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THEATRE. COVENT-OARDIN. new Comedy was produced last night for the En: time. It is intitled The Blind Bargain ; or, Ifins Oat. The following are the principal aaratiers, and were thus supported : .F'r Aldrift' ifeelyse Mr. Fawcett. linear • Mr. Keinble. inek And yst Mr. Farley `burl... Mr. Leo is. De. l'iwb'e Mr. Blanchard. tAirt Ife.4l.isse Mr. Emery. Polk Mr. Atkins. .tl.l nina. is Mrv. Gibbs. Ms, Garwt %int. Davenport. P.Ar. , IfisealhiJsr Muss D.,sitls. Thrlsnel (a Gape: , ).. %Ira. Emery. The following is the substance of the Plot : S.- .Iwirirr Analyse, in consequence of his niece mar rying Mr. rllari against his consent, adopts a child in India, and consigns it to the care of his friend Dr. Pliable in England, with an allowance of 3001. per annum. : the child dies, and wishing to preserve the annuity, employs a Gipsey to procure him an other. Sir Andreas arrives, and 'clefts for his veil., his flame, 3f Garnet, who, during his absence, has ton coquetting with Aldersvan Deernant, and, arnonet other love presents, has sent him a marmo set, called " Little Peter," which the Aldernsan, in a fit of jealousy, writes word he shall return ; and ltlas Garnet, afraid of rousing Sir Andrew': sus ii6ons, bids the servant on no account to let him iar any thing of the Alderman, or " Little Peter." In rnean time the Doctor is all joy at being prepared Sir Andrew his adopted infant; when, to his utsion, he finds that the Gipsey has most unex- F dedly purloined 'ilk's': child ; and, knoviing no better mode of extricating himself, than by fixing the theft on somebody else, he employs his servant Frank to select some stranger, and offer him 1001. if he will consent to be blindfolded, and led where ever he pleases. The person whom Frank hap- F ens to fix on for this Blind Bargain is a young Oxonian, named rawly, who is led blind folded into the street where the Dotter lives—and when Frank leaves him for an instant, Toorty re solves to mark the house, that he may hereafter know the author of this mystery—but he mistakes the door, and marks Miss Garnet's instead of the Dew"; ; Frank then returns with a basket, and soon after, finding it contains a sleeping infant, returns in distress to the street where the Deer and Mice Games live, sees the mark on her door, and rings violently at the bell, when the servant, expelling " Little Peter" by the stage coach, receives the basket, which hi the end exposes .31ra Gas art and the Dower to Sir sindrecii, and re cznciles him to Mr. V.:Mari. There is an ender-plot. consisting of the myste foes condudf of Vs/boy—who is accused by his wife's relations of having squandered her fortu e in disslpation—when it turns out that her Father never paid it him. Sir .Indrete .Emigre has a passion for writing. and is compiling a dietionary, which he carries in his rocket, issrefers tonn all occasions. From this he leads a variety of po d finitions. In the list are th le of an old maid, a dun, a sailor, fashion, England, Sm. His definition of a sailor con cludes with stating that he laves grog, his mis tress., and a Spanish war. An author he describes as the food of newspapers, Ste. and not living until after he dies. Giles Iroodlins is an honest farmer, fall of sentiment and liberality. Doctor Pliahle is tame Doctor Otapod, who has a happy method of quieting his conscience. lie justifies his lifgation, because it helps a starvin Barrister ; and, for the stealing of a chili, he fee ls a consolation in the al vantage which it brings with it. Pillars is a man of high sense of honour and spirit.— I his charadin gave Mr. Kauai.' an opportunity of delivering some very fine sentiments He was extreme'y ani mated, and looked remarkably well. rawly and Ja.k Asainor, two Oxonians, are introduced to the audience as having set out upon a tour in a gig, and met with a great variety of accidents and emhar raiment', from which they are enabled to extricate themselves by the extraordinary assurance an.! good humiur of Tonr'y. Such are the materials of which the Author, Mr. Rev mutt's, has contrived to make cut a light, lively, bustling Comedy, in his usual style and manner. The charaaers are all accorn. modated to the peculiar talents of the reseedive pc formers. The sentiments and allusions are de rived from the passing events and fashions to the dal, and the whole combin.ttion interests, not by the harmony of the colouring and the beauty of the proportions, but by the contrast of light and shade, the whirnsicalty of the scene, and the irregularity of the parts. All the general observations, which apply to Mr. RIThOLDS'S for. 11 37 pieces, are equally applicable to the present. It Is of the same form, colour, ansi complexion, and cart in the same mould. and though n t the most vigorous, is perhaps not the weakest offspring of his mu.e The interest arises from the loss of the crlil3 of 'Wars stolen by Racke/, a giptey, to supply the place of the infant in the care of &rim. Phohle. In following up this incident, Tootrin suffers himself to be blindfolded, and hence the piece derives its Lame of The Blind Bolgren. The several perform e.s exerted themselves with perfeil success. Miss I • a • LI, 'n the chax aaer of Sophia Wootit•ne,was not i-ast fortunate in her exertions. She introduced , eautoul air, which was encored, and crowned with Csc most rapturous applause. The piece was heard thr..ugh o u t w i t h unqual i f i ed approbation. I he Prologue. which was grave and sententious, was &poker, by Mr. MLltil V ; the Epilogue, which IS of the ludicrous class, was sung by Mr. Essay. "rd CAL is appointed General of Brigade of Ke:-.t and Sussex 0 strAs, between Tunbridge llis Lordship is pte:+ged to beat the } :enc.] We ur.derstand the Direttors of the Fast India Company are about to estaltlish a public Seminary Elgland, for the education of those young gentle r,- "1:o are d:ftined for the Company's civil set r•.. in lu.tiA. Sun an institution has been long ::::'.crstar.d the proposed one will be .1 very ei:larged and liberal scale, and that the v..1":1 be such as t: rlt the writers in the ;•••‘ •"•)'s service, to fill, wit:: credit to themselves ernr: . .,vers, ti a import.int situations they uien t, - .) hold ihs out eastern py t y 112 rite, ' S *La :ozE. Mae: d the an by d the nett The C. ILLY, in, ta amore, ,we is Bar Zat s .. :k, feels, w, cf sang ANC C. talent seat, Edan. [witty low at 7 ha, • ige i taloa 'on • ta • 1 , 11 ted °rent pen rce tte CAST! ty t Cl lue:ic 'Ts yie Rea. f:.' . I,i 1. err MO. t h • , •,, 1 . NI • y(.•> ::.• 1•••• , e Ic • - the I The Mr,. D o w. ri the Was tiered LY to comely d p o . !Went asiou Qitc3 Tion z r,,;_ :'P , BRIGADE r,v HYDE PARK. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the St. James's Volunteers, commanded by Major Downs (in the absence of Colonel Lord Amhetst). entered Hyde Park, and took their station on the right of Gros venor gate, near Oxford-street ; the Mary la-bonne Volunteers, commanded by Sir H. Vavasour, soon after, took the left of the St. James's ; the Duke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters, under the command of Capt. Barber, took the right of the brigade; the Ist battalion of the Pimlico, or Queen's Loyal Volun teers, commanded by Colonel Robinson, formed the centre; the 2d battalion, commanded by Lord Hobart, and the St. Margaret's and St. John's, formed the left. About eleven o'clock, the Earl of Harrington, Inspeaing General; the Earl of Ban bury, Brigadier-General ; Colonel Macquarrie, Co lonel Jenkinson, General ‘Vhetham, with their Aid de-camps, Colonels Stewart and Warren, with Co lonel Blacquire, and the Hon Mr. Lincoln Stan hope, of the 16th Light Dragoons, Brigadier Ma jor to General Cotton, arrived upon the grouod, and rode up in front of the Line in brigade; after various evolutions, forming in two Divisions and Sub-Divisions, they proceeded in Line for Bugden Hill, where the light companies from the several corps fell out, aided by the Duke of Cum berland's Sharp Shooters, and covered the advance of the main body, by an incessant fire ; and, shortly after, continued to cover the retreat of the main army to their former position, where they formed a strong line of defence, with a brisk and well-diretied fire, by companies from centre to Rank ; after which, each corps fired a general volley, tern wring iu line. The St. James's received the word of c , irn nand to charge; we never witnessed a more manly, or a better line of defence. Shortly AA., the 2d, the Mary-la-bonne, the Scl do. the 24 hatta•iiin if . the Queen's, the 4th do. the Ist battalion of do. and the sth do. the St. Margaret's and S'. John's, next. matched in successi,n, in open order, by the General and the Brigade Office's, when the Earl of liarrington paid every tribute of thanks to the Com manding Officers of the several corps, compli•nent- Mg them on their lii ;h and excellent state of dis zipline. The return of Brigade h"ing called for, Colonel Jenkinson made the following return of 1,486 rauk and file on the field. CHELMSFORD, Oct. 23. About nine o'clock List night, a fire broke out in the Dog-yard stables, Back -street, Chelmsford t it is supposed to have been occasioned by some Hato •erians smoking their pipes, and throwing them in the hay before they were quite out ; but At present it is doubtful by what means. Thirteen men have been dug out of the ruins, burned in a most shock ing manner ; five more are missing. These poor Jaen came in the afternoon, and were lodged for the night in those scabies ; they were 'ip•mn their march. The fire was got under about eleven o'clock. The stables, some uut-h•nrses, a car penter's shop, and two horses, were consumed. The poor man lost his all—he is uninsur ed. CEYLON, It has lately been discovered, that the Island of Ceylim produces A plant nearly similar to our flax ; it is called N 444 and is proved to be of the greatest utility. The stem of the plant is from three feet and a half to four fe:t in Isaiah, and furnishes a flax which is twin ed into fang ropes. It is tound that it has for many years heal in wie among the &her. men on the island, who make their nets and lines from it ; for which purpose, its particular quality of never d:caying or ratting, while in the water, ren ders it very set viceable. It is said to be rather deficient in elasticity, but that is principally attributed to the articles that were tried, not having been sufficiently steeped. By the experiments that have bse made, it is proved to be in the proportion of five to four of Luropean cord age. It grows in great abundance; but the natives do not appear to know all the services to which it can be applied. The celebrated rnbher, Gsddakandege, who some years ago revolted from the Government of Candy, and who was particularly atlive in raising distneo ances on the frontiers of Calle, had, in the month of February, returned to thu neighbourhood of Mapligan, with several other rebels, anJ recom menced their depredations. Don Lewis de Zilva, Aratehy of that village, marched out with a party of the inhabitants, enJeavaur to apprehend him. They surprised, on the road, two adherents, horn whom they learned, that he had taken shelter in a cave, with two women, whom he Lad carried off by force from their husbands. Upon hearing the party approach. he sallied out, with a bayonet fixed to a stick, and attempted to charge his JasAllglltS, who instantly shot torn Thu two women, who were foand to be of the greatest respedability, were returned to their hus bands. Cootscas' Hs tr.---Fly particular desire of the Votaries of Dame Fortune, the nest rep. eLerraium of the p l ial•r Ps.4y of The Wheel ,f Furtione, with The wiil be next Friday, being the last time but nue of perhirming this year. The stay great applause the YOW/g Rose - he., alias War Coal Boy, re ceived when he product the fortunate Tiarr, No. 6,7:41, which was proclaimed with beautiful em " Tssenty Thousand Paan.l.s principal Money," drew down from • most cinv..ded Aid bril liant audience incessant peals of applause. 'lbis Proclamation will be repeated on the Above day, possibly twice; in addition to which, the firs.t.irawn Ticket will be entitled to Five Thousand Puts:As. There never was a Lottery whereby the public reaped such advantages as in the present. The capi tal Pr izes already drawn have ali beer. shared among dve: tirers c and further, an imp-rta-it oppi.r taraty priseuts itself to those who ssish to t‘new their Chine's, or become Purchasers for obtaining the following grand Prizes;—two of 20,0001. two of 5,(50u1. two of 1,0001. four of SO i. which must be drawn on eriday or 5.1::u1.1y neat, the day on wh:ch the Litery closes. Tickets and Snare, are selling at 11:)%ssay and No. 26, Coming, warrmituki . . . • bib BEI" Oct. 24" The Sessions commenced this day, before. Lord ELLROi BOROUGH, &WOG TeicsmAtre, the LORD MAYOR, R►coKne■, and City Officers. • BURGLARY. Jain Blair was convieted of burglariously break ing and entering into the dwslling-house of George Gibbs at Shoreditch, and stealing thereout twenty five guineas, a silk handkerchief, a gold ring, and various other articles, his property. It appeared in evidence, that the Prisoner .at the bar, and a girl of the name of Sally Swan, with whom he cohabited, were taken up on suspicion, and brought together to the Police Office, where they underwent an examination before the Sitting Magistrate ; upon searching them, nothing material was found upon the Prisoner; but, on searching at the girl's lodgings, a gold ring was found, which afterwards turned out to be the property of the Pro .ecutor : when interrogated where she had got the ring ? she said the Prisoner gave it to bar ; but he could not give any satisfaftory account how it came into his possession. They were separated, and put into ditEirent apartments, which were only divided by a thin partition. One of the officers concealed himself in an adininin t ; room, and tiverlieard the Prisoner say, to the girl—gt I hope, Sal, you won% swear against against me ; I never will discover who was along with me when it was dune, for I will die first." The Jury, after some consultation, retuned their verdi9 of Guilty. Thomas lkforris, alias Doctor Morris (a horse doc tor), %Ai indiat d for felouiouslx stealing from the person of %%Tinian' Chambers several Baal -notes, his property. _ _ _ . . It appeared in evidence, that on the evening of the Zoth of August last, between three and four o'clock, the Prosecutor had been in company with some friends he had met by accident, and got ex ceedingly int ixicated ; so much so, that in passing through F tter-lane, he lost his feet, and fell sense less on the flags. A young man, of the name of Lacy, a brass-founder, pasting by, and seeing him in such a situation, took him up, and sent a boy for 4 coach. When the boy reterned with the coach, the Prosecutor pulled several Banks notes out of his breeches pocket, in taking out a shilling to give him for his trouble. At the moment they were endea v6uriog to put the Prosecutor into the coach, the Prisoner came up, said he knew the gentleman very well, and would see him safe home; he then put the Prosecutor into the coach, got in after him, and they drove off. When the coachman came to the Seven Dials, he let down the front glass, and heard the Prisoner frequent:y repeat, " Where do you live, where's your h 'me ? l have particular business to attend to, and must leave you." The check-string wit then pulled, he stopped the coach, and the Pn seter got out, declaring he could go no further. lipon the coachman's remonstrating with him for leaving the Prosecutor in such a situation, he replied, he had a particular appointment at that time, and could go no further. Upon look ing into the coach, the coachman perceived the Prosecutor's breeches pocket turned inside out ; he asked him had any tricks been playsd on Lim ? to which he could ohtailt no answer, and with difficulty found out where he heed, He then dioie him to Middle-row, St. Giles's, where he was met by the Prosecutor's sister, to whom he re lated what had happened. Application was then made to the magistrates; and, open a description being given of the Prisoner's person, the officers im mediately recolltned him, and some time after he was apprehended. A few days :1; 4 '0 the coachman saw a person in die street very like the Prisoner, which, at first, made him doubt his parson, but af terwards he was enabled to swear positively that the pert es, who left the Prosecutor in the coach, was the same who, though diffcrently dressed, was af terwar is taken up, and the Prisoner had never been out of custody since. She Prosecutor had never seen the Prisoner before that time, and was an ut ter stranger to him, and Mr. Lacy had nut the least doubt that he was the man who went away in the coach with the Prosecutor. Th • P. ironer, who was a remarkably tall, elderly man, upwards of seventy years of age, upon being called on for his defence, stated, that it was a ma licious and scandalous pros:cution, without one word of truth in the evidence. He was in the country at the time the business occurred, and had several witnesses to prove it, but, unfortunately, nut one of them attended; he threw himself entirely. upon the prote&ion of the Court and the Jury. I• was observed by the Court, that previous to putting off his trial last Sessions, be bad received sufficient notice, and had declared his Witnesees were all ready; he now came before them again, and had not sent for any one. Lord Ettr %scram:cm, who tried the cause, was informed that the Prisoner's Witnessa attended out side the Court, and basing told him so, asked him if he would have them called ? Prisoner—" I don't believe thy are come." Lord E.--" I am informed they are; they sall be called, if ye.o wish it." Prisoner.—" I don't wish it now ; I have been cruelly treated." The Jury returned their Vor Gaiby. Btrnardi, And ' were indiaed for .1t A'.•tv,.; a fp:unity of i:nen, weAring Ap pwel, etc. the property GE Lewes A:4l Cllnal Count North. The Countess North, who spoke such very bad broken it was almost impo.s:hle r stand her ; from her evi.!erci.i, however, we were able to collea, that she and tire Count were origsn ally natives of France, but since naturalised as subjefts of Great Britain, under the title of Ccuta and . Countess North. About two years ago, thi had a ready turn shed house in Park-lane, and, at that time, V.e Prisoner, Lewis 13c rnarcli, lived with them as a servant ; he afterwards married the Pri s 4 ner, Mir), whom they hired as servant; the fa mily removed tr2rn th it t i Nlar.c . ie,ter- , treet, and again to Bearinno..t-stre..it ; the Countess tr ver thi missed several articles, and h rvinz siispefred the P, discharged them; afters% ardi applied to B w-stre.t, ani pricured Officers to sta•ch t em. (Le of the Bow-street o.ficers sta:e..l,•hat hic went to the Prisoners' olg:ngs, ald the I' a mrr, Mary. give him several duplic rtes mit cri her piscket ; but t h se did n't relate to the articles Fr - id:acrid in Court. S.ae then fainted away, and when she recovered, slat tried out, ." Spare my husband, he is innocent She then lifted up the window, ind, •out of a hole in the side of it, took out a paper, - containing 31 . du. plicates of several artisles stolen from the Countess. The Paiva-Broker proved, • that the Prisoner Mary was the perion who always pawned the artip c!es with him, and she told him they were things her master had given her from time to time ; and, knowing her for upwards of four years, he did not question her integrity. When the Prisoners were called upon Cor,their ' .. . 1.. fence, the woman declared, in the mist • soleshei , m Inner, that her husband was wholly innocent of the crime alleged against him. The Jury ntquiited the man, and found the wo man Gad!, of stealing, to the value of 355. The following is a list of the persons tried this day : John Blair, and Isaac Hunt, grer'er capitally ennsieted; Leiria Bernardi, •Oao,ve Han, James Coolie, and Mali/Unman, vr.rre acquitted ; and 'flionni4 Norris, Mary Rentardi Lt e, Nu hoiss Brady, James Jones, Janes Martin, Vitiates Cox, sod Mary Mercer, were found ;Nifty of petty offences: The Old Bxiley Calendar for the present Sessions, V contains the following: • LrtNl,tsPt datel VITMIIPTa John IlL,lch 7r, int lint tle Coin iniltionert of Ow! • • ruptd. M.ry %Viso, fir uttertng C.,u,lterfait CAN it to be such. Urn for Stfaligig 4 a Direiluag /fumes. :Ow fug (trawl, and IOU( for Fatty 1.41TX , 1f. M ODD L LifiX szaittorve. Jeseph Ball, fat.receivitigit link Nute, value Vll.. horn Yuba Ale, a Pmt-UtTse:eL t r Larrier, knowing the tame b-,en 0134-lArtn:t3r, fo ernhflulins 15 1.43 of F.ote . , the property of hi; nnst,r. Henry Trotmar, Phr s hke olence Jilts for rugery. Miry Wm, tor AtellialtaA 4 ftrobtrery• Juba yitlitinsoii, for Stallbo.s Cutti,g, wank int. ILO eo.n , nit ktirefer. Mar/ Wad , iger •C. tu. wag fr (Artu Fur Ifolt•teAllog. Une fur Burglary. Nevernureir fur °read, a.td Forty-five tar Path Larceuy, and °that Petty orfrriers •11 , CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday, at I I o'cirtel;Te6 - roner's Inquest was held before G. Honostor. freq. Coroner for Mi see, thebody of Mr. Jos. Griffiths, trenk.maker, corner of Holleostreet, Cawindish-sgaare. Rl2;.tion. ed in our Paper cf yesterday. at the Jew's Harp. Tavern, Nir.v-rnad. Tottenham-court road. Mr. Robert Griffiths, engraver, of Oefurefestreete brother to the deceased, stated, that he was Atwell fifty-two years of age, that h.: observed for these three weeks past his brother to be eseeedingly elev. ed, being very low spirited. The deceased's wife sent for Witness aboitt a week ago, and said that the. de&ased had left her in a great rage, and kali madei use of the expression " that the Devil had got h of him:" she said she did not know what would become of him, and begged the Witness to gel and look after him. The deceased having a villa at. Willan's farm, the witness and the deceased's son e a young lad about 13 years of age, went to it. The pie being locked, the son climbed over the pate. ing, opened the outer door, and let the witness in. The son immediately clled out, - e: Papa;" when the deceased came down, and asked what business they had sheet? Pausing &while, he said, tt Step a minute, and I shall be colleeted ;" addne. " it is her unfortunate illness." lie then stamped his foot. and began to walk about. As the de ceased bad been missing for three days and three nights.-. it is supposed kw sea- and Lope :s en old obip *hair, wrapped up in a great coat, there being ne beds nr blankets in the house. Tne eeceAie I said that he had been mad, and came there in the niid dle of the night. In shout a quarter of an hour, i.e became qiiite rational, and made the %tonne's wo raise that he would condea his affairs, which the witness agreed to. as the deceased said he was fl3t ca pable of contluaing them in his present state ot mind. the deceased did not return to town with the wit ness, hut said he would take a walk to 1 lemestead, and meet them in Cie evening At his house in Os ford-street. The witness diJ not tee the decea,t d again until Saturday evening last, when ee met him at another brother's house, a coach-maiier nt Mary-la-Bonne -street, Gnlderesquere, %ben toe de ceased, the witness, and the brotimr, signed an undertaking to condua the deceased's affairs The deceased said be had been miserably robistd, hut in what respell, he did not mentions and. e the witness would stick by him, it would be all right again. The last time t.ae witness saw the deceased, was on Sunday afternoon, when be shook hands with the witness, and bid him ss good bye " Tr e deceased not coaling home on Sunday night, tier Nionday morning, his aksence caused some suspi cion, and the deceased's son and one of has work men went to the villa : the son clierbed over t: e pailing, and found the key in the inside of the outer door, and let in the workmen; being both frightened. they proceeded no further. They returned home, and Mrs. Griffilis sent for the witness, and desired he would go up to the house. and see what was become ot the de ceased. It was just dark, and on going up stairs, they found the room the deceased was in Locked and barricadoei with clairs. They immediately broke it open, and on entering, they saw the deceased lying on his right side, and having t':e whole roof of his skull blown to atnna • a gun was lying heat his feet. and on the trigger Of the gun ;as stared in our report of yesterday) was fixed 'et cord, supposed to have been breeeht round the butt-end, to slave been eel, in on , : hand. wle:e with the taber he pieced the muzzle e: his l'he piece *bid beau load,-d with Swan shot. A letter was found near the body, upon the ileor, wetten in a very Mpg:toil rent style. The Coroner recapitulated the evidence with cleat ness and precision ; and the Jury, • ithout basis tation, returned a Verdict of Lasaty After the order of burial was 5;,; , . , -2. by the Coroner, the body was removed in an el. gam coffi covered with black, to art under iker's i:r Portland-street for inter. ment ; Mrs. Griffiths being confined to bar bed, it was thouglo prudent to ,once4.l the nielaechely Ace cadent from her a: Tresent, At the NI; kileser Sets6ons. yftLetiley so trial of any irterrit occuned. kariv on Thursday rrsorn:ng last. a ffp was die. covered in the uwriling-house of Mr. - Groacit TA lit-GR. AtTertt ridge. which cor sumed the kite, en, a servant's room above it, ind part of the nursery but by the alive an 2 great tzeitirns of :he neegtf. bouts, and the time ly arrival of the en i vrie frOn. Blrr,et, the fire Ira, got undies sitboug 4 9 4 My Lre:t, damage. _ _ _ . ; ,-