implied with shouts of ", KBAN ! Ktrar !" he was obliged to retire. Mr. Kam. then appeared. and was received, with the usual wiring. of hots !mod handkerchiefs. Having obtained silence, with • *tome difficulty, be announced the play for rept- ceisite.oteoaw. Last night Mr. 411.11A11)11 new tragedy of Fazio was acted for the first time this season. This ex quisitely beautiful play. so elaborately polished in diction,. pregnant in sentiment, fertile its imagery, and rich no chain: ellusion—atemped with such strong, traits of native genius, end of powers Un proved and adveiteed to the highest pitch by culti. Indian and art, flowing in so full and regular a stream of beauties of the most varied. order. that it alone would be suacient to redeem the poetic cha racter of our (ley, and transmit it with tumour to posterity, was firs t tour readers are probably aware) brought out et the Bath theatre. The complete success which it met with there, induced the ma nager to bring, it out at Covent-garden last wider. and it is almost needless to eay that its reception fully jmailied the good taste of the British Beim. Miss SOMIIRVIMA was tile original Bianca at Bath, and it is In be presumed that the applause earned by the performance, and the share it is fair to sup. pore she had in introducing, the play to ootit and popularity, conferred it sort of prescriptive claim to the chareetes (at least for a first appearance) at snottier theistic. keerodingly ales played' that part. ft is ease shichufferds large seope to- exertion,. and one which is a strong test of the abilities and power to engage and interest an audience in the lady who undertakes it. From the simplicity of the plot, and unity of the action, all the actors iu diadems are comparatively of little impotence. mil Nightly regarded by the 'editors, except the very fee, priii cipol ones.--the injured wife, the infatuated hos. burnt and the aoloptuous syren who destroys their peace and happiness. One or other of these is conti oually on the Hoge. and the object of thought and attention. Their efforts, both pewerfuf and inces sant, are required to support neatly the whole weight of the drama. Biases bee • difficult ordeal of passion and suffering to josothrough. From the tranquillity of virtue and oniosstic felicity. the calm of the tenderest affection, to apprehension and foreboding—inquietude.—jesloosy--frantic thirst CA 4.11 - of vengeance—grief—hope—sal kootkntimatioo l and despair. Miss Sousavals did nut fail hi a haw. sal and grow representation of any one of those feelings, from the beautiful picture of the delights of wedded love. in the outset, to the effusion of the virtuous indignation of a widowed wife, against the viansan hhishelle, in the conclusion. It is ctillleoft to particularize—almost the whole of the last two acts were a specimen of this lady's most powerful feeling and vigorous actiug—restless distraction was displayed with the greatest troth in the scene where she waits the return of Fe:io from his visit to .ffdrb►Mr. Miss SOUIRTILLE is tall, her face ex pressive and iutelligent, her voice remarkably full and powerful. She received the most flattering marks of applau-e throughout her performance. Mr. CHAR,.ss K turtt.ii auvhained the pa►t of Fazio with very great talent. Mrs. FAUCIT was it very lady-like, eltgaut. lofty Aldabella. We re gretted the *minion of Philarial rang. The play was given cut for repetition on Tun day bizlit amid a general horst of applause. In The Barber of Seville, which wowed, Dtexopis was encored in the song in which she ac toinimiea herself on the piano-forte. The Doke of Devomantax i. shortly eipeCted to leave England for the Continent. The Duchess of DavonstitaE is expected to leave town to-morrow foe the Continent. The thruster Duchess of RUTLAND has left Leamington, IVerwiekshire, on a visit to Mr. and Lady C. FURANITEII, at their scat in Suffolk, on oii her way to town. The Earl and Countess of RIARDWICILE hate Ar rived at their bowie in St. Jameriroquarr, from a tour. _ _ Earl and Countess SOiitscEit are expetted in loon in a fog days frogs tl►eir seat, Aldan!), Northa►npton4hire. Lord ANSON Arrived on Wednesday evening at his hove iii St. James's-square, from Mr. Coax's seat in Norf.' Lord CHARLES MANNERS has left town on a tour. Lord G. H. CAVENDISH is tiptoed In town to. Morrow from Newmarket. _ Earl CarpmEsion has left his seat, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, ou a tour. The Hon. B. CRAVEN has left town oil a visit to Lord BRAYBROOM, at his seat, Audley Eud, Estee. Mrs. BURNEY and faintly left Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street, yesterday, fur their seat, Birkuell Hall, near Norwich. Lady EILIZABETM LOWTHER has arrived at her father's (the Earl of LoNsnALE'r) house, Charles street, Berkeley-square, Guns a tour. Departures frtan the Pulteney Hotel:--Sir A velment:a DoN, Bart. for his seat in Scialaiod; Mrs. Tstapat.s, tor Brightuu; the Rev. TEMPLE MoottE, for Chatham. - - - Mr. and Miss Coast unwed At ititilibutgh. on Sunday, from Manchester. We understand, pre vious to her fulfilling her engagement at the Opera !louse in Landow, slut returns to Liverpool early next mouth, to meet Mr. BRAMAN, who is engdged with het at the Concerts there. s • crry nusmrsi. • • Yesterday the Lord. Mayer held a Caad at Common Council at Guildhall, fur the dispatch of public baseness, irincitmeemiiiieronalratteadeit. Imeeklllolllpespoo the' Amadei oPthir.C4grt. Ilfe . Diann amili.tallmi the smog's, althauttel owl Mess ere of she. Came% boallseted to sit too 'bees's& with the Alderman •••• which warn wwwi to wsis do agreed to,. aud they wevai u t ro d ocr i d and took their seats mouslingly. Several Petifioutsdkr lasers were presented, aid refern.d' for essatinatioiti &Petition relittiorteCottait's Wharf, praying: thot a Re., port in July lost; recomaseediag a 'raw ilwroof to be granted at the mitiat• ree' of 2.3001. wield be c..ohrined, sod the (;treaty accordinaly harried into effect, ,ias Freest's' ; and I also a farther Report from the Commuter, recommending the Wharf to.lse.let by public section, nyon which a very loaf discassimaewsuad, maths Court resulted, hy. a. great vaajorito,,to,coatirsis the original Report..:• A. Reporl fgsro. theCital and Cora Commiliee,.on the Pe. !Lotion of . the Fellows* Putters, was referred back to that Committee. with instrattioss to prepare such rules and re gulations for the future goporentant of that Fellowship, as plinnid be,ftiand normil7;, The Lord' Mips a Chaplain ill impsided le print his Sermon, pretkised at kl. Lawrence 'eery, on. Miebaelmaa. day last, prior to the tintless of Lord Mayor, sod to sold ropy to each hlestber.' The Court considered the Report of the Toll Committee in relation to the hat at the mat red or Lowe.' Thaws. street, and Ibe Lord Kam was requested Is give the netts •'iary directions-foe, the removal Myna, as being, as croachmeut ou etc the City. Upon a motion by Mr. Alderman Waithinan, it was 's hirred to lb* Committee of ItOprOvementlh to consider practioahilitY of makine as °peeing from lanibons-beidge to the great Ilarsh.Road, and to report their °vitiate sheets's. A letter from Mr. Alderman Atkineolcelaring his 'waist In take upon himself the Ogee of Lord Mayor, to which he has two elected, war promoted*. the Court, read, and or. dered to be entered on the Jonnials. Sundry repo. t* Cir granting lenses woe reed and agreed to. The Watch Art passed for the year twining. It was referred to the CoMisittee is relation to the 'Ate of Sword Bearer, to consider of the hest mode of disposing of That ollice„aad to report Weir opinion thermos. It was referred to the Consurittee for City Lands to consi der the beat mode of MIME up the situatiou Of Clerk of the Papers of the Pon:ry Compter. Mr. Beckwith sae appointed a Governor of Christ's Hist. pilaf, in the room of Robert Waitbowin, Esq. now an Al derman. lio other business of Importance was Crummiest. WIRD EU IN THE 110BMIGIL Reber, Dem, who ea Tuesday last was committed I. the pot in Hinsentonger. hove, for the murder of the child nary lialltart,lber been eveteioce ha commie*, entirely absorbed in mediratiem He requited that a bible and prayer bunk. which were foetid is hie lodtplagri ohm searched. and, bad been *skew. 'vestigial' of by Man the ceestahre, alight be given to him. The books were delivered, and he ha intim mmHg maphoped himaelf is the primal of them. He sp owe to antes cuusidecatily deo* reffeciien., and confidently expects his life will be adjudged by a Jury to las forfeited to the Mire of his, cumin% He weeps very misch. and speaks Is tremor great affection for the child which was sacrificed by his baud. ... The following (immature relative to this elifortenate man, has set get bests made hues to the public. When Paw had committed the atroeious crime for whieJi. be elands commitmil to Mkt ins triei, he walkedahatit twilit lo o'clock at aight, auk rhea ha aimed the water. and catered& pub , lie - hetas is Weptmiartat, and oa the following day. be ea. listed is the anti regiimsat, and passed the doctor the sem day. Ina gas to ham been more is ea the more that ha surreadereil hermit k was noticed by the soldier with Mem be bad ineffsied, that he et times greatly coafesed, sad *via elect ea if labour. tug ceder some aervena demise, but he could sot elicit fats him the num of his melancholy. 0.. Suede/ Das wrote a lam, at ties public-Leese, to Me. Holbert, the thee of the decemed, acknowledging that be was the mur derer, sad also his mum for what be bad (Mae. The letter was received en Monday by Mr. Halbert, and is sow in his pusesioa. ANOTHER DREADFa 11U1DR11. An Inqnisition was taken at twelve o'clock on Saturday last, which contiated Its investigation until alien at night, on the body of a woman found drowned in the well of the Drake of York poblie-hone, Brampton, teal, when the evi dence taken was read by the Coroner, and the Jury not Punanimously in their verdict, an toljetentoseat took as one eclat on Monday ; fresh evidence having obtained, they continued their investigation till five o'clock in the evening. The fallowing particulars came out: In the early part of Siptetistrer, the bath regiment, to Witch Doitoella, the harmed iff the Jemmied, Woo ged, arri ied from Halifax. lie was then quartered at the Duke of York, at Brampton; he came there accompanied by his wife and two children, and was lodged in a regal at the hark of the house, the wi ndow of whiCh is about five feet from the well in which the deceased person was tuned. The usfurientat woman was about twelve years older than Donal!) ; the wan very Much attached to him, but was extremely jetlons, and fee mimitly evinced Nat passion when he casually spoke to an other female; their trearrels consequently were frequent, and at time* particoslarly violent. On the night of the ltth of %idealise they quarrelled, and from violent words proceeded 1., blows ; their conduct became desperate ; Donnelly forced his wife towards the welt, and threserued to throw her into it : her screams brought persons to her assistance, and she was reheard from his violent efforts to force her towards the well's mouth. The whole of that night, however, she lay in the open air, With her head resting on the stone steps leading auto the probtichiseee, where she ins found nett morning, with her clothes wet through with dew and rain. She was advised to go to her apartment and Change her apparel, which she did after some time, sad in the cameo of the day she became re conciled to her husband. On the fallowing Saturday night she was in the clubroom at the Duke of Turk, in apparent health sod spirits; after that time she was not seen alive by any one in the house. Oa Sendai morning, the 20th of September, Darnell, came down from bus apartment, and sat in the tap-room with hie two children, but without his wife; inquiries were made after her, and he said that she had gone the preceding night en a visit to her friends; be did sot know when she would return ; that she had taken 3/. with her to defray her ex penses, &c. 'to other inqusrite, he said that she was gone off with another man. A &mode, who went into his apartments on the day after Dannelly's wife disappeared, stated, that she found every thing about the room in the rreatest disorder; ilie clothes of the deceased were scattered shunt is all direc tions, and she observed marks of blood opus the beil-linen. Yet with all these strong evidences of guilt, together with the violent conduct towards the deceased on the Thursday preceding, no anspiciee appears to have bete entertained of the murder until Saturday last, after the body bad bees I r . cog in the well for more thane month. Donnelly remained at the Duke of York after the deceased was missing for more than a fortnight, and frequently Con versed about his absekt wife without the least emotion or confusion at the time. Ile said she was gone off with a fellow, and would net trouble him again, and since that period he has cohabited with another woman. The Coroner summed up the evidence to the Jury; he was glad they adjourned; because more evidence of great im portance had been adduced, and from that, and the evidence taken on the first day they assembled, he had no doubt bat that they srpobt be able to come to • satisfactory conclusion upon the subject. The Jury, without hesitation, refereed a verdict of "Wilful murder epatrul William Donnelly, the Amassed yr the deceased," and a warrant has since been issued for his apprehension and committal to the county gaol. wfisranirsrEtt sEssross. . . WILMA ESTM I NW ER, • TaU*IDAY, (Yeyoant 22. BefulliAttapT, Bitten, Esq. wad a Bench of Magistrates. The Gram, Juiy having. been called over, Were charged by the lorrsidatig Vragistrate. Ile was sorry to lot oliiterl to inforrit "Ern, thut the outtd. was in Mn unusually crowded state, and shut them was* viht quattlity of business to he Kra through. It wits satiolisctorY, however, to este, that no eases of psi tieular enormity were to come 'afore them, or of inueltdifficitit*. The fullness of the prism 04, to he attributed to any increase of crime, but to accidental cirmintitances ; amoug which, the most . prominent veils the (recurrence of the Westminster election, whic 4 l, afforded such it temptation mid op portunity to ail the thieves und pii•k-porkets to iiss mush's,. thrt itt a very short time after the last Sessimethe prison was tilled. He hoped the Jury would enter itPuit their duties with promptitude, rind get through them with as 'much dispatch as would he cuidost.oit with justice, and that he might be enabled to dismiss them before the end of the wee It. Kolbe could not suffer them to retire without saying a Ceti Words on another subject—the state of the prison (Tothill-fields. we stoderstootl.) In consequence of the Report of the. Police Collll usistve eP the• House of Collllllllllfi fleet. g that something was necessary to be done to render it bet. tee and more controllable, the Magistrates had not been imatintive to the subject. and thought it their duty, twlrritig it under the consideration of the Grand Jerry, at tlnt.lost April Sessious. They hail accords itigiy visited the prison, and described it as 1111:011. vritietil sued itsaufficient in occults ttttt dation. At the July Sessions, it was determined. that the subject should be regularly examined by the Grand Jury al the present Sessious ; and, pursuant to the pro visions if the Act of Parl:runeni, Itubli. advertiae 'swot 114 beets given of this. A part of their duty wol,kttherefore coimist in considering anti adopting whatelrer alterations might be judged necessary for suitable isecteumodation of the unfortunate in. ninaea.of the place. lie had no doubt, that; even ins site short spare of a year, it would be changed haat Ponwtliiiiic altogether different from what it was at present. The expense required would probably be very coiseiderable, but be was colifident no conside senate or that sort would deter the geitiletnen head. dress...4lmm doing every thing in the care humanity siroakildictate. Justice demanded; he should add; that whatever cause of complaint might lie iii other respects, no imputation whatever could be brought against the conduct of the Governor or Surgeon, or on the general interior maitegement, than which nothing could . be more excellent. He had himself visited it it very few day; ago, Hint out of 170 per sont.thot it contented. but was was' in the infirmary, sod thediserder 'soder which lie laboured was caused • by his fully and iudiacretion. LI 4. Zdtaards etta indicted fur a misdemeanor, is caerpogiOg, writing. and publishing a libel against Nathaniel Lireaves, owner of the Brown Bear public-house, Bow-street. The fisctt of this case, as disclosed in the evi ' (Noce or 'hi Prosecutor stud his brother, were as fallow :—The Prosecutor hid married a woman sousetlaing younger than hit self ; the Defendant, and a youug man called Wilkinson (who had been tried last Sessious for the wine offence, convicted, and fieuWtwed to 12 months imprisonment). were in the habit of frequenting his house; the former composed a paper, impaling incontinence. in the moat grow terra% to Mrs. (beaver, which Windt). sin brought to the tap-room at different limes, handed round to those who could read, and read for (bose who could not. The Prosecutor's brother found Wilkinson so engaged, stud got the paper from him,. which he gave to his brother. Mr. Gresives sew the Defendant passing his house the nett night, called him in. brought him to a room up stairs, curd asked him if he was the author of the paper. and what he meant by it. He allowed he was, and said he slid it " for a bit of ruin"— Cleaves (who is a powerful matt) fell on him, and gave huts a severe beating : be ran out, (heaves fol. looted, and brought him to the watch-house. where he gave him in charge. He remained in prison. three weeks, till bail was justified. Ile should bare beers tried last Sessions, but did not mower. The libel was not read, but handed to the Jury stud Bench fur their perusal. It appeared that Sr. vend attempts towards a compromise had been mails by the father and grand-father of the Pri mmer, and u leltei was put in and read from Iwo to Mr. Gear's. Wherein, after acknowledging that he had compose 4 the liner, he professed his sincere repentance and contritiots. lite Jury. after ass ad dress front Mr. Arabi'', for the Deleitilailt, wherein he dwelt on the punishment lie had abeady received in the istsprisuntnent anti beating, his apology to Mr. Greases, and certain offers of pecuniary cons peuastion made by his friend*, in a fee ter found the Defendrut Guilty. Scutruce, one year's imprisonment. VAGRANTS. _ _ Richard Sewell, 4,11441C;;:was indicted under the Act 17111 Geo. 11. for refu.ing, when acting as constable of the eight, on the 12th May last, to take charge of * prostitute brought before Min by a watchmen. from Cuventry.street. The prosecution was carried on by the prirish, who had suffered great annoyance from prostitutes at night, to establish and rusks known the piirici. pie, that persona in such situations had, in such cases, no clOcretion to exercise, and that similar refusals I mitt not be justified by the law. flow.. ever, Irons the technical error of a misnomer, the Jury were obliged to acquit the Mr. ALLEY, the conductor of the prosecution, meted, that th e Learned the broth were clearly of opinion the Or leurlinit lied octal wrong, and that men in his situation could not act in a magisterial capicity. George Worejiald and Niehard Knott, indicted for assaulting J. Russell with a wallet, mi the 27th May tag!. Verdict—Guilty. Sentenced to be fined, the former 6s. Ad. the latter 11. Illtchuel committing a riot on the 27th Awl; lAst, itr3r thr I se of Cornelius Lee, tu, Peter-strect, IVartluin-street. Verdict-- AO Godly. William Switzer, indietrd for mormlring Jene AIM, wile td George Smith. on the 11114 Ahoy lost, t $ • • in the yard of St. Martin's thtircli. Verdict Gai/ty. James Turtle, indicted for staling mitt card. case, vulne four-pence, and one inemorandom case, value stapettee, the property of Lieutensut•General John Gustavus Crosby, from his person, orr the 16111 October lust:, The Defendant was seen to follow the General, down Lund-rtreet, about ten o'clock of the diy, stated in the indictment, open his pocket with one hand, and take the articles out with the other. When lie was apprehended they were Initial about, half a yard froil lum. Vertlia— Guilty. ~ut~c:~. —~.— , • 1,1111!.131fALT before Mr. Alderman J.ciltue. 1. Sierra, presiding Magistrate. SWINDLING. Isaac !larding, who was, brought from Worship.street. Polsrt Office, was yesterday patio the r bu. Mr. Henry Roebottom, pocket.back-mattufactorer ' Al. dersgate-street, stated, that use Saturday Mr. Cre w of tbe same sure . , umbrelia.mtaufseturer, seut foe him. and . . . going to him he told him he had customer fur hint, and introduced hi a m to the Prisoner. 21r.rrew said he had taken a good deal of goods of his, .which he was to ship to Cal. cutta, and that he wolthl take a few of the. winners'.. The Prisoner said there would be. no time to execute the order, as the ship would be off on Monday or Tuesday ; but he would walk with the oilmen to his bowie mid look at his goods, which lie acc.o.linsly Ilid.and picked out some pocket books as patterns, and Najd he wuuld call at ten o'clock on Mueday worsting and give an order, if he approved of the patteins on examining them. Oto Meads!, morning he brought hash the patent% and ordered a quantity of pocket books, silver thimbles, "meats, and cases of inatru metals for painting, to the amount of 32./. which were to be delivered at the Prisouer's resideece, .No. 2, Paol-streel, at twelve o'clock. The order Mr. Crew bad to execute amounted to 1001. i. he bad sent io part of his goods before, but, wee to seed the remainder at the same hour as the einem", when they were both to receive their money. They were going together to Paul-street, when they met the Prisoner in Wilson-street, Finsbury-square, he told them lie Was going to draw the money fur them, and that they had better deposit the goods at his r e sidence; one of theth might accompany hits and receive. the money fur both; they accordingly deli. erred the goods at No. 2, Paul -street; Mr. Crew accompa nied the Prisoner to get the money, and the witness Went biotite. When he left home he was determined not to leave the goods without he received the money, but he thought he was secure, as the Prisoner said he world pay it to Mr. Crew. A duplicate was found on the Prisoner of articles similar to those lie bad froth the waterer. On the next day, bring alarmed, be areal to No. 2, Paubstreet, mid saw the Pri mmer's wife, who said he was out of town ; that she had re ceived a letter from hint, iu which he add he would tint re eurg for three or tour days. , Mr. Wni. Crew corroborated the evidence of the last wit. ben, and stated. that after treeing Mr. Rot-bottom, he oe. *compantert the .Prisoner to Lloyd's Coffee-house, where lie inquired for Captain Kirby, sod was told be wen not there; Prisoner then took him to the Jerusalem Coffee.house, made the same inquiry, and received the same answer; said from thence to a ship-broker's in.Rerchitmlane, where the Prlvoner Made some inquiry, but what Kona the wanton did not hear; gentleman in the couritiog.houee answered he would he ready next morniug. Witness gut tired, and proposed to the Prisoner to take some refreshment ; they weld into a bootee and bad a glass of ram and water, after whirls they went again to the Jereoakea Coffee-botme,but Captein Kirby wit not to be found. The Prisoner said it was five o'clock, and he bad given up all Impel; Of avian him that evening, but be would write a saute to Captain Kirby, to meet him pre eiselt ten o'clock next morning, alter which he would Immediately tall mad pay the witness and Mr. Roebottum. The witness told him, as be had Mentioned several marvel "able names to him of peepk litiug the country, he was not so anxious about the amens% fur his epode as that of Mr. Itoebottost's, as be bad introduced him to that vaticinate), and wished be would give him some wearily Mr. Roebut turn. The Prisoner answered be would satisfy him, on that head, aqd took him to the house No. I, Paul -street, and said to the landlord, " If I do not pay this gentleman and Mr. Roebuttum for their goods at ten o'clock tomorrow mint ing you will deliver them to whoever they shall send for them.' This satisfied the witness, and lie waited at home the next day until one o'clock, but the Prisoner did not make hie appearance. He then Went to the lattillord ias Paul. "heel, who told him the Prisoner was out, and bad taken the goods with him. He said be hoped all was right; if not he advised the opines to be diligent. He then went to a brother et the Prisoner's, a most respectable linen.d. awe, who gave him a very had character of the Prisoner, and told him he had been transported, sod was Itet lately refereed. The Primmer in a toed voice exclaimed—" I acknowledge I was transported, but that is no region that the laws of my country should sot uow protect the. Although I Was trams. ported, I am now in the service of the Crown." Mr. Crew, in continuation, said, that lii had not seen the Prisoner sleet Modal until that morning, at three o'clock, when he returned home intoxicated. He believed the wife of the Primmer was not a participator in his guilt ; she told the witness she expected hilt home last Med, and gate hint a bed in the house (in which be and his slopman slept), to give him an opportunity of Meeting the Primmer. He came home in a coach, and because he refused to pay the coach man he gate him into the Charge of the watch. The witness afterwards lodged the prom* charge. 'the wittiest had tint. thee seen nor received information of where his goods ee1.... The Prisoner was remanded for farther examination Saturday next. When the Prisoner was first put to the bar, he asked the Worthy Alderman's permission to have a private conversa tion with one of the desks, which was refused. After his examination was over, he addressed the Alderman, and said he wanted to lodge au information against a person iu Hot . . . . . . . . - born, wile kept a backgammon-board with raise dice. The Alderman observed be could not lishn to his ish.r matiou, audit mac with some difficulty be was removed from the bar. •UW.STAEET. ATROCIOUS RORRERY. Yesterday &spiels Morris, Joseph Bra4d. ✓aces Dennis, and EIROM Owen, underweut their brat public examine,' before J. E. ColNAser, Esq. charged with being concerned in robbing t►e "rouse of William aulow. Esq. of Nu. 4, Cam driostreet, Camden Town, and stealing silver plate and other in openly, to a considerable amount. The circumstaucea attending this atrocious robbery are of an extraordinary and alarming nature, particularly to per.uns leaving their homes, &c. The Prisoner Joseph Braid was a footman in the family, Emma Owen was the cook in the family, James Demos is uncle to Joseph Braid, soul Stephen Morris was a watch man employed by Mr. Clulow and twelve others of the neighbourhood, W protect their house,. and property, he was also much respected by them, and frequently great ti uKt reposed in him. Ile was also employed at the pottery at Battle-bridge. Some time since Mr. Clulow left England fur France, and is not yet returned. Mrs. Clulow left tome about the same time fur the country, on 4 tiiit to some relations, leaving her plate, of I hundred pounds value, packed up in chest, nud the %%hole of the property in the house iu the care of the Prisoners, Emma Owen, her cook, and Joseph Braid, the footman, considering them to be good steady ser vants, sad trust-worthy. Mrs. Clulow relurord home the beginning of the present month, and early in the mottling of the 7th Mat, she was awoke with mu alarm of thieves being is the house by the Prisoner, Stephen Morris. The account Emma Owen then gave of her being alarmed was, (bet when she awoke she lOW two men in her bed room, with their faces evidently blackened, to answer the purpose of a disguise, sad each of them were armed %viol. pistols. She was rumbled to see them distinctly by a candle which one of them held in him hand. She was cell., swirly terrified at their appearance, and was about to scream foe assistance, when one of them l oesented a pistol close to her head, end swore that be would instantly blow her brainy . ~