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I F.% H•TATICN OR COLOURS. On Friday tl c 27th ult.. the Mearnshirelun• ters,cominand. d by Lieut.-Colonel George Robert son Scott, of Bel holm, were inspeded at B;onehaven be Cotoile! Go: thin, Inspecting Field Officer of the )Ystrid. Previous to the inspe'aion a pair uf colours, a Fitt from Mrs. kobertson Scott, were presented to the corps. Mts.. Robertson scott, being prevented from being present, two sweet young boys, her sons, attended by a proper escort and the regimental music, carried the colours into a circle formed by the corps, and approaching their litho- the'Llent.-Colo nel Commandant, knelt down; and each snccessiv,:- ly gave Into his hands a standard. The eldest at the same time delivered to him it letter, which was immediately opened by the Commandant, read Mond, and was as follows : 6 . Mil. Robertson Scott presents then colours with the pleniag snumuce that they will never receive an inglnriiiiis taw in the itossys , :oll 41 - the Menne-shire Volunteers, nor eve, be displayed but in the great cau.e of Religion, King, &tit! Gauntry." .• lINYMARYET MEATRE. Mr. Cot. A IN'S elegant little Theatre opened, last night, with the Play of The ilLsortaiseers, and the Atterpiece of Lore Maris at Locksmiths. Mr. EL- Lisrott's acting in the interesting and popular elm rafter of Oetericn, is already sn well known to the town, that it will suffice to say, that last night it was received with all its wonted applause. In the scene, in which he meets Thranthe, he was peculiarly happy. The character of Loperoeho served to introduce a new after to the town—Mr. Nost.e, from the theatres of Edinburgh and Newcastle. This gentleman felt some diffidence, and to this we ascribe a certain de gree of feeblentss in the cast of his humour, which. however. was cLaLtc and plca , ,ing. I here were one or two uaiches in it more rival titan the ?TA!, which leave us Tittle reason to doubt that AL will he a suc cessful performer Mere, Miss HowsLis was de lightful in ..4g , er. Mr. Ds. Came improves mach in his aain . g. There was a little grimace in his Soli, that ii.jurea its err, ; but it wa , generally very spirited. The .fifer-piece was played with all its former excellence and success. Copt. Bele/ore and .12.114 cannot be in better bands than those of Mr. ELLIGTON and Mr. Mats isxws. The favourite song of Mi,s Bailey was encored. We were glad to "see this Theatre open in a very auspicious manner, for the House was early crouded, and the Boxes displayed much splendour and fashion. Both Pieces were received with great applause, and the audience departed well satisfied. _ . PASSENGERS TO AND FROM IRELAND. THE LOY/02. Passengers from Dublin to Holyhead, May 12. Countess of Carrick and Family, S.r James S.ineatt, Mies St.:wart, Captain and Stn. Coiben, Mr Portescue, Mr. Win ter, Mr. Crow, Mr Stark, Mils Tomay, MrSS Bleckat!, Mi. Dobbs, Mr. Phins, %1 Batton, and Mr. Yates. THE 11251101101.011. Passengers from Dublin to Holyhead, May 10 Lord Viscount Roy.e, Earl of Athtnne, H , ,nourabt• Miss Ginkill, Mr. Hamilton and Family, Mr. Savage, Vt.. Gerrard, Par. Jonr., Mr Newport, Mr. basseley, Mr. Bingham, Mr Lally, Mr. and MIS Grubb, ant Mr. parley. Passengers from Holyhead to DublM, Kay 12. Mr. Nesrbo:d, Mr. WM% Mr Hogg, Mr. Adamson, Mr. Ealiington, 9/IT. Bums, Mr. Menzles, Mr. Huessy, and Mrs TV UXBRIDGE. Passengers from Holyhead to Dualiu, M. 710. Cel. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Butler, Mr. Calliaviera, Mt. Phillips, and Mr. L 4 ngton. THE AUCKLAND. Passenger , from Dublin to Holyhead, Mar 11. Mr. Silvio, Mr. Morgan ' ti Capt. Rieharen, Mr. Gorman, Rev. J. Atley, Me. Smith, Mr. Skoute, Mr. Thompson, Miss lentos, Hon. Dol. Burton. THE LZICESTEN. P.Lssengers from Ho:ybead to Dubin. May 11. Mr. Ws,:,acy, Mr. M•Chrea, Mr Forkington, and Mr. and Mrs. Ciefre. Yesterday, at three o'clock, His MA, esr v• gave audiences to the Duke of .MorsTROSE, the Earls of WINCHELSRA, WITTON, and Uxsainse ; Sir H. B. NZALE and Mr. W. Dust) As. The audiences had not finished till past seven o'clock. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, His MAJ [ATV, accompanied by the Duke of C•inisiocE—Her MAJLSTY and the Patricians, attended by the Countesses CARDIGAN and AYLESBURY, took an • airing in three coaches and fiatr, with their usual escort, and honoured the Countess MASIIIIM.D a in Richmond Park, with a visit, and returned about two o'clock to the Queen's House. It is curious to observe, that the sun's cap is not the invention of a niuustry, but of a fashionable mrl finer in Pall-Nlall. The Duchess of BADT•RD is doing very well in the straw in the StaiSfe-yard. The Earl of DALHOVSIE is indefatigable in the discharge of his military duty in the Edinburgh Distrift. Admiral PA T T Elg has father reversed the order of things, by stepping into the shoes of a Lord sof the Admiralty. The Masquerade at the Pantheon, last night, dis played a long list of chimney sweepers, sailors, link. boys, and other cheap dressed gentry. Bon A TARTZ has exploded Liberts, but he still re ta:ns all his I eternity. His Brvilais are all to be made Princes. The Pri.:ce of WALE% gave a grand dinner yes. terday at Carleton House to a large company, in cludir.g Lord HuTCHINSON, and several of the GNENVIL LE party. A grand review of the Royal and Volunteer Ar tillery in the Edinburgh District, under the Earl of MOIRA, was announced for yesterday, at Porto Bello Sands. Upwards of 44) pieces of canno were expeaed upon the ground. Twenty gm boats were also to be engaged. The University and King's College of Aberdem have elected DAVID SCOTT, of Dunninald, M F. Rector of the University for the ensuing year. The following Officers, late of His Nl:C;tsty's snip &annoy?, were all well at Verdun, in France, on the 23dof April .:-.. Cepr...n Edward Leeman G...wer. Leutenants John Lam bert Letitia, Th..,nae D.- 14e, G .k S me... Ma••••r, Henri Couch. Marine Officer, Ale+.l , der F-10 , ..rd. Pur- Ii". James Ilsalo;b. Surgena,tJahn Ben. Master's Ni.tes, Wm Gilpen, Abraham Roe.nson. :Ahishipeten, Samuel I+.;Airms, Wiliam A.;:en, T. W. C:ezil, two Fraucts Lace. • LAW • • , CCURT CF XING% BENcti, WFSTMINSTRR, MLT 13. SiUinja &fire Lord EL LEmsoaotlcru.. AD A 346 v. BOWERS. • This wis an aetion for a forcible 'entry into the Plaintiff's house, and a violent assault upon the Plaintiff himself. It appeared in evidence, that the parties had been in company, together at the Bedford he.:d, Red Lioanquare, where they had drunk too freely of peppermint ; and the whole cause of ac tion arose from those circumstances, which frequent.. ly occur upon like occasions. One party fancying himself much wiser ants more sober than the other, insisted on seeing his companion home. Whereup on an altercation ensued ' • during which the assault in question took place. No evidence of a forcible entry, or damage in consequence thereof, being ad duced, the Jury found a Verdi& of one shilling for the Plaintiff. EDGE o. HARWOOD. This was an aftion brought against the Defendant, who is an Auftioneer, for breach of contract ; he had set up certain premises by auction, the Plaintiff was declared the purchaser, and deposited a sum of 601. with the Defendant, who, thereupon, enter ed into an aftual contract, .to make out a good title, and sent the Plaintiff au abstraft of such title ; who immediately proceeded to the necessary steps in pre paring deeds, &c. Upon further investigation, the nece , sary parties refused to execute the deeds, and the Plaintiff then btought his affirm to recover the sum he had deposited, with- the expence of the deeds. The Defendant, conceiving he could be only accountable for the money he had received, lodged that sum in Court. Lord E4DOROVOH regretted, that in such eases the Defendant should be liable to pay more than he had aftually received ; yet having entered into that contraa specially, and such contra& being proved, he thought the Jury must find a verdia for the Plaintiff, for 141..15. 6d. being the expellee of preparing the deeds, &c. EMERY v. ALLINOHAK. The Plaintiff in this aftion is a shoemaker by trade, and passing by the Defendant's house, the stepper of the coal vault not being properly secured, he fell through and was very much bruised ; and being a poor man, and thereby rendered unable to pursue his trade, he applied to the Defendant for redress, but his ecmplaints were treated with con tempt ; upon examining the record. it appeared that the word cocered was omitted, and the Defendant's Counsel were about to call for a nonsuit, when Lord ELLENBOROUGH expressed a wish that the matter might be settled to prevent further expehce to the parties, and advised a reference: the parties acquiesced, and it was referred to the Surgeon who had attended the Plaintiff. JONES r. CHARMS& This was an action for goods sold and delivered by the Plaintiff to the Defendant's vefe; it appeared that Mrs. Chambers had at different times ordered goods of the Plaintiff, who is an ironmonger in Bond-street, amounting to 2131. Bs. 10.1. who never doubting that he should be paid, and being quite ignorant of her living apart from her husband, did not hesitate to. execute her orders. Upon application to the Defendant for payment of his hill, he found out the parties had been separated for some time, he therefure brought his aftion aga;rist Mr. Chambers, who lodged the sum of 91. in Court, being the amount of such goods as had been ordered previous to their separation. The first Witness proved the derive' y of the goods. Mr. Stephen Cox, an Upholsterer, was then exa mined, and deposed, that he knew Mrs. Chambers she had employed kim to furnish a house in a very elegant stile, to paint and to paper it, kc. Oi, first knowing her, he understood she was a widow, but when he applied for payment of his bill, she treated him with great contempt and derision, desiring him to go to Mr. Chambers with it. Mr. C. upon b eing presented with the account, told Witness to get his goods as well as he could from her : he thereupon went to Midfarm, near Huntingdon, where she then resided, and took away his goods ; but to prevent his taking the paper hangings, she go: a wet mop and having thrust it up the chimney, she then daub• ed it over the paper, and so rend. red it totally use less. He further stated, that in the house where she lived then, were two bed-rooms contiguous to each other, and that he heard and believed she and one Captain Caulfield lived t -gether. The next Witness deposed, that he bad known Mr. Chambers some years, aad nhat he had been twice separated from Mrs. Chambers, that he had ' known him pay several sums of money for her ; some of which were debts c antrafted since their se ' paration ; that they had six children living, four of whom now resided with Mrs.- Chambers, and Cap- Lain Caulfield. Mr. RISKIN C most ably stated the case on the part of the Defendant ; he said, that marriage tiring of the first import to society, the law on that head was firmly settled by a lor.g course of praftiee the con tended, that the husband %lAA no larger bound for his wife in any debts the might cnntraa, than while they cohabited together, that even if he turaed her out, the person giving her credit, must do, it at his own risque, but most particularly if she be liv ing in adultery with another person, as in the pre sent case. Lord ELLINBOROUGH, having summed up the evidence, observed, he felt but one great difficulty in the case, and that made it a case different from any he hal known heretofore : it appeared, that the Defendant permitted four of his children to live with the mother at this moment, and the qu-stion was, 13y so doing, whether he left himself liable to e debt; if t hese articles were beneficially fur nished for the husband, for the use of the children, he appeared to acquiesce in it, and so far he made himself liable, and sends a credit with her, by be. ing privy to the children's residing with her ; if the 'ury should so think, they would find for the Plain tiff to a certain exte.t.—Verde & for Defendant. rosiee AV LY This was an adieu tor an assault. charging the Defendant with bpsnia . , in the Plaintiff's face. It appeared they had been teeether at the King's Arms Coffee-house. Oxf o rd-stree:, when scene altercation taking place, followed by a vol ey w I'sault and abuse on both sides ; the Defendant went up to the Plain tiff, and putting his fist close to his face. said n will you give me leave to knock you drown?" then putt ing one of his hands bchiad his back, be said, thoug's ~ « . 0 • IIC was an old man, he' f 4int plAimiT: 7 eol,4 1 if he did not (least be would he frightened, ' al oh s which the other sputtered in his fare. Mesas. Tina and Littlebo7, two () , lalt:rs, were called a s Witneves : they had been'tifotal3ht by cretin a distance of :30 miler ; and could tell nothing !beat the matter . Mr. G..saciw was proceeding. t0•-state the De fendant's case. wing he was interrupted by L.:l-d EttErasosoutat, who observed he did got set Slty necessity for taking up dui time of the Court longer : 'theta was no assault whatever proved, for II id the Defendant even gives, the blow, he had previously asked permission to do so, and in vomiting nut such abuse on each other, he had not spit but sputtered on him. Vevdid for the Defendant. FILIDLING AND DANCING. • SHAFT r. LEWIS. This was an aliun brought against the Defendant upon the ssatutt oaf the 25d of the King, seakin iii, for keeping a disorderly house music and dancing, without licence. Mr. GARROW stated the case at great length, ex patiating upon the enormity of such praaices ; these houses were, he said, receptacles for rogues. pick-pockets, and Fitieves, nurseries for all sorts of iniquity, where it is well known that no less •than six peitons lately convifted of capital of fences used to &etude - nu The first Witness deposed that he knew the Defendant at the Sun in Went worth-street ; that he went there on the evening of the 2d of April last, and that there was fiddling and dancing ; that he paid sixpence as his Subscrip• too to the Defendant, who was selling rum to the company ; that there were five or six couple dancing what was called the Cushion D 0 cc, and the com pany altogether were not the most respeaable Sarah Joulic, another .lewess, said she was at the Defendant's at the time mentioned, and danced a lit tle ; that the Gentlemen treated the Ladies ; thought the company were very good kind of people, and would not swear she SAW any thing indecent in their condua. She danced the Cashion Dance ; the gentle men always kissed the ladies when dancing it, the right way is to lay down on a cushion and kiss each other ; but this was too troublesome, and the gentlemen only kneeled down and the ladies kissed them. She said there was rum served about in the room, and that Mr. Velasco served it ; the Jews dare not drink any thing else in passover time. Upon her cross-examination, she said she went with her mother the second night to the dance, and took her chance for a partner; they danced the Cvshi , m Dlnet, but had not the precaution to have a blind fi !dler. Mr. LaSK I r, on the part of the Defendant, said, he was ready to join his friend Mr. Gaaßow in ad mitting the great utility of the Ad trt Parliament upon which this &Rion was brought; and how much the public morals called for its iaterference he WAS procee ling to state. where dais Aa applied in the present case, when Lord Et aEN Boarocon ob served the Statute was a most excellenc`one, but care must be taken how it is applied ; if the Defen dant had this room constantly open for public en tertainment, he was liable to the pains and penalties of the Ad, but it appeared he had only the occa sional use of this room ; it was hired only for eight Jays, duriag their festival, and therefore could not be tweught within the meaning of the A. Vercha foe the I.)ef.:l7dant. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, HICKS . ' HALL, BeflovA r tLciitm MiktiowAßlNG. Erg. and ibe Brach of Mtwara:es. Den;el Lacyler and Thema, Lawler were indicted for keeping a disorderly house, namely, a house in which music and dancing encouraged persons to assemble. The prosecution was commenced by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, under the Music and Dancing AR, passed in the 25th of (lea. 11. ; which subjeCts the parties, in case of convic tion, to a penalty of 1001. It appeared that the Defendants, Daniel Lawler and his brother, kept a is-foe:table house in Roll's Buildings, Chancery lane, where they taught dancing ; and, on certain days, had 1 ball. The persons admitted upon such occasions, purchased a ticket for half-a-guinea, which i.ititled them to four admissions. On the 16th of February last, two of the officers employed by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, named Bun steed and Morgan, went to the Defendants, and bought Tickets, after which they attended the As sembly ; and, on the 27th, the whole company, con sisting of tradesmen, young women, &c. were taken into custody by the Police-Officers. The evidence adduced for the prosecution could not prove any irregularity of behaviour on the part of those who assembled. They were all decent peo ple ; and the Defendants had never been known to admit any of a contrary description ; or to occasion the least disturbance in the neighbourhood. Mr. Gus Nay, on the part of the defence, earl tended. that the Defendants could not come under the Art of Parliament ; and cited the case of Ellis v. Barra% as similar with the present. A got; tun attion had been brought by a common informer against the Defendant, for encouraging Dancing and Music; and it having appeared that the House WAS orderly, and none admitted but sae& persons, Lord KEN os, who tried the cause, was of opinion, the Defendant did not incur the penalty. It was further argued, that the Society had sown an im proper zeal in bringing forward the prosecution. Mr. MA iNwmemo observed, that no impropriety of coriduet bad been proved against the Defendants s the neighbourhood where they lived had not com plained of them upon any occasion; and if Lord Kenyon had considered the circumstances of the case alre.dy cited, such as the Defendants are not accountable for, there was no want of decorum in this, and the parties, upon such ground, ought to be acquitted. _ _ _ The Jury pronounced both Not GuJy. ASSAULT. Joky Defter. a warchmin, and 11,chand Bander, constable of the night in St. Giles's watch-house, were indiaed for an assault and false imprisoanswat cf Ge-rge Atkins, E. 'fbe Piusectitorstatei, that he lived in Russell square ; and on the 17th of March last, while return to Lis Lou,se obser ed 4 carriage at the end or Little Queen-street, Long Acre, suircunded by people, who appeared very tumultuous; witness crossed over, ar..l found the carriage beionge.l to a Mr. Askew, who said from the carriage in Wituess's ; • • 4. "t sire I know that gentlemen face," and at the same time, gave his card',' tabs r+ ff'there was any harm "inne, wit-ess rrti ht poidt out whdru the carriage belonged to ; Witness received the card, and walked on to Holborn, • where the prisoner Dalton came up to, him' and s I understand yon are the gentleman that toot the card ()tit of the carriage, Dalton roust give it me;" irrivss reused. on which Dalton...l —d bas eyes, and insisted on taking him to the watch-house; • Warless went quietly, and • when they Iv t there. Bentley, the odher prisoner, acted for the card, a d on its being ref ised, said Witness should be kt.pt • there till Monday. After Which, the? both laid hold of him, tore . his coat, and thrust him into a black holes he there found himself confined in the rams disagreeable situation, with a companion, whose noise andeeiravagaice of behavi.tur were dis gusting ; this companion, however, told him, that the prisoners had confined him there to extort mo ney, and if he would offer them some, they would let him out; he accordingly coesehted a il. note through the key-hole, but they would not take it. and shortly after Witness's servant tame, he wit then liberated, after being confined from eleven un til one the nest morning. William Hobbs, set vant to Mr Atkins, said, be went to his master, and found him in the situation before described. Mr. Askew said, his carriage was stopped in con sequeriee of a tumult in Queen-street, on pretence that it ran over a child ; but witness did not now any person had been hurt.. The people were very noisy witness gave his card to {several standee by, and one to the prostcater, then passed on I the mob cried t‘ Pull him nut out I" and witness thoo'ght his life in danger. Weeler, coachman to Mr. Ask:w4aid, be did not run over any person to his knowledge. On the day the mob stopped the carriage, he was driving from Fleet-street up Chancery-lane, when he saw some person on the tight side of his horses, but did not know that the carriage or horses hurt him. A mob followed aftersiratds to Little Queen-street, where they stopped the carriage, and said a child had been run over. Several other witnessed stated the manner in which the mob had stopped the coach. The CR A I a te Am was of opinion the prisoners had no right to take charge of the Prosecutor. The Jury found the n Goiky, and the Court aentenced Miton to 14 days imprisonment, and Ilistley to seven. - PROCLAMATION.—It having been humbly se.. F-esented to u; that the First-drawn Ticket, To-mormw Mornin z v ill have a right to Twenty Thousand Poon Is. this is strictly to charge and command all our liege votaries; to purchase either Tickets or Shares at any of our Lottery Temples, on or berme that period, otherwise they will experience our high dtspleasitre. Giden at the Court of Plutus, this 14th day of May, 'BO4. FORTUNE. PRESENT 4T:ON OF Cototts.—The ten City Re giments of Volunteers will, on Fri Jay next, receive their Colours at Blackheath, and with what a light heatt will the Volunteer march who is fortunate enough to be the holder of the Ticket or Share that shall be the first to march out of the Lottery Wheel at Cooper s' Hall to-morrow morning. Stoirrts4 Irostt.ticeircz.—The Derby Stakes are to be ran fur to-morrow at Epsom. The bort*: start at one o'clock, and great sport is expreled6 There are three favourites ; Mr. Wilson's, Lori Darlington's, and Lord Egremnnt's colts ;—but there is a more capital race to be run for at Coopers' Hall in 13as:nghall-street: the great Lottery Pao met STAKES will be determined at nine o'clock, and the proprietor of the ries t horse will be entitled to Twenty Thousand Pounds. The odds are three ,to one in favour of the horse Punt tc. PUBLIC BREAK r AST —To-morrow morning, pre cisely at nine o'clock, the Contra fors for the Lot tery give their public Breakfast at Coopers' Hall. The company is expeSeJ to be exceedingly numer ous, as there were 18,000 cards issued.—A superb present worth 20,0001. we understand, is to be dis tributed the first thing, and Tickets to entitle you to this Due szwe to be had the whole of this day at every Lottery Office. The First-drawn Ticket tn.morrow morning is entitled to 20,000/. whether Blank or Prize, and should it be sold at either of BISH's Offices, Coro hill or Chlring Cross, the fortunate holders may have the money immediately. Tickets and Shahs are selling the whole of the day, and until to-mor row morning, nine o'clock, at the above Offices, warranted undrawn. The following are the leading feature, of tli• Nee Grand Speaacle, at the ROYAL CIitCUS: The scone lies in Normandy, in the fifteenth century, where, ac ording to tradition Leopold, Names or LAsdle, during a predriwy excursion of tradition, 00 beidawn gifts, tieing mrpneed, he, hii Yasials and family, were twat thepuly burcnered ! An i•ifant daughter, a 4 Du Val (a donathhe), by rti.acle on!7 escaping! his brother, to obtain the castle aid Prates, bribes Du Val to diap teh the infant, as Meath bar t t his arnbrith, to which he eart•ents; but his heart failing, he leaves her in the wi 4 frown of Etrehait rn perish, and hi trait treat enders night inhunualy ebandoas bee to bee fate The' lads to air •iii.cinsi of toe usurper, who, -g the regal She Spectacle w, toners , math his daughter Nina, are the ittpposed only raid ng 11:11VIT01 , 1 .4 the f A mity. A mutual attichment being firmed between Nina and St . Valli, aglow lit., toy accident, tad Sean to him presorted a secret conespondeitce iscarried ea hetet:en the lovers ' what' at length is d'acorered by the father ;fand -in the Duke of No , etandy demanding the hand of PI nit. S. Vain% n not n.,4 dismissed the c.0.d.., but ha murky concerted by the Heron, Dagnheit, and Clincher', and wttiertaltan by the ht.. litter is the forest of Etr.han, where St. Valhi, to &own reflectioa, Jujus them w a hunting pity. Previous to this, Du Val, the intended murderer of the !at &iron's Oa, hter, is (after some ran absence from hii nc,:e c...untry, sin;•wreckeri en the cow, and his life lived by s )!1 Rabin rod Ahem his Yon : he ekes refue,, in their r itti4v; the limier, driven by poverty, attempts t • oil. - he is detected, Mid an expesition or Un Van's ris• norm n•rri l erds to 'bestowal of h.s Garnet inhuntanit- unto hsi beet ban' ascend, in the been of ftrelun, s:: I at, crab! the -ascent a uesto.fil but apps-entry arils feel •.•• In it, cart eludes, in all Irelpa4ll.ol. it may he the seer intant rk, Tai anatoloned, act"- meanies him in welch of her. A triewrof the forest • use tee Wild (lid, with a favourite lase, het tini% appears, the try of the -huntsmen Athos her, an r• • their *AK-trance the not oaty peetneta herfamer• tit .I. e< the life of bt. vaktri, unipleall attacked by the furl .us Dagobert and tds eispetre. Tram thefts, pregarertudy tercagb the pace, she evinces bit nen te ft* Menke sseijedi by her uncle, and eat to fogad. by lee ample a doted, ter incidents aria::; foam her pacifier ritualism and character, at :enzth raiz. te.e -51 inetratnent of tendert* guilt ar: 4:rtue ham;