The Sun. — London, England, 1802-01-30 00:00:00

DRURY.LANL THEATRE. YESTERDAY there was a meeting of the Old Renters of this Theatre, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. Mr. SHERIDAN informed the Gentlemen present, that they had been called together for the purpose of having submitted for their approbation, a Pro position which he hoped would prove satisfaaory to them. The pin that should be proposed to them was now before the LORD CHANCELLOR, and if agreed to, was to be made a Rule of the Court.— He acknowledged that great unpunauality had taken place in the payment of the money due to the Old Renters ; a n d h e cou ld not w i t h out the deepest regret, reflea. that their claims had been so long unsatisfied. The plan he had then to propose to the Meet ing, and which had the approbation of the LORD CHANCELLOR, was, that out of the receipts of each night, there should be taken the money for the payment of all rents and taxes, of the Performers, and other necessary expences of the Theatre, and out of what remained there should he ap propriated a certain sum each night of perform ance, to be lodged in the hands of Trustees, for the payment of all the arrears, together with the legal interest. After the arrears were liquidated, which he hoped would be in about a twelvemonth, there would be other Trustees appointed to re ceive the rent charges for the Old Renters, in the same manner as they were now for the New Renters ; and a sum should be reserved in the manner already stated, for that purpose : at the same time the Trustees should always be fur nished with sufficient vouchers to shew how all the sums for the necessary expences of the Theatre had been appropriated. He hoped this plan would meet their approbation ; he was sure it was the most ad vantageous for themselves that they could adopt, He should have mentioned, that ten pounds was the sum intended to be laid by each night ofer formance, for t h e li quidation of the debt. p The Meeting then came to a b which t h ey approved of the proposal resol made uti by on, Mr.y SHER IbAN. i . It is a rattier - curious coincidence, that, at three equally distant period, in the, interval of 4.0 years, the l ate unf O rtunate Mr. Wall rose first into notice ; ,,, - , .va s at th e zen i th (ibis power —and terminate d Ms. career by an ignominious death. The. first in Z7A2, when he fought with great bravery and effeft tas.,Was alluded to by that respedable officer; Ge neral FORBES, when speaking to Mr. Wall's cha tater), at. the reduCtion of the Havannah, which 16tcasioned -his subsequent .promotion.;. the second, iti /78z, when with the lank of a Field Officer, iikld Governor of the Island of Goree, he unhappily etintnitted these alts which led to his deplorable 'Catastrophe; and 3dlV, after a long exile, with very indifi'eret6t or precarious gleans of subsistence, in tiiiii, when he expiated those offences by a shameful *ld ignominious death. One of the Sheriffs on Wednesday afternoon th'sited upon Lord PELHAM, Secretary of State for e Home Department, to know whether or not a Littler respite or pardon *h was in co ntemp l at i on, .4: en his Lordship stated, that the re was li ttle I , n lve I o hope ; and, therefore, desir e d, t h at, should llieriffa not receive Official Orders from him t o o t the contrary," the sentence was to be carried into ettecution in the usual manner in the morn rl,9,g. This Was.at once determining the fate of the ‘zovernor, and every inov.pre paration was made accord. . Mrs. WALL , the Wife of the Prisoner, accompa nied by her sister, Mrs. ITOWARD, a near relative to the Duke of NORFOLK went to the prison on ednesday evening. The former onl saw him ; znd, about eleven o'clock,- she took anyaffeftionate adieu of her husbaniL The scene was such as is peurtrayed in some of the deepest tragedies on the Stage; both demonstrating all thetender sensibili. ries which they possessed in favou r of each other. They at last parted, never to meet more' and in this tryinw and critical interview, when the mind i s engaged' in testimonies of the greatest endear- Merits, they acquitted themselves with that inter esting patho s and affeiflion which defy the powers of language to represent. In an agony of despair; his last words to his belov-ed partner were, " God bless you, my dear ! take care of my children, lnd endeavour to represent me to them in as fa vourable a way as possible!" The Ladies then abruptly retired ; and Mrs: WALL, when pass ing Mr. K IRBY, said, in a disconsolate and frantic tone of voice, " Mr.. KIRBY, there are ...till hopes, and I am informed that the Council :` a e not yet broke u!" M. Kritny obs erve d , out Madam , I wish youropes may be -fulfilled; it is p hnow a late hour, and J have noved my orders I"—The two sisters t he n, i n a t state recei too Bhocking to de scr ib e, drove off in Mrs. HOWARD'S carriage.. The b ody of the unfortunate Governor WALL was not exposed to public view, as usual in such cases. Mr. BALco uR, t h e Secretary of the Sur geons' Company, applied, we understand, to-Lord I(LNarY, Y 0; to know whe t h er suc h exposure was ne cess and findi ng t h at the forms of disseCtion °DIY Were requir e d, the body, after those forms had passed, was jiapp y man. coo ts i s e - ned to the rel at i ons o f the on. It has been stated, by mistake, in most of the DailY P apers, that Major WINTER, who so sud de.nly dropped down dead when coming to the 'trial cfGovernor WALL, was to have appeared as an tvidenc.e in his behalf, and had been his intimate friend for many years. The fact: is, Major WI NTE It was summo ne d as an evidence against Governor WALE. ; and so far from being in h a bi ts o f i nt i macy arrivi ng dually left Goree on G overnor W atn ' s to take the command. The centre arch of Ousebridge, on the road from .MiCc,ckerrnouth to Keswick, (by way of Armathwaite, rehouse, Keswick, fell down on Tuesday se'nnight, occasioned, it is supposed, by the sudden thaw suc ceeding su intense a frost. was u Provid ent i a l ly no person pon it at the time. We hear that another of the arche s has fallen since. The Young Matilda Lilb oa , i s wrecked on t , --, from HaMbro' to he Coast „ of Holland. P art 1 of the cargo is expeCied to be saved. TO A L. 4 D 1", ON A TICKET IN THE LOTTERY, WHICH THE HAb CON- MISSIONEb THE WRITER TO I:VIICHASI 7 . rot: lilt:, PROVING A BLANK. Or all the causes that produce grimace, Projeding eyes, and wond'rous length of lace None more than this makes such sad tokens rise, To find a Blank where we expect a Prize. Blank ! word of Death to each ambitious hope; That turns the mind from thoysalia's to a ropy; Word, truly sad, for any one to tell, But most of all—her Broker to a Belle. 'Tis said, that Fate—and here I'll prove it true — With every evil sends a mq - orr too ; A Blank's an evil!—that you'll surely own— The comfort that attends it must be shewn. The Bona'-street Beau, name sacred to the gay, In fashion's round may while his life. away ; Known in the Parks, at Operas admir'd, Receiv'd at Drawing-rooms, at Routs requir'd ; The scene once clos'd, this truth must be confess'd, That all his life was but a Blank at best. The Cit, whO nets a plum Cl honest gain By prudent arts, and well conceal'd chicane ; When death—unbrib'd by Wealth, unaw'd by State, Bids conscience warn him of approaching fate ; As sick, beyond the Doelor's art, he lies, Fain fora Blank would now exchange his Prize. The envi'd Statesman, who, for many a day, Has bask'd in courtly favour's dazzling ray ; Through dark intrigues a prosperous course has run, His schemes accomplish'd, and his foes undone; At length by Fortune jilted in his age, And spurn'd by younger Courtiers from the stage ; When friends, who sooth'd his pride, now turn their back, And all his arts appear in native Black ; Sick at the thought, and hating tasteless rank, Too late he wishes all his life—a Blank. Say then, is this an evil or a good ? What mighty Statesmen would be if they could ; What prudent Cits, with all their wealth, would buy ; What Naux—those splendid things that charm the eye, Are while they live, as much as when they die. Merit, in every age and clime, complains How great it's suflerings, and how small it's gains ; Grown grey in Camps, or famish'd at the Bar, While Rogues preside in Courts, or sport a Star; At length, perhaps, a Patron gain'd at Court, Has modest merit sought that strange resort ; There long eluded, and expeaant long, It's hopes, like your's, have ended in a Song. THE THEATRE. —The Play of Cymbeline, which was revived last season with great splendor at Drury-Lane Theatre, was represented at that place last night, before a very numerous Audience. As Postbumus and //nagen were performed by KEMBLE and Mrs. SIDDONS, it is needless to say thecharafters were well performed. The play is brought forward with much grandeur and beauty in the scenery. The neCv Entertainment of Urania, does not sub side in public favour. Owing to a blow which PALMER received from Mr. C. KEMBLE, in the Play, the former was unable to perform in the En tertainment, and his part was rgad by CuA LEI E after an apology from BANNISTER, jun. A new Opera is preparing at Covent-Garden Theatre, under the name of The Cah;net. It is the produdion of Mi. Di nDI N arid report speaks very well of it. There arc, we hear, no less than six Composers engaged on it. We hope that the adage of " too many Cooks," Sze. will not be illustrated on the occasion, but that there will he harm6ny among themselves as well as in the result of their labours. Last night Mr. YORKE commenced his Course of Lectures; at the Crown and Anchor, on the Go_ vernments of the Principal States of Europe. That of last night was merely introdudory, in which he very ably and clearly explained the nature .and oh jed of his future Ledures. From the general plan which he developed, and from the intimate know.. ledge which he displayed of the subject, we are led to form the most sanguine expeEations of such a series of discussions, as will tend to promote political truth, to check the progress of innova tiom and to render mankind satisfied with those establishments which have been consecrated by time and experience. The Earl of BUCHAN'S recent poetical tribute to I:3l,6oNiFt ELI), the self.tanglit son of the Muses, is highly honourable to the taste as well as liberal spirit of his Lord:;hip, which can thus pay homage to GE Nies, though hi humble life. But as BLOOM- Ft ventured to tune his lyre to the SEASONS, a subjeet sacred to THomsorc, the Bard whose me mory his Lordship is known to hold in peculiar veneration, the tribute of praise alluded to is still more honourable to the candid temper of the Noble Encomiast of talents struggling from obscurity, and toiling for support. Mr. Fox, we are told, intends to visit France in the Spring, in order to inspen some Papers in the Scottish College, necessary for the illustration of his projected History of this Country. If such be the object of his journey, it will most probably be frustrated, as all the Records of the Scottish Col lege were destroyed by the fury of the Revolutionary snob. The Officers of the Institution were obliged to make a pre c ipi tate retreat , an d a b andon. all their private property, as well as every thing belonging to the place, to the enraged populace ; who declared hostility to Learning, and the remains of Antiquity. Mr. Fox's meditated journey to France, looks like handsomely declining a contest for West minster, in which he well knows he can have no chance of success. On Wednesday night a barn and some stacks of hay, the property of FRANC4S NE*BERY, ESq: of Heatillicid t'ark, in Sussex, were maliciously set on fire and entirely consumed, Detwent Lake was frozen over for a few days of the late severe weather. A Lady and a Gentleman, from the Keswick side, proceeded a considerable way in a gig, on a visit to Vicar's Island ; but owi,rig probably to the fears of the forarer, they re turned without reaching it, AW REPORT: COURT 0 F kiNC's BF.NCfI , I.'^ N. 2i. MR. GAitkow said; that Ankles of the Peace were exhibited on the first Day of the Term, by Christopher Saville, Esq. against George Johnston, Esq.—the objea of Which was; of course, to call on Mr. Johnston to give security to reserve the peace towards Mr. Saville. Mr. GARROw said, he did not know Whether it was possible for him to say any thing regularly ; that could answer the pur. pose for which he was instrucled, because, he be lieved, that strialy speaking, nothing was now before the Learned Judge but the quantum of secu rity to he given in this case, and that was matter for the discretion of the Learned Judge.—Mr. Johnston, however, instruaed him to say, he was astonished when he heard that Mr. Saville thought his person was in danger from him. It was his wish that the whole case, as it stood between him and Mr. Saville, should be stated now to the Learn ed Judge, by which it would appear that Mr. John ston's conduti did not justify any alarm on the part of Mr. Saville. Mr. Justice LE BLANC asked if that was - a state ment made by affidavit, for be could nor, as a Judge, sitting in a Court of Justice, listen to any other. Mr. GMCRONV said, there was no affidavit yet made upon it, but he was ready to produce an affi davit, for Mr. Johnston was in Court, and ready to make it, and to state the whole case in it. Mr. Justice LE BLANC said, that the Court would not hear any thing but what was verified by affida vit. Whether the affidavit was intended to go into the particulars of the case, he did not know, but he would say, before hand, there could be only one use in that, because the Court would not try the merits of the case upon affidavit. Here were Articles of the Peace exhibited, and Security must be given for the preservation of the Peace, upon which the only question that could ar i se , was the amount of the security to be given by the Defendant. Now _the only use that could be made of the affidavit of the Defendant, in laying the particulars of the case be fore the Court, was to lessen the quantum of the security to be given to the Prosecutor for the pre servation of the Peace, for as the Articles of the Peace had been exhibited, some security must be given. That security might be small in proportion as the circumstances might appear to, be moderate. If that use sw.s intended to be made of the affidavit, there would be propriety in laying it before the Court ; for any other purpose it was unnecessary ; for the Court could not, in this stage of the pro ceeding, try the merits of the cause. Mr. GAE'Row said, he had received from the Bench precisely the information- he expeded. He would not attempt to do that indiredly, which he could not do dirediy. The faa was before the Court, that Mr. Johnston did not intend to offer any violence whatever, but merely wanted an ex planation. This was all his objea. Mr. Saville had chosen to hold him to Bail. Mr. Johnston was in Court ; he had no hostile attempts in view against the liberty of Mr. Saville, nor was there any danger whatever to his person from Mr. John ston. it would be wasting the time of the Court to say more upon the subjea, except that Mr. Johnston was now ready to give Mr. Saville all the ease that a large security for-the preservation of the Peace could afford. George Johnston, Esq. then entered into a re cognizance for himself in roool. and George Lord Kinnaird and H. Bowes, Esq. entered into a re cognizance each in fool. for the preservation of the Peace on the part of the said George John. ston .for one year towards all His Majesty's sub_ jeas, - and Oracularly towards Christopher Saville, Esquire. • CHATERS V. BELL Thi s was an argument upon a case reserved for the opinion of the Court. The Action was brought by the Plaintiff as Indorsee of a Foreign Bill of Exchange, against the Defendant, the Indorser ; and the defence set up upon the trial was, that the had not been protested for non_payment the day it became due, but that although it had been noted, the protest was not drawn up till twenty days afterwards.—A verdict was given for the Plaintiff, with leave for the Defendant to en ter it in his favour, if the Court should be of opi nion the protest was irregular. 1 Mr; Cotriti-iir Contended the fill W as re g ula r ly protested. A demand had been made on the accep tors the day it' became due, and it was noted for non-payment ; ,but the protest was not drawn up in the regular form till a futtire day. A protest was nothing more than an instrument intended as an authentication of the faEts attending the refusal or inability of an acceptor to pay a bill ; but such formal instrument was only necessary to be pro duced on the day of trial, in, order to entitle the. holder to recover. It might be compared to a judgment in the Court of King's Bench, which be came necessary to he proVed upon the trial of a cause. It could not be urged that the Court had not pronounced the judgment, because it had not been entered on the precise day upein the judgment roll. In like manner, it could not be said this bill not been protested, Merely because the . formal pro test- had.not been dra wn u p a t th e t i m e. Mr. Grails, on the other side, maintained that it was impossible the difficulty • arising from the Bill not being duly protested, could be got over. The necessity of a protest on a Foreign Bill of Ex-• change had never been disputed ; and he subthitted that notice of nonpayment by .the Acceptor could; only be kiveti by a protest, and given otherwiSe it 7 was no notice at all. He-quoted i Molloy, c. r. see., 3 is and Ventris to shew that a prOtest was in dispensable ; and ob:ierved, that all the books on the - Law of Merchants spoke of a prdtest as the .thing whiCh Was not drily to accOgipany the notice, but to convey the notice. He did•titit consider the noting a Bill as equivalent to pidteTiih4- it ; because, if an Iricidiserpiid a Bill Withont , having the pro test, he could riot afterwards recover of Accep. tor: The reason a necessary to be drawn up by a. Notary Public was, that there-Might be a knocim ptililic do'cu . rtio.nt to Frc , ve the Bill had been denianded and dis'hono - ,:red ; besides, therC Was j this &ft ichezi tetWeal bill and prote id proteit required a titaiiip;, Mr. CoußTur having repiied; Mr. Jtistice.GßOsi Said; he laboured Under in:, superable difficulties; There appeared to have been a mistake in the terms in which the case Wzij drawn up. - It was stated that the bill was tidt protested, instead of which it Should have !iced stated, the bill was drily protested; thciuklyndt do the day payrtient *as demanded. He knei:O. it Wai constantly the praaice only to note bills; and not to draw tip the protest till afterwards. Such a pra6tice might greatly tend to the evasion of th 6 Stamp Ad, and the injury of the revenue. The case was of most alarming magnitude to the com— mercial part of the Country ; and in its presehi shape, the Court would do very wrong to pronounCe a judgment; He had no doubt but that those whci had drawn up the case intended it should meet the main question; • It was understood the case was to be amended but for the present, as Lord KENYON Was not pre: sent, the business was ordered to stand over to another day. The case of COLLET v. Lord KEITH was called on, but ordered immediately to stand over.—The Court broke up before one o'clock; Mr. Justice GROSE being obliged to go to Guildhall to sit at Nisi Pries for my Lord KENYON. At a Meeting of the Noblemen, Gentlerne'rii, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of Gal.- way, held by public notice from the Hi g h She._riff, on Th urs d a y t h e 7t h of January inst. the following AddresS to the Earl of CLAN-Rt CARD E s Lieutenant-General, &c. was proposed and unanimously agreed to.. MY LORD, We, the Noblemen, Gentlenten, Clergy, and Fi - ceolders of the County of Galway, as,:inbled at Loughrea, by public notice from tat; High Sheriff; cannot omit this opportunity of your reit:oval from the Command ofth Jestern to express the high sense of the benefit; that resulted front your distinguishectexertions us that situation, combining the penetration of a Statesnian • with the_ prompt activity of ,a Soldier. We have not nict here to inquire into the cause that has put an end to your Lordship's military power in this Coun- . try, but 'Sic feel gre a t com f ort i n reileeting, that that step was taken at a time when yout abilities were no longer ne cessary. We are fully sensible that your prOfcsiona/ talents would have produced the best eill!ds, even where your natrie, and family ( who.3e marked charaderiStics for cenuries back have been loyalty) were unknown; but here they could not but be, a.:3 in tact they were, decisive, when combined with y our property, high influ ence , and general popularity. We beg leave to assure your Lordship, that yolir . private virtues, and public conduct, have made an impression that cannot be obliterated troth the hearts of your grateful Couti t rymen. . . WALTER BUTTER, Shtriff. The High Sheriff having left the Chair, and CHRISTOPHE R ST: GEORGE, Es - q. king called to it, resolved, that the Thanks of this Meeting be given to our worthy High Sheriff, for his readinesS in convening the County, and his very proper cob_ duff in the Chair. HIS LORDSHIP'S ANSWER.. To the Noblemen; (3entlenien; Clergy, and. Freeholders of the County of Galway. MY LORDS 4.2'i1l GENTI...F.MEN I am utterly at a loss, sufficiently to'express how highly sensible I am . to the honour conflirred upon me, by your Address on my removal front the Command of the Westeatt Distriet. •• 1 should very ill have acquitted myself of duties of my station, and have profited but little fro m t h e ex.ample of those under whom I had the honour to s,:t:ve, hA I not been vigilant to discover, and prompt to counterad the secret, and therefore-the dangerous cited.; of Rebellion and Treason— the only enemiei: from whom Ireland has ground for appre hension. in gratifying my own disposition by the itcloptiori ola lenient system, 1 had the satisfaction to know, that I was fulfilling the intentions of those under whose Oireetions I acted. lam very happy in an occasion publi c ly t o pro f ess my entire persuasion; th a t the preservation of good order and obedience to the Laws in this I ) roVinee, has hoer, chiefly owing to the loyal disposition, and to the viOreus exertions of the Magistrates, and to a similar conduct in the 'ieumanry who supported them. I most gratefully _acknowledge His Majesty's toothless to rue, in commanding my services where, from every local corside•ration, it Must have been my arnbiticn to serve ; and I entreat that you will behave; that whatever feelings arose' to me from my abrupt removal from my late Command, they are more titan compensated for, by the very flattering and trios.. honourable ditmaion which that circumstance has procured to me from my too partial- COuntrymen, whose good opinion and friendship,. whith, as it has been my most anxious desire to attain, so -will it be my most earnest codes voU'rtd pre,erve. I have the Honour to remain,• My Lords and Gentlemen, With the utmost gratitude and esteem, "four Much obliged.and faithful huMble SerVant, CLANRICARDE,, Porturnna Castle, Jan. 17; tBO2 Yesterday Juzaes Belcher, the pugilist', who together ivith Burke, stands indided for a misde.. meanour, in unlawfully aSsaulting and publicly fighting at Hurley .Bottom, in the county of Berks., was brought to-Bow-street by one of the Officei-s„ wh o arprchended him on Lord RAnNcia's Warrant from that county, backed by Mfr. BOND, when pro., dUcing bail to answer the indiament, namely, hint, self in the sum of 2601. and two sureties in ale sUth of tool. each, he was liberated: 7oseph Weird and fled :, Lee, the former :ccond to Belcher, and the latter to Bark?, in the battle, also appeared, and entered into a like recognizance to answer, the complaint. YesterdaY afternoon, about two o'clock, in coh scquetice of a bet made the preceding day for six guineas', a man undertook to run four times, round the rails of St. Jarries's Park in one hour. He set off from the Stable-yard Gate, round by the Horse Guards, completed the first round in a quarter of an hour, and the three others seven minutes and a half within the limited time. A number of petsctis were present. On Tuesday evening last, bly, and th*2 other Constables belonging to the Public Office, Queen_ square, Westminster, apprehended thlrteen men and ;valuer' at a house in Porter street; Newport_ market- They Were assernbled to game fir play at what is tenned. a Litde Go; which is a private Lottery. They Were lodged in St. Martin's ‘vatch., hoUse, and on Wednesday taken before Nit% OA- QuHoux; and the other Sitting Magistrates at the above Office, when, after a lung exarninati , m, the two piincipali were comMitted as rogue's and yap_ bonds, until the next Session, for WeFttri! They were Mostly women of the lower ("; exhibited an alarrning and si - o:ri.fu. small pittance absi ‘ trl, by an at tae!unr*!: LC , th - idc w 1)0 u'ie of q-!-- Which is set up io rib them, their husixim 7 Ri, ch4tizcai .by tilt , vilest rnbcrezuts now eziazin., P •; 1