The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-12-29 00:00:00

THE 4TRES. • DRURY-LAW% 1 lie tragedy of isubella, or The foal Mar rtmli last night revived, after a n absence of les tears from this stage. filri. Vb. Misr sustain rd the character of isrthellir but so great war the Loom which prevailed doting almost th e wh o l e o r the evening —the galleries being utiusnally bolster. l ois -that Itw of her scenes were intelligible to the vi dirtice. We regretted this very moult; fur, where item eilibbol to licit. Mrs. WEST, we were We., .1 i% nit her perforfumice, which Wall !•011.g:11-;,; .1 by coergy and p altos. Her first ~,,,o e ie w with Biros—her frenzied grief, when discovers ITIM lifeless noel covered with blond— ienl her ,r,ing scene—displayed 'rowers of the fittest 0r,1.r. These were almost the o n ly parts of her per'ermence during which 'deuce was preserved, and they were honoured with Inuit and getwred ay. plinfe. Mr. H. litstsbe pla cut the part of & two with considerable tallent. Mr. lly.NGoncti, or fill //Toy, delivered the text with propriety, hut he is rather too cold • lover. Mr. Ilemnt.tx made his second appearance, in the charism r of Cnefor. which lie performed in a very tensible style. Mr.. SPARK,, as the Nurse, rendered the triplicity of the old gossip extremely :miming— ind placed the good yoalities of her heart in the most pleasing light, The Porter was humorously represented by Mr. ONnERRY. Alter the tragedy, the Pantomime was perform ed. It met with the most derided opposition throughout. IVlsen the rurtain fell, a great pin primal' of the company remained, :rod the cry of 41 Manager!" was loud sod 11111Verg d. After a 11:100C of considerable length, Mr. S. KEMBLE ap peared and addressed the house. He regretted that lie was not before apprised of the call. The Managers and Proprietors of I), had no other wish than to administer to the pleasure arid satisfaction of those who visited the house, when thew were fi. vowed with their trentiments.—(Shonta sf " With draws/se Pantomime!")—Mr. S. K tint ohs: illaierveil, ire knew not how to collect their! pi1111111.—.1" T h ere is hut one opinion"—tens reiterated from every part of the horse—" Withdraw the Pantomime: it cost you very little, for Me scenes are sill old.")--" It le i s," said Mr. licsishe, " been advertised for to morrow, arid will, I hopr, he produord with such Al terations and ant-iiilm-nts, as will pl eas . a ll p ar t ie s " ---(A general laugh, and ales sf " It's impassible to mend it!")--" 1 Hilt continued Mr. KEN.. BI.C. "that Mr. BRADBURY, on SAtiirrlay evening, did something that offended the audience. If he did, I can assure you he dint pint intri,rl it."—(" H e did ! lie did ! Let him make an upo/ugy—med with draw the Panomione."/ —" Is it 'llllf pleasure," asked the Manager. " (hot lyre Ilstanbuttst st Id appear before you ?"—(" Yes ! yes !") Mr. K Est !MC retired, and Mr. BRADBURY 1100 D alter ell. t itan-l. He declared that it never was his wish to offend any individual—and requested to know whist was the charge against him ? A young man, per fectly dead fled, made some observations, from the dress circle, in a tone of voice so effeminate, that we could nut make out his ground of complaint. Mr. BRADBURY again disclaimed having intended to insult any person. " But," added lir, "if the Gentleman aho has just spoken, or any other mail nil the free of the earth, has airy thing to allege against me, I am ready to tnret him here, or airy where else, for the purpose of explaitution."— Mr. BRADBURY then retired amidst a violent up roar. The call of " Manager !" continued fur some time after. But, as Morptir says, " You may call spirits from the tasty deep, But will they come ?" To this instance, thr governing spirit of the theatre rrfo.ril to ohry the surnmom—atiil, after u quarter of an hour's ineffectual exorcism, the company departed. It 14 clear, however, limit the pantomime must be withilrawn—else there will be, nightly, a repetition of the distutl►auce which we have de ►cribed. COVENT-GARDEN. Jame Shore, and the new pant • , could not fail to attract an overflowing audience last night. The spirit of turbulence, however, seemed to have kept pussessiois of the more elevated regions of th.• theatre from Saturday night, and to reign there with undiviikil influence. We regretted to sae Miss O'NEILL'S unequalled ;rialtos, softiies', mod penitence, in the ill-fated heroine of the piece, spent, or rather wasted on such stubborn materials for pity or sympathy, as occupied a large proportion of the house. Miss SomEavit.i.E's powerful voice frequently soared above the discordant chorus that issued from the opposite quarter of the house. Both Ladies repeatedly received rapturous and de served plaudits from the "judicious." Mr. Youtio was very great in f/a•fings. As well as we could form a judgment, every individual part in the tragedy was sustained with judgment and talent. The pantomime arid off with great eclat, till the lofts• arbiters of the stage, in the pas.age after the landing from Dublin Ilay, thought proper to call for a song. Cries of "Off, off!" being repeated for several minutes; and, we are sorry to add, one or two missile. having made their way to the stage, Mr. G*114,11.01 came forward and said, " Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 would be glad to know what you want ?" A voice replied, " A sores _ ."-1 le answer ed, " Whatever is announced will Ire perf rmed ; hut no song is." This produced no eager, the clamour against the actors cootimied, and was par ticularly pointed at Mr. GRINIA Lot. After some in terval he appeared a secood tune, with is hill in one la std, and as description of the pailionione in the other, ilia! s std, " Here is the bill, and here is the pantot tttttt e, and no song is announced in either ; no song, therefore. can be expected ; had I a song adapted to the pantomime to introduce I should be too 114ppy." Even this did not appease the angry spirits,and the storm continued with more or less yin !cher till the concluding scene, she Fountain of Love, the beauty, magnificence, and brilliancy of which almost every adverse murmur, and elicited Irmo of applause nearly universal. Justice re gimes we should add, that, in our apprehension, nothing but caprice or folly could have found cause of umbrage, the several performers having exerted theinselvea to the utiiiiist, die mechanical con trivances and deceptions having been managed with great a►t, and Kline iiiiprovemeuts made in the business of the paiitommie. OLTSIPIC NEW THEATRE. The Clirittmig stvactiotri at this sgree4ble little theatre are receiving tbe ohluilits of over flowing audiences. We never sew it so crowded ar it was hart night, and the fine exs.rsiour EDWIN and 111 r. ELt.l3 . rox, 111 Ihe- hut-- lett* of Itochesier, were hailed with wolves...Al a 11.. 1/111U.r. To the .ttroctiow of genuine humour 111111 COMIC powerp, the hol:day folk,. had the asltliiimial gratification of witnessing the excellent melo-ilia matic pantomime of Columbine Red Riding Hoed. Mies STEveNsoN's Columbine was graceful, Air. GuEsts l's Harlequin very gnnd, anti l'aut.o's Clown full of humour sled activity. Some of the reins or the Clown and Panialsou (Mr. Hamora soN) were lousily applauded. The rcenery was throughout lwirutiful—the last scene. retneienfinif the Grand limey Garden, with Cupid's Dower, war really magnificent. The whole of the departments of this theatre have been rewired in the 4 complete manner, and the lir' Immences got up with considerable tame. The orchestra is well tilled, and under the rtoperti tendecce of Mr. Vi?ARF. The• theatre was la‘t night filled in every past befute the hour fur the hall-vrice acitaissiots. SOUTHAMPTON. Dscaussa 26. 11'ithin the space of twenty-four hours there have tiresited iii this port 17 vessels laden with corn, film, freloorl, whose mooted cargoes amounted to 16,125 barrels oats, and 1,383 barrels barley. Bread fell in price one penny per gallon this week ; it is retailing at 10;1. per Our Theatre closed last Nlniida), fur the benefit of Mr. Collins, alter a successful season. CHRISTMAS BOUNTIES. On Wednesday last the Right Hon the ladies Noel, with their initial bounty, gave to the poor or Luirs is hem a fat ox, weighing 70 stone, and 200 goat , sn loaves of wheaten bread, to enable their humble shouts to enjoy the return of Christmas.—rSlainford ,Verestre The Hon Charles Noel has this week sent io M . Mould, of °althorn, the sum of 3W. to be distributed antougst the poor of that parish. Oil Monday last were distributed amongst th • I som of Co; lyweston, Northamptonshire, 150 yards uf crlico, and 70 yards of mixed-woollen, the donation of the Rev. Was, Mansfield, Rector of that parish. Betiefsrtions in clothing and provisions, to a considerable amount, were distributed at Sundorue Castle, by Mrs. Cur. hat, 1111 31unday, to numerous deserving poor.—fshreins bury roper ; Last Thursday 113 poor children of the parishes of Glyinle and Bedslibithain, Sussex, received 311 invitation from Viscount Hampden, to dine on Christmas Day at Glynde Plsee. Niiirty•iiitie attended, and were plentifully regaled with roast heel and plum-pudding, and a service of ale. Ou Wednesday Captain Sibbald received front a Gentle man two gitineas, being his usual (lunation, to purchase a dinner to the poor prisoners in Edinburgh gaol. The annual Christmas benefartions of the Earl of Mount- Edgcutishe, at Mosut-Etlrcundw, near Plymouth, to the pour in his neighbourhood, took place on Thursday, con sulting of a large ox, a number of spatter,' loaves, besides flour and money, which served to gladdest the hearts of more than 240 persons, and awakened Ilse highest grail. tulle towards their Noble Benefactor. Mr. Erskine, of Mar, has, with his wonted liberality, sent forty tows of coal•, as • donation to the Royal In firmary of Ediuhurgh, last wrek. KEEPING CIIRISTMAS. Twelve miterials fur the keeping of Chri.tm4s, viz.— 1. An absence of false religion, that is to say, of crud opinion* of God, and uncharitable opinion+ of each other. 2. A spirit that does not shrink at earning its enjoyments in.dotini by exercise in the cold without: 3. Holly or other CVergreellS to stick about our room', and remind us of the no veralyiug beauties of Nature. 4. Plenty fur all the house; and, if possible, some for poor neighbours. 5. A good biasing bre. O. Cbesnuta to crack in it—mincmpies, snap.ileaggoo, &c. 7. The old Wassail Howl—(the indispensable Christmas run) —• eompoastion of spiced wine or ale, occasionally mixed with eggs, and always swimming with mistral apples, which weir formerly called Lamb's-wool. This, with cake ur bread, will alone constitute a Christmas repast. 8. Instrumental or vocal music, or dancing, or both, or 3!11. 9. A short game of cards out of charity, if souse of the conapaily mutat An without it : if possible, a round one. to keep up the glee of the younger sort; if not, a sharp ',Mut ed one to prmluce the requisite pungency fur the older. Only, during the mason, your regular whist-players must not frown sultan lilt ion isi any unhappy merry soul, who takes a King for a Kuser, and whose fancy is more dullreitrlgny employed. 10. A raising of its to as great • level of enjoyment with the it masters and mistresses as possible--agreeably, not only to the first known ortgiu of this festival, which was the Saturnalia, but to reason, humanity, and true delicacy at all times. 11. A kin (Good God! what will Tomkins say n—rt kiss under the mislekte, by one who has taken a walk to get it, provided he he worthy, to whomsoever he offers it, provided she does nut refuse flout a consciousness of being otherwise. 14. Such other pastimes a• the oldest remember, Cie sprightliest approve, sad the dullest du not think absulutrly degradtug. According to advice's from Purt-mu-Prince, dated towards the rod of October, President HOVEN was about to proceed WI li it squadron or 1.5 'trifled yew. sells to reconnoitre the dominions of CIiIittSTOPIIE. Monday, at an auction iu Exeter, two very old coffee-pots w'i're sold for 24. one of which proved to be solid silver, weighting about 22 ounces. On Thursday morning lavt the Worcester conch. called the Telegraph, which passes through Oxford, was overturned near Dorchester, in consequence of its hieing overloaded with packages. By thi• acct. dent the guard, JAMES CARRUTHErts, hail one of his legs ',token, and received many severe bruises. This young moo, by a similar accident, had both los legs broken about three years since. On Saturday last, in the afternoon, JOHN PAT.- MBA, Evq. and Mr. Gummi, of Woodbridge. were amusing theravelve* shooting in a field, some dirt* lance from the raid, and they observed a gentleman who was in a chaise drive up near the liedg.-, and throw something out of the chaise over a ditch iu the field, and in a confused manner get Into the chaise and drive off at a quick rate. They were led from curiosity to go to the spot. soul tin gettitt lt the things out of the ditch, tiwy alipi-dri-tt to Ire• peckages for silver or other valuAlr properiv, anti One had a Card OH It, with the tnitiat• J.. 1. tot it seal. They suspected some robbery had beeit com mitted, sod immediately gave information of the circumstance at Lambeth-street Office, lIER LATE MAJESTY. The following is a sketch Of the speech of Sir JnhaCox Hipposley. hart. on seconding the Address of C Internee to the Prince Regent, at the Su- C t Meeting, at Wells, ou Friday er'noight. The extract of the letter read by 11:e worthy B trout!, N understood to have been cum. itititsicated to him by General Taylor, Treasurer to the late Qiiren, mid Private Secretary to his Ma .),,ty. The worthy Baronet, alter having caps toiled at some lengsli upon , he exemplary virtues of her late Nlojesty, and p wicularly in reference to her extended charities. was more strongly impelled to this act of justice, because he scrupled not to admit, that ;11 our period of his life, when he had fewer advantages of authentic information, he hail himself in some degree partaken of an erro neous opinion, which had been hut ton prevalent, respecting that estimable put of her M c j,ssty' s cha racter, which at the present hour was universclly re. cognised. But (as he observed) growth and pro- gress of error were inseparable from the imperfection of our nature, although its influence was not always reproachful to the understanding or the heart.— i" Whitt damned error," exclaims our great dramatist sod hest painter of human matter, " b u s some s o b er brute trill bless it." Yet, the imperial's voice of truth sooner or later asserts her reign ; and, as in the present 'finance, renders its unclouded homage to the. insatiniable virtues of the illustrious Prescess, woo now, Ilan! lies numbered atriongh he immortal dead ! Deeply and generally, howeor, as this just conviction is now impressed, he would, tiv , ertheles , , beg permission to advert to a very recent and point. ed testimony, derived front the best authority, that on this occasion could be adduced : The charities of thr Queen (Sir J. H. reading a letter) have beef' mist extensive, although wholly free front ostenta tion. I do not believe that, during the whole course of her issidenceiu this country,the close of the year lots prndnerd a pecuniary balance in her Majest)'a favnol ; and there is actually a debt, whiell must be provoied for out of the sale of personals. Indeed, I ass convinced, that the loss of her Majesty, as a kind benefactres., and a supporter of objects deserving of her bounty, will unfortunately be best appreciated by the distress of sisiiiihers who looked up to her For ever resource. There is in Bedfordshire one cha rity, to which alone her Majesty 1148 paid arnually fire hundred pound*, for more than jffty years."-- Such is the grateful testimony drawn from the most authentic suture. To a single charitable institti. lion, a sum exceeding trcenty-fice thousand pounds has hero devoted to her Nlajesty's brueticeoce. The royal jewels, the appropriate decoration and appen dage of the Queen's exalted station, constitute the asts fund from which the debt or about y,OOO/. in curred by her extruded charities, is to be liquidated. The remainder is divided, I think, among the royal progeny. RELIEF fl?0M TAXATION. A Correspondent says, it has been stated in the Papers called Ministerial, that throughout the Stales of Continental Europe no taxes whatever have been taken off since the peace ; and that the only relief olitained is a cessation from extraordi nary reqmisitions. If none of the States upon the Coiditiesit have adopted the fiiniting system, this relict may be considered the most effectual that could have been given ; us with the termination of the war, they have dope with all its expenses. In England whatever advantages belong to the fund ing system, a great part of the war expenses must 'naturally be perpetuated by taxation, and this order of things may be compared to the keeping up a state of war in the midst of peace. In America, it appeuts they have repealed all their internal ditties, imposed daring the war, thereby giving that coun try effectual relief * lions taxation. If the example could be followed on this bide the Atlantic, this country might then rejoice in having obtained a permanent relief from taxation. It is true that war hairs to the amount of eighteen ►Millions annually, have been repealtd since the war ; but before our agriculture, and some of the staple manufactures (*.III lie r ffectually relieved, a further reduction is orcr.•~ary ; for both these great interests of the Star are labouring under severe omit vision, which nothing but a diminution of the public burdens can trirctually relieve.—( Leeds Me►cury.) As within the last week or two, grain, and ropes ci.illy wheat, has much fallen in price, there seems e%ely ' , respect that alter the next general average shall have been asceitaitied, the ports will be closed against the introduction of wheat. That general averag,e will be calculated in shout a fortnight, hut in ihe mean time it has keen taken fur the four we.. kg already past. At the end of the first week, the average pore of wheat was Als. per quarter; at the end of the second week it W 3. 80s. MI.; at the end of the thud week 80v. ; and at the end of the fourth week 795. I Id. As the prices of other gram have tint fallen in the tame proportion, it is inost likely that their importation will he al lowed from ports between the Eyder und the Hi dassrei. BRUTAL OUTIIAur.-011 Saturd.ty fortnitzlit a young g-ntleitran, u student or nwdonor, who shout to proceed to Toha;.tai its a practitioner, was returning from a farewell visit to Amor liirtok in Mosselhurgh, when, in passing through the lim e ,'" Park, he was attacked by three lethm a. who *4' :it.. tempts to rob Inns were ultimately Irti•t.ateil by the approach of it gentleman's servant ; but in the scuffle with the ruffians he war .0 from•ll% Lr tie.., that we are sorry to learn lie (lied in consequent C on Saturday last.—( Edinburgh Paper.) A report that Mr. PLATT, Clerk t.. the late I.ORD CHIEF .11:stics of the Court of Kisig's Bench, treated the present LORD CHIVE JUSTICE , Allll tier- Poona ann./pert, in WA appoishiffirs and kieping bins waiting two boors without has Lordship seeing or heotiog from him, having been circulated, we are authorised to state, that the pre sent CHILE JUSTICE tweet made any appoititmeret whatever foot Nir. PLATT to cell no lutist; and tortlies, that his Lordship, oil the sth or Noventlwr last, by I , lter, tolvertiog to a co,,verbotom lie had had with 31r. 1' I. ATI' nn the day preceding, lehtith that Anne, intim ttpt.l to Mr. PEAT'. that It *twirl hr tartlet , . to gi%e bun the truulde of enlltug upon hi. Lurd.ll , ll. ' Lunt that he declined the acceptance of Mr. PLAT Ca tverticti. 20 THE ErniO.:: VP TIIE niaran PRESS. " At rera :11r Curti (Araks) fr,ml honi (iris proprimet Urea t Bus ronnticnt:pos it/third "—CIcEn. Orr. 3. . St n—A ft , r n. war of oilexampl. , l magnitude and expense, 1 and out wb ;eh its eulogists boa it ne hive been •liided with such wonderful e::(•tiuiv soon glor y, tier won lit had orason to lo .k forward to Lime of the blessings of peace, which are usually exported to in ode their aimearance after . the termination of discord a u d bloud.hrd. This leruspeet , was the mos.t readily indulged ill, loon the ordinary in clination of mankind to think writ of their superior and to believe evs•ry thin;,; good of tine, aleom Proeidene.• natb placed over ; Ihat is, Emperor.. Nobles, Field-UaraluilL &c. Bust though Ihr.c Ingle :10 1 l lofty Personages have freqoently, of late. laid their wow bead' together, no doubt for t h e hest of purposes, aud . have talked, in good set rlerase., n 1 t religion, morality, .octal order, and the happiness of 1141 i ~,, A, yet their bens guage and their actn.na hare kale decidedly at va. riance, and instead of benrfitiog mankind, they haire thought only of aggrandizing their respective States, aud dividilig the lacer:led remnant '4 and spoils of Eu rope among themselves. But it' they had been really seri a shout preserving irmiquillely and order, they wool ' have attended to the source from which disorder awl anarchy naturally *firing, that IL the multitude in every na tion—the itieligeot and neglected multitude, who contain within them the elements of confusion suit r e .yohition, Mr. Owen hose repeatedly sdilreetwel net 11111 l ..als to the Sovereigns of Europe, aaaembled for the &cites plumate of promoting order seed tranqtaillit , ; and yet, as I.ar as it appeals, no no tice has been taken of his ;Tone 0 :" . Tlwse Rio lers,howeeer, would have consulted their dignity better, sir at least their los terestLand the security of their dominions, if they had devised some mean , of ameliorating the multitude, insteni of search ing to promote the rersonal views of a lea individuals only. According to the opinion of Dr. Adam Smith,. the motto of all the Rulers eel . mankind IL !` All for ourselves, aud no thing for the rest of the sorb'." a most notable sentiment indeed, and our that would loose passed a few years back only for a splenetic effusion of the proroiled Doctor, but a hitch is now, by sad periemse, hicorporated into ihr diplomatic rude, and ham become a feitielatismital axiom of diplomatic acieciee. But if they are seriously desirous of tranquillity and peace, let the • holed of Peace be ps racked to the multitude; but let it lw tbe GOSPEL OF PuLITICAt. CNRISTIANITY, whirls erect. its basis, nut on another world of future expectation, but on our own globe, the only one that we can well know, and which was expressly given to us to cultivate and to Moines,. The multitude are nowt a-days too wise and shrewd to Ice golleil by promises of future felicity in meother region, aced at a e dialant period; Ihry are not to be entrapped into submission, and brought tooter control by such thread bare artifices, especially when they witness the worldly conduct of the Missionaries an/ propn gator* of such sr when they see them grasping by every means in their rower at the good things of the present world, to monopolize and secure them tie themselves. It is a presumptive proof of the soundness of Mr. Owen's doctrine, am: the wisdom of his plan, that he leave, the article of religion untouched; that he will not admit sectarian divisions, auel religions animosities into his villages of Unity and Coucord, as he styles them. If, indeed, any political doctrine can lie said, with propriety, to he fully miiirleel and elucidated by the concurring experience of nearly two thorsand years, it must be this, that a dogmatic religious, sir uue founded on peculiar doctrines moil sentiments, admitting, of course, of various views, and opposite judgments, would, in stead of promoting pence nod harmony among man. kind, tend t effectually to breed endless discords and animosities in the win Id The fetal experience of modest. 'Ornery has established this proof in dismal sad bloody characters in every page ; while, at the same time, modern experience happily presents the antidote in most legible chant:lees, by exhibiting an immense re.:.• of the globe growing into unparalleled prosperity, happiness, and Leedom, upon the hams of opposite prioriples, of universal toleration, of religious opinions, and unqualified latitude Of political sentiments Tbts is the Goswit, os Tug WrsT; the WtsDoM (*THY. WEsT, in professed oppositio• to the once-boasted Wisdom Meier East. When Columbussteered for the west in search of a new world, in search of gold,lere. mous stoners, and Indian wares of curious and exquisite fabric, he gained his immediate object indeed, hut he could not dive tutu futurity, and divine, that, in after times, the pearl alone all price, the freedom 111111 emancipation of the human race, the most valuable of all comneodities, would is sue sical walla is now so well investigated suit laid open, the moral and political world requires some haul sled ardent ad. venturer, who will penetrate its secret 111112.1., and hring he light its latent riches nod its uodiscovered stores the old beaten track• and huekneyed pasha must be•bandoned, and ties ways 1111 l st he opened an.l explored : the recesses of tench mid freedom must lie bunted to bring ehegoldeu age once more to light. Rut this glorious prospect case 'levee be realised, while the vast majority of the pupulaiiou is im mersed in distress; and indigence ; while , as a natural conse quence of that Relict. fl and degraded state, rancorous passions feriae ; envy, jealousy, and smothered resentment, on the one side, and fear, hatred, and apprehension on the other. Our own country is more peculiarly situated in this respect, since all elm's reason and cnlcillate in their presumed rights; and the mart numerous class is taught to believes by their iewu champion, that the rich are in direct uppueition to their claims, and consider (heir restoration to them as a source of danger to their own security. This view of the matter is foe the r corroborated by the acknowledged friends of the wealthy and the noble, who, in order to secure their attach ment and summit, represent the lower classes as directly hostile to their pnifessions flail their privileges. But it us always latter policy to disarm an enemy than to meet him ill full sue 111111 l er; to prevent evil, than to allow it to grow net.i rank awl luxe.' iant magnitude. It is in INS light that Owen views the matter iu queslioit, and it is on the ground of prevention that he builds lira plan. He means to insulate the paupers; to insulate them front the more for tunate and p 0.4)(11.114 clinics, Lot to concentrate shun among theniselvea. What was before the source of weak ness and distress, will, on the proposed basis, become the means of strength and sessrity—of seenrity to the powerful and prosperous, by the removal of an one-roils burden of irn pied reluctantly motored, as well as by a ithdrawing jealousy and disaffect illl wand of strength to the pour and feeble, by concentration their 1t1e311% aced sffurts for their common benefit. _ _ . ARATUS. On Sunday evening a must lamentable occurrence took plate at the house of Mr. Si. ;:WOlO.l, gerldien.strert. A youngsersittenian, of the name of Kt. hard Hillard, in a fit of de/modem, cut his throat in a most dreadful manner, four or Ire places. The pomp( Mall, we understand, was Slut twenty years of are. Nlany ri ttttt mrs are prevalent as to the tense of the isnfortni.ate event. The ynniie visas had courted a pitting lady fur some months, and it is stated that lately his visits were not received by her so kindly as they formerly were, and he in criiiitirmence lueetime very nielaii choly, and in the early part of last week be took to his bed and became mark WWI!. Mr Anglia, the surgeon, was called in to attend him, and 11,111p1.11114 of daring. meat in Miele-et. appeared : at tumes he raved inceamettly, and theta for a Awl period bewail calm and rat' I He IX• pre.", a wish to vie she riming lady above alluded to on hemeisey. She was Millie. d to en and see bim ; he talked to her in the moat affects ate manner, and as site was gnia:: he trimmed a partner kiwi, *blab was 1(11111.01 galore the lady left tlw honer, a noire was heard is the room of Mr Hal liard. A Friellemari• named Inglis, went two 11w apartment and saw the Wood nesuiirie Is his thrust. Ou the goer lay a knife covered silk blood. Mr. bleb ‘4 rimed op the bead of the iiiifurtunate man, and obserw•ul a rater, ' the blade of whit Is keel penetrated deeply into the throat. He leek the 'save mil, and Mr. Austin, the onrceon, was sent fur. Morn he arrived, hr Instil that the deceltu.ed had cut three smaller wU1111•14 in the neck wit , . the knife, but was una ble to Ilerolllllllloll hi.. pnrp um. Mr. Miguel is still living, bat OW air emelt:slued of bin recovery. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The I..pwing, for ilw 'sure of seventetn en•kq .p; ri f nn Wertnt.nlay, She 30:h instant, ea board :It 143 tuvuth. itecalls at No. 9< r Kerr•atreN, Plyaoutb•Dock POLICE. XAVSION ) 4OIISE. LOST CHILD RESTORLD. Testeritiy an officer, Horned 144ttli‘ w IA own, besot:lit tw the 10-tice-room the child of a decent ~or w inuntsl Elizabeth Smith, which he had found in the street 1.111 Sat iir• day night The officer said the child, which was about two years was crying bitterly and shivering with the cold "plumb: fistodlitek's Office. Some humane per, , - t 113,1 pot itropeoce_ Is ilfeenny into the infant's band, but the offirs r Ihhut :hi it snore charitable to convey the child t., a place for warinth and sustettaiire, and tuck it to a pnbhr.l se. II tin it -veot w sesi els of the p trent, to whom he was .dirreted 1 ill posts d a : ;-iiast the 111,0eAois ileisse, as he walked al.she null 10. , bunks'. Ott inet..rill7 the honor he 40111$ . 11 *rm. ! ' where the loss was most aeutely felt, awl sniplied the Isamu of lamentation with a very different feeling. The I.oril player highly commended the conduct of the officer, which w.ia as revnatkaWe No the colicWise4s with which he sitoglat to relieve the mother, us for the ',rumples tulle villa which he relieved the child. The mother said she had scut the infant with an elder bnither, and that to her terror this latter moulted alone. She expressed her gratitude to the officer with floe Irish warmth, and said she felt his humanity the mote as she was e strangtr in *lsis country. • HOW TO SPEND A HONEY.IIOON. A fashionable pincushion-maker, Ham , d Burr, and his wife, were charged with having devoted thnost•lves to bet:. ging in the streets ever aiucc their ut.nriage, which took place a few months arm. It was stated by witnesses that Ow, had hrtrgrd doling the honey-moon, u hide most have been t•11111hol t • 4.11 sl ilia more than ordinary spirit by the pell6lKlll.ll they Itad adopted, as the man declared he was well at,lr to enaintain wife before he.took our, upon the runts of his more liumst oe:itoat _ . The laird Mayor said, it can formerly the practice not to take a wife without being able to supp:sit her by a man 's industry. This was an extraordinary iiistante of taking a wife on the opposite principle of supporting her by sou.. Hess, and the experiment deserved • reward %latch it evr tisinly should have. . The Beadle said, they had abused numerous itt.lulgeisciet so often and so groasly, that nuthinx hot hould would do. The man, particularly, cem• tl to h. 0...• mars sot fOr the purpose of laughing at the parish 1. 1 aushug to its burdens. The WOMSII hung down her head, but Mr. Barr aigi.ilied that lie was of too independent a mind to her, it his parish allowed hies eivisigh, or if work presented itself. The Lord Mayor told him he should have a little Bride well en irelaiunseat after his hinsey..niu ))))) sod mike rd Min t o prison for one month, with a special direction to the keeper to A.pg him and work him well. Mrs. Barr, who did not seem much atfiTted al this sen tence, was sent to prison for seven days, after VAllell sbc 1,1 to he pa►se - d Jo her parish. . . A SINGULAR OCCURRENCE, A woman of very decent sippeartince,lint evidently ing under pecuniary distress, was elm, zed • iii hat inn he t :, ceil in the 'Anvil , . She solemnly denied that done No, and having obtained leave to speak to Ins !.,rd.4ip apart irt.in the crowd, rue prised hint not a little t. Hinz him that her tather•in.law was once well known to his Lordship, and 1L..1 her husband owed hi's, many oblisration , . The 1.m.1 Mayor was sati•fied of the truth of her titnte mew, mid said she MRS unfortunately inns-tied Io a leas fellow, who was the cause of her degradation and of ue • n igther's rutiL—sglie was discharged. G1.11.011%11.L. FELONY. Andrew Kenn was yesterday charged by tC,n . Whitnt iol, laudlota of the Crown Tavern, Buy-bole, with skalmg un Sunday from his larder a piece of ham. The Prosecutor stated, that the hisiin s er clime into his passage, took the ham, and then vitt away. Ile was taken into custody with the ham in Inv pussespion. He Ahe Num'. tutor) did not wish to prosecute the Prisiiiii r, as he believed hunger ass the c.tuse of his committing die The Per -otter, in Ilia &fence, gaol he had ti .t eat any !Wog from Cliriai Inas day at one o'clock, ■nd be could Out with 'tam, the temrt.:,...it of the piece of boiled loon. Mr. Alderm:m Birch% the Sitting Migistrate, give the Prisonler a soit.ilble :epronatid, and disc:butted biol. • Wm. Grimes %, i. chirizeti by R Merl V.ismaii„ a careen. ter, with Me ding d hand-WIN Itl a a nigh Waite, his vt.ppr.iy. The Priorcittor stated, that the Prisoner hail worked in his employ, am' left it uis the Islh or November last, w h en hr missed the articles altuve.ineotionect Tlw Peissitur vas brought to him uu SMiirday evening, and Itie ludgeil lass to the watch-home A pawnbroker produced the saw, and :elated ihat it was pledged with him for No.; hitt he would net lerialie to swear that the Prisoner was the person whit hail pledged it. The worthy Alderman observed, that the proof against the Prisoner was deficient. lie therefore Was obliged to dis charge him. BREAKING OF WINDOws ..... _ _ _ . John Nicks" a journeyman coilior, ass charged It, William Gray, pawnbroker, fleet-strut, wish bet:Alin his shop window. The Prosecutor slated, that the Prisoner Came to hi. ship on Saturday night and offered to ply tlge a pall' of 'IMO% Crio 2s. Witness perceived lie was intoxicated, mid rtfu.e.l to take them in ; un which the Prisoner went nut and broke a pane of glass in the shop window, which cost 6s. P.I. to re place. Be was taken into custody, and in the watch house gave his name as Jack Ketch. The Prisoner, in his defence, said he was n jonrsorymnor tailor, and had only come up from Manc'eater on Saturday, when he suet slime friends who treated him with biros. When at Manchester he fell into the river and cut his 11.1111 and nose, ■ud ever since when he drank liquor ;u• was putt. deranged. As soon as he gut work lie would he happy tio pay the Prosecutor for his pane of glass. At pi - racist all I.e was worth was one shilling and his thimble. In answer to a question put to him by the worthy Alder man, be said the only friends he had in town were a few mourn. ymen tailors. Aldco man Birch recommended to the Prusreotor to accent of the promise of payment—which he did, and the Prisoner was discharged. A itivr.mt.r. PICKPOCK F.T. Thomas Bement, a buy, shoot 10 year., of ..ze. tritS charged by Mr. James Price, druggist, N.. 16, New will, picking his podia of a silk pocket handk... hie! . The Pr.steutor atuted, that about twelve o 'cl oc k d o t da). as he was oalkiug down Holborn, he caw f:)or or flee boys. and immediately after felt a pull at his pocket ; lie nut hi. hand into it, and found his handkerchief t;one; at it... con. moment he PIM the Prisoner putt ink sunirthing I,llu hie porket ; be questioned m 59 50 what he had there; hi: nothing, he was only putting his mom-. ;.ockt•t On scarebine th. Prisoner, he foam] 6. nets One of the Officers said, that he had • 1 • • • .:nner 1.. coatudy shout three weeks hack, for pick -. • :lemon': pocket. On that occasion be was sent st. to olonped. . . . . 11. e 'worthy Alfirrman reminded the P•i%i.ure nil I-. ritn,.t.vt, to give his father au up!wetunity of cuftms o i kW. AN 'UNMANLY ASSAULT. Mr. Edward Clifford, land litirveyur, Chants-Ty-lane, sop. pea red to n sionntowi to *newel the complaint of Mrs. Mat y Arnie Railey, for assatiltiov, her. tl he Complainant stated, that ithe was the wife of a chill to • solicitor, and on Saturday esiciiitig had orrasidu to the Old Batley; and on her lewd', coining up flee•. street. the Defendant followed her, mid wort, her 11 WOW .14 the side. Some Ornilemen intrtfried, and the Witold ;tit gave them Beard with his middy,. The Defendant denied the charge. He said, in railing the Ciimplainant, he might have :outbid ter, 61st r•.t int, jj. liunnlly ; but •ftee passing.. lie aTR apart' and used two.: tunably. He would ask. if he godly of Ili.. ch.: would ih.y not have coven bias into the custody of the stitch M.. .uhu Calcolt, of N 0.56, 31.trchmentittivet, Vreofuir... 'ter, tamed, that uu S.Uirday its•rniesk I.t- • ...I ortinisuf up 1 7 11.0....iret.t, follow in 1.11.• Complainant. He ...it the Dal °data raise hit u m and strike the Complainaht I I I