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ur Session i , were found in the loose. way their Pleadings Were 'drawn up, the Voluminousness of the papefa--i and the power - of • review of their ° 4 vo sentences several times, with which the Lar ds .of Session were invested, by Representa qan.or Redaiming•Petitioo. The object of the 411 is to do away, as .far as Pessible, with these ca usks; and that object is attained thus separating the law from the fact. 2dly.. By "mpellii - ig the parties to make exl}lkftfstate lir of the facts which they,over,and otTer to Prove, and of the law as applied to,these facts they have alleged. 3dly. By requiring part es to aCquire, at an early stago of - the pro c"cl4lg, a correct knowled;e of tlwir own ease ? ‘ ll 4 to-state it to the Court. 4thly. By resort- S hp, in a greater.ndegree, 'to viva voce pleadings. 4 "1-5thly, by doing a-way .with *all - Reclaiming Petitions. The Bill then goes on to amend the Acts for the establishing of. the Jury Court. On ti l ' ;•ilibject, however we must clvfer speak -10; for another opportunity. Those at all ac lAhlted with the course of proceeding before Inner or Outer House - of.. .the Court of - " s ion will agree with WI hi "stating, that 1641 !ing can be conceived so well calculated to "A a successful party in a suit. The object Ilas v no doubt, to secure a right and an unbiassed lu dgmf.44; but to us it appears that in endea "ltiug to obtain these certainly desirable pur- 1?416 ") justice has been entirely overlooked. If t'l! e d the object of a Court of Justice was only to declare the law as a science, the end is an twert'd, but where its bast and -plainest duty is sift ) ; Yip to decide between party and party, these Pree n • otions are not only useless, but tend in no / 44. 7 small degree to hinder right being done.— thi P 44l P h let, lately published on the subject of -8i11) by Mr. GELDART, of Lincoln's-inn, Silettl.ina of th ese : 7 precautions, says-- , -" Our an c"-,ars. "Pm to have been jealous and guarded , 0 3 4 . 1413 t the.possibility of Judges erring from wa nt tu.ror mation. Situated in a narrow country, where the People were so m u c h under the influ *nee o f ti 'e local proprietary as not to afford the 4411' " . of a fai r an d i m p ar tial Jury, a system of pealiog from the sentence of a Judge first to and then to a superior set of Judges, tiii: m ‘t • ltut ed ; and 'also a system of written and fer fti l)le adings, for the information of t he dif %se 'S of Judges, through whose o rdeal the th a i" -Pas ed, such as to render it almoSt impoSsihle oit r i t — t ' e n l . , ll :g . othent in favour of a party should be to co Butat the same time Mr.o iLDA_CIT Seems in 6: 17 f i ' t ht not w distancing" the bars thrown tn . e tt tra T of hasty pleadings and 'rash: kitlg iet aY now b e tosome extent unnecessary," that it would , be very unwise to attempt . 411 at o ncethe i n t ro duction of a new syst em, ll c4r . "" Perfect th a t system may be." So far as ti 13 4:}b "rvation goes to prevent the introduction ° ,f A totally new system we agree, but we are c t 9411344 . 1ed to own that something should he done "ISUrf the obtaining of justice by easy and 7:lx,ditious means even at the expence of some -• ,those prec au ti ons w hi c h h ave lost sight of that c :, ject toto. The method pursued by t h i s 111 takes that middle course, and although, per at, iI-1 it may t a k e some ti me to reconcile the s cotch to this alteration of the ancient institution of t h • el!. Court, we feel convinced that the prep (tic e will vanish as 'experience teaches them the val ue l of th e new i nst i tut i ons . We call it preju lee) for so in truth it is ; but it is a prejudice vs, peak of with the highest respect, as -ernanat -1 frau' that principle for which the Scotch are atl retilarkable—Patriotism. We cann ot do better: t han close our remarks, by recommending to the t : Blt ion of those interested in the ineasur() Mr. „,"-Olwr's excellent little pamphlet. We are a ° r tir our spacew o uld no t p ermit us to avail our sti_ y e, o f his materials to a larger extent, for his h On the subj ec t are just, and he has prepa red tet.ill'd of the Unlearned in the Scot ch Law to judgment on the provisions of the Bill we c4, 4)11 7 . adv ocate, by rapid but well devised s ketch: Nth-e proceedings in the Court of Session. c The Pari s Papers of Wednesday are chiefly m i llf 'd with the proceedings in the Chambe r of :3:Pnties. The law relative to Piracy has bee n ""Pted by that Chamber, and the law for the lll PPressi on o f Sacrilege, as it passe d t h e Peers, has received the support of the Committee ap -I)('''', tied to examine it, and will shortly be taken Irno c onsideration by the Chamber. Ten Mem -11"8 have i nscr ib e d t h e i r names to support the lai r and the same number to oppose it. W P- extract from the Etoi/e the particulars °r t he actio n between the boats of his Majesty's thiP' Cambrian, Seringapatam, and Cyrene, 4g4 l ust ! 3 °lne Greek pirates:— . (Flop; datcd April 7.) TURKEY. ~mcoxy „ 7.---The English frigate, the Cambrian, re to our roads' t?:e day' tefore yesterday, with several wounded on board. The Cipt:iin has given the foilowin,2: account of the -action he had with some Greek Pirates:— " The names of four pirates who infested the Gulf of Veto, and made excursions to that of Salonichi, had been given me : they had already pillaged an lonian vessel. - I went in search of them with the two frigates .and the corvette under my command. When we were in the Strait of Negropont, near Cirio, we perceived two small Greek vessels. The corvette was going , in pursuit of them, but they retreated precipitately towards the Continent. I sent my boat to summon the vessels to submit; they refused ; I then armed the beats of the Cam brian and the Seriugapatarn, and sent my long boat first with orders to summon these vessels a second time, and if they re fused, to employ force. 'llly boat advanced towards them, and the officer who commanded it again recommended the Greeks to repair on board my vessel. They replied by a discharge of musketry, which killed three men out of the five that were in the boat, and wounded afourth4 At this provocation our boats advanced, and began the combat. " The Greeks defended themselves desperately. They lost a great many men, - and the two pirate vessels were taken and burnt, but we ourselves had fifteen men hors de combat, three of whom have died of their wounds. Some days afterwards we met several mystics full of people. They escaped into a creek difficult of access, and their crews took up a position among the rocks. I made our troops prepare for a landing, but before I effected it, I resolved to parley myself with the Greeks. I said to the Captain of the Seringapatam, " Remember that for the moment lam no longer Commander of the Division." I advanced in my longboat, and landed in the midst of ti e Greeks ; they made no resistance, and as their papers were in order, they consented to go on board my vessel to have them regularly certified. They promised me to seize the other two pirates, and I left them at liberty. The Greeks fought against us with desperation. Some who were mortally wounded were observed to attempt still to make use of their arms ; others who, when they had fallen into the sea, fired their last pistol. I caused some of them to be saved, and keep them prisoners on board, whers they are employed in working at the pumps. I must do justice to their courage, and confess that we have paid too dearly for the advantage of destroying two pirates and frightening the others." FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIII, APRIL 6.—Five per rents. 1021. 40c. ; Bank Stork, 2,0.101. ; Itente de Nat , leg, (Certif. Falconet) 00f. 20c.; Rento d'Espagne 18i1. ; Royal Spanish Loan. 1623, fOf. Exchange on London.—One month, 251.; three months, 24f. 20c.—(Couri Aulizeraique, April 6.) Frankfort Papers of the instant communi cate the recognition by the German Diet of Lieut.-Colonel CATIICAUT, as Alinister Plenipo tentiary from his BRITANNIC MAJESTY to the Germanic Confederation. The German Diet have granted to the cele brated GOETHE, a licence to protect the forth coming edition of all his works from piracy. FnANNTonT, MARCH 31. In the Bth sitting of the Gernian Diet, held the 21th Marc!), the President gave notice that his Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland had appointed a new Minister Plenipoten tiary to the Confederation, who r had delivered hia credentials, sealed up, besides a copy in English, and a translation. in French, which the President laid before the Diet. The French translation being read, to which no objection was made, the original was then opened, and the Diet resolved—let, That Mr. Frederick Cathcart, Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of England, is recognized as Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of Great Britain, and the President is or dered to give him notice in due form ; 2d, The credentials, dated Windsor, 2d April, 1824, shall be communicated to the Governments, and the original deposited in the Archives. It was in the s - .. - ne sitting that M. de Pfeffel, the Berm - Jan Minister, presented the report of the Committee on the petition of M. Goethe (which has been already mentioned), the object of which was, that by the intervention of the Diet, a licence should be granted him, free of expence, for a new and complete edition of his works, that he may be thus assured of effectual protection against pirated editions in all the States of the Con federation. The Committee was of opinion that this matter was not strictly within the attributes of this Diet; but, convinced that all the German Governments will be happy to give a testimony of esteem to so distinguished a writer as M. Goethe, by grant ing the prayer of the petition, it proposes that all the Members of the Diet shall undertake to communicate the petition to their respective Governments, and to recommend it to their favour able notice. All the Members of the Diet, without exception, spoke in fa vour of the Petition, and in high terms of the services rendered to German Literature, by M. Goethe. The proposal of the Com mittee was unanimously adopted, and the Ministers of Hanover, Brunswick, Baden, Hesse Darmstadt, and Nassau,. declared themselves already authorised to state, that M. Goethe should have the licence he sought. CATtI.pRI/rir, MARCTI 30. A Deputation of the First Chamber, at the head of which was the President, his Royal Highness the Margrave William, presented to the Grand Duke the Project of Law relative to the integral removal of the Chambers, and the fixing an interval of three years, from one Session to another, which has now been adopted by both Chambers. llis Royal Highness replied to the President:— " Experience will prove that this law is an essential improve ment. lam rejoiced that this advantage has been recognized by a great majority of the two Chambers." To the Deputation of the Second Chamber his Royal high ness said—" The interval of three years between each Session and the following, will afford desirable relief in many respects, particularly in the personal affairs of the Deputies, without at all diminishing the utility of their functions.—(FronAP t Pa pers, April 2.) A King's 'Messenge r left town last night with dispatches for Paris. ihe French Chamber of Deputies has passed a law for the preservation of trees on the public roads throughout France. Dr. Ifor.LAND and Air. Situ Tea attend Mr. S ecretary CANNING at Gloucester Lodge daily. The lion. Secretary was not quite so well yesterday. A Meeting for the purpos e of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament against an y f ur th er con . cessions to the Roman Catholics, was held at Weymouth on Wednesday last, when a Peti tion again st t h e Cl a i ms was un animously agree d to. The weavers of Coventry are f u ll o f b us i ness . Those who work in the patent looms, earn three to four pounds Pe i i le, r week, but th ose engaged. in common old looms do not get perweex—so much f or i mproved machinery.— Coventry • have f a ll en from Is. 6d. to stl. in therp_T r e po t ot t i l ,n i , t rd n ..r l a O t e s ; at The journeym en tailors of Exeter have struck for wages• 'They demand an incre ase of one halfpenny per hour, aril other advantages. THE KIN(L WINDSOR, APRIL a — This-afternoon, about two o'clock, his MAJESTY accompanied by the Marquis Conyngham left the Royal Lodge for an airing in the Great Park. His Majesty drove himself in his pony phaeton, and appeared in good health. His Majesty yesterday afternoon most graciously granted an audience to the four Canadian Chiefs, at the Royal Lodge, and presented each of them with a gold Coronation medal, which the King was pleased to place round their necks. They left at fire o'clock for London.—The King is expected to leave the Royal Lodge on Thursda :fr or Friday next for Carlton Palace, where he will remain t i n til A acot Heath Races; during which time several alterations will be made at the Lodge. THE KING'S LEV EE. —MS - MAJESTY is to hold two Le vees in the course of this month. The first is to take place on the 20th, and the second on the 27th inst.; both are to be holden at the King's Palace, Pall-mall. This arrangement will be great accommodation to his Majesty, as it will prevent the first Levee in the season from being so excessively crowded, as to cause the King to stand for two or three hours, as well as it will divide the attendance of the company in two days, which will also be a great inconvenience to those who cannot bear crowded Courts, &c. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. ' The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, and Lady Harriet Vil liers, in South Audley_street ; Lady Clerk, at the Admiralty ; Lady Cawdor, in Grosvenor-square Earl and Countess Cow per, in George-street, Hanover-square ; Sir George and Lady Pocock, in York -street, Portman-square ; Earl and Countess of Derby, and the Misses Stanley, in Grosvenor square ; Viscount and Viscountess Duneannon, and the Hon. Miss Ponsonby, in Cavendish-square; Mr. and 'Miss Henry Dawkins, in Somerset-stre e t • M rs . an d Mi ss H o b art, i n Baker street; olonel and Mrs. Mackenzie, in Montague-square ; Lady and Miss Miidmay, in Whitelall-place ; Mrs. Peploe, in Old Burlington-street; Miss Reynardson, in Charles-street, Berkeley -square; Major and Mrs. Walter Stevenson, in Lower Brook-street, Mr. Francis Molynenx, in Lower Grosvenor at. eet ; Mrs. and Miss Allen, in Park-street, G rosvenor-square ; Lady Waterp ar k an d the Hon. Miss Cavendish, in Clarges street, Piccadilly ; Mr. Loraine Smith, at Ibbetson's Hotel, Vere-street ; Captain Henry Vyner, in St. James's.square ; P. Brune, Esq. at his house in Albemarle -street, from a tour; Lord Clonbroke, at the Royal Hotel, St. Jarnes'a-street, from Ireland ; Sir Charles Chad, Bart. at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford street, from Turnbritlge Wells. D E PA tur nit ES.—Earl Spencer, for his seat, Al thorpe, North amptonshire ; the Earl of Abercavenay, for his scat, Eridge Castle, Sussex ' • Lord William Bentinck, for hi s seat .- Lynn, Norfolk; Lord Harvey. for the Marquis of Salisbury's seat, Hatfield; Paseo-Grenfell. Esq. M.P. and the Missei Grenfell, for their scat, Taplow, Berks. BATit.—Arrived the Eatl of - Lisburne, Lord Paulet, Viscount and Viscountess Galway, Baron Dirmalale, Sir IL James, Sir H. Prince, Sir G. Webster, Gen. Bingham, Gen. Jackson, Lieut.-Gen. Brown, Col. Burke, Col. Magenis, Lieut.-Col. Henry, Lieut.-Col. Smith, Major Dicken, Captains A 'Court, Chaplin, Cartlandt, Jones, Kington, Loper, Weeks, York ; Rev. Dr. Blackiston, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Holde-,, Rev. Messrs. Cornwell, Coates, Erskine, Gale, White, Wilson. J .... i , A. ' l '',l.\ s 4' r .." - .... ,- ,...,;: , t. - ,. 4 ,. ) ~ -. 4....i ,10 • . N . -‹'. • iti... -.,iik--r!' ,'- ' - 4 ki, -.... ..,....„ • . ~. . . . et - ,e_ ~ _. ~ 1. ,i);?2,111...ii;;:i-,? g ;. 4, 1 4 ' ," k, , "'V -"7-v--: Ci• 4 ?t:- 1 ...Z. - 4 ". ' • -,' 1 . ,. -Aip id} ' oit t r" f A-, • ...., i ; .0, ~ FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Bishop of Lincoln had a grand dinner party yesterday at his house in Connaught-place. The Bishop of. Exeter had a dinner party yesterday .at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. Arthur Stanhope, Esq. gate a dinner yesterday to a party of friends, at his house in Tilney-strect. Baroness Willoughby de Ersby gave a grand dinner on Wedney at her house, Whitehall, to a distinguished party, among whom were—the Marquis and Marchiones of Choi mondeley, the Earl and Countess of Warwick, Lord and Lady Henry Cholmondeley, Sir Banister and Lady Tarleton, Sir Rumbold, Bart. Capt. William Corry, Mr. Cholynonde ley,&c. The Marchioness 'of COrnivallii enteartained the thtwager Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Lennox, and a large party, at dinner on Thursday, at her house, Park-crescent ; in the evenirg her Ladyship had an elegant circle of fashionahlel.: - Dowager Lady Nieve had an evening party on Thursday, at her house in Albemarle-street. The Duke of York is expected to arrive in, town, on Sunday next, from Newmarket. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia visited the Princess Augusta yesterday.--Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess .lugusta took an airing together in the Parks, &c. Lord Ashley and his brother the Hon. Mr. Ashley have ar rived at their father% (the Earl of Shaftesbury),. in Grosvenor square, from G eneva. Sir James Mackintosh's indisposition has abated this morn ing • but he is not well en oug h to b e a bl e to go to Edi n b urg h.— Giasgore Chronicle of Tuesday. ) Mr. O'Connell presided on Tuesday last at a public dinner of the friends and patrons of the Dublin Paul's Charity School. CRIM. CON. IN Max Llrr.--We understand that a suit of a very peculiar and delicate. nature will shortly make its ap pearance in one of our Courts of Law. The individual who seeks redress in this instance is of no less rank than a Peer of the Sister Kingdom ; the °Wending party is a Mr. B--. The injury, forming the foundation of this action, is said to have been inflicted at Milan, as well a s other places on the Continent. The Noble Peer and his Lady had lived separate for some years. The gentlemen of the law have . been busily employed for some time in collecting the necessary evidence, there is reason to believe the del - mild this affair will shortly be disclosed in the Court of King's Bench. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. • OXFORD, Apittr, 8. ECCLESIASTICAL' PREFRUMICITTS. The Rev. H. G. Talbot, Student of Christ Church, has been presented, by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, to the Rectory of Mitchell Troy cum Cymearvan, Monmouthshire void b the session of the Rev. Richard B. T oinkins. , y The Earl of Rock Savage has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Richard Meredith, of Bt. Edmund Hall, in this Univer sity, and Curate of Hagborn, Berke, his domestic Chaplain. The Rev. John Jones, Precenter of Christ Church, in this University, has been aupointed Master of the School belonging to that Society, by the Very Reverend the Dean thereof. The Rev. Mr. Oakley, Domestic Chaplain to.the Bishop of London, to the valuable Stall of Wenlock Barns, in St. Paul's Cathedral, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Parr. The Rev. John Sargeaunt, M.A. to the Vicarage of Doding ton, in the diocese of Peterbc rough, vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Satterthwaite ; patron, the King. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence has appointed the Rev. Charles Mackie, A.M. Rector of Quarley, Hants, one of his Domestic Chaplains. THE LATE EXTENSIVE FRAT2I)3,--A t the Old Bailey Sessions this day And. Thompson, whose name has been so often before tit.. public, anal who, with oth er s, h a s o f l a t e exc i ted so touch at tention in tLie m er c an til e world, was put upon his trial for uttering to Air. H a y nes, of Kin,-street, Cheapside, a certain pap er p urporting to be a hill of Exchange for '251. 14s. accepted by Thomas Oakley, well knowing th e same to be counterfeited.—verdict Not Guilty. The case occupied the Court until near two o'clock. CAUTION TO OTERSEERS.---A t the Special Ses sions at Saint Alban's, for the appointment of Overseers for the year ensuing, two inhabitants of the parish of Itedbourn attended for the purpose of objecting 1, to the parish accounts vestries, &c. pre vious to their being allowed by the lagistrates ; but it appear ing on investigation that the items objected to were not in troduce.l in tlie accounts, the samledwere allowed and passed. The overseers, however, had inteT e to deduct the bills they r os d • Iv ! d ah e ni t le appeal p a p t e parish a amounting to several pounds ( formed the ground of Was made against complaint), from the balance to be paid by them to their sue had paid for refreshments p cessors in o ffi ce ; but they were a n _ informed l by the Magistrates the account by reason of their being charged, the same would he allowed, and the Overseers expected to wake up the de present, that if they did so, . ticiency. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL B.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Miranda, Wildgoose, from Demerara. Passed through from the Rivcr the Africa, Skelton, for India; Rambler, Groves, for the South Seas; Quebec Packet, Atkinson, for Quebec; Neptunus, Skogsburg, for Lisbon ; and Sir William Congreve, Davison, for Porto Rico. PORTSIKOUTIT, Amur. B.—Wind S.E.—llis Majesty's ship Calliope went out of harbour for Spithead.—No arrivals or sailing& PLYMOUTH, APRIL 7.—Wind E.—Arrived the Lark, Beven, from St. Michael's; Rover, Johns, from Fayal ; Lively, Baxter, from Bordeaux ; on d the IledMan, Bryce, from Jamaica, the latter vessel was off Falmouth the.27ili 'ult. FALItto uTx, APRIL 7. 7 -Virind E.—Arrived the Antelope, Campbell, from Charente for London ;and the Fanny, Broken shire, from London. = • Arrived off Holyhead the Colossus, Marshall ; and Louisa, Fosdick, from New York. It is reported there are between 3 and 400 sail of homeward_ bound vessels in soundings, in the Channel, detained by easterly winds. Yesterday the Dispatches for Madras and Bengal, by the 'ship Minerva, Capt. Probyn,.were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that:ship. An account of the numbei.of ships Which entered the port of London during the year 1824 : From British Ships. Foreign Ships. Russia - 361 - 42 Sweden . - 3J. - 112. Norway - . 3 = 103 Denmark - 15 - - 10 Prussia . - 129 - . 298 Germany - 176 . 199 Belgium - 374 - - 591 SPORTING INTF.I.LIGENCS. NEWMARKET GRAVEN MEETING, 1035. FAIDAY, APRIL 8. Subscription Plate of £5O, for two-yr-old, carrying 6st. 71b. three, Bst. Mb. four, tist. 131 b. five, 9st. 41b. six and aged, 93t. 81b. D. 31. IA Exeter's ch. c. Conviction, 8 yrs - e 1 Mr. Pettit's ch. f. Verbena, 3 yrs . 2 D. of Grafton's ch. f. Gavotte, by Election, 3 yrs . 3 Seven started—The Judge placed but three. 10 to 1 agst Conviction-2 to 1 agst Gavotte. The Port Stakes of 100 soy. each, h. ft. colts, Ilst. 7tb. fillies, Bst. 4tb. T.M.M. The owner of the second horse to with draw his stake. Mr. Batton's Serab - - - - . 1 I). of Grafton's ch. f. Pucelle - - - 2 I,d J. Fitzroy named Reformer - - - - 3 Four pd.-5 to 4 agst Serab-2 to 1 agst Pucelle CA TTERICK BRIDGE RACES, WEDNESDAY, A PIM. G. The Craven Stakes of 10 sor. each. A mile and a quarter. Mr. Darnell's Caeciapiatti, 3 yrs - - . 1 Mr. Whittaker's Lottery. 4 yrs - .. - . 2 Mr. Lambton's Count POl7O, 2 yrs - . - 8 EXTON PARK RACES.—TIIMSDAY, Anti,. 7. The Noel Stakes of 25 soy. each.—(Three Subscribers.) Sir G. Noel's b. f. by Ditto - - • - 1 Mr. Platell's b. C. Thorney - - - 2 Mr. Povicll's br. f. Woodbine - - - 3 Won easy. The Cottesmore Stakes of 7 soy. each-10 added. Colonel Lowther's b. in. Reserve - - - 1 1 Mr. Longden's ch. m. Precocity ... - - 2 2 The Ranksborough Stakes of 10 soy. each—(six subscribers)- 10 Lord Howth's Fiddler . - - . 1 Sir G. Noel's Estonian . - - - 2 Mr. E. Smith's The Abbott . - • - 3 Mr. Bailey's Knicker Bocker - - - 4 The Farmers' Plate of 50 soy. each, and 10 for the s cond horse. Mr. Hall's bl. g. by Bradbury - 1 1 Mr. Hind's br. m. Diana - . 2 2 Two others started. Match, 60 sov.—Mr. Illinnithorpe's Dandy against Mr. W. Smith's Roger.—Oft Match, 200 soy.--Lord llowth rec. ft. from Sir C. Cotton's Lark. BUNTING INYELLIGENCr. His Majesty's Stag Hounds met yesterday for the last tune this season, at Wooburn Green ; turned nut at. eleven o'clock, and after a- tremendous run of aiz hours, caught at Stoker) Chtirch, in Oxfordshire. . MEETINGS 01"110UNDS IN THE ENSUING WINE. Sir Richard Puleston's Hounds, on liondis . y, at Enolton . Bridge; Wednesday, at Marford Hill; and Friday, at Green Dragon. The Somerset Subscription Hounds on Tuesday, at Rawlin's Cros) ; Friday, at Slowly Wood. CAPTURE OF HORSE-STEALERS.-77108. Carter, a man having the appearance of a farmer, was brought tip to Bow -street Office, this day, in the charge of Ellis, on several charges of horse-stealing. It appeared, that within these few days several very valuable horses have been stolen from Pam ham and Ongar, Essex, some of which have been traced to Lon don ; and, from information lodged with the Police, the pri soner • was apprehended, as well as four other men, who for the present, were lodged in Horsenionger.lane., on the strongest evidence . of being the gang i who car ried away the horses, one o f w hi c h was found n the pri soner's possession, and which was identified as the property of Mr. Thomas Rayner, of Langley Waters. Ellis had a com munication with the Magistrate, the result of which was the remanding of the prisoner until Nlrednesday next ; some others of the gang were expected to be apprehended before that period. GROSS AND WANTON ASSA ULT.—James Shields, in the employ of Mr. Gore, a sweep in the New Road, was. brought up to Queen-square, this day, by Banks an officer,. for, committing a wanton assault upon two ladies at Knightsbridge. It appeared, after the prisoner had insulted the females, a gen tleman, passing by, expostulated with him for his improper con. duCt, whom he also struck a violent blow in the face su n ccremonie. On the priSoner, however, showing the utmost contrition for his offence, the complainant said he felt no anxious desire to punish him, although he richly deserved it, and would accept of an apology for himself and the ladies. This the prisoner readily acquiesced in, and having humbly begged their pardon, he was discharged upon paying the expellees, aid entering into recognizance to keep the peace. ACClDENTS.—Yesterday a fine boy, about four years of age, whose parents reside in Wardour-street, Soho, was playing in the road of the said street, he was unfortunately run over by a hackney-coach, and killed on the spot. Another accident also occurred last evening, at dusk :—As a Gentleman. and his servant were proceeding along the Wandsworth-road, in a single horse-chaise, the animal suddenly stumbled ; at the, same time the shaft broke, when they were both precipitated to the ground, and received several severe bruises'. MYSTERIOUS MURDER NEAR ITANWELL.—A murder was committed at or near Hanwell, on the evening of Friday the 25th of March, on Robert Chadwell, a wheel wright, of Uxbridge. It appears, that the deceased left Ux bridge with a letter for Ealing, but he drank a great deal of beer at Hanwell, the intermediate place. and was much intoxicated. He was carried on 501110 men's backs into the stable of the waggon, whose name is Brown, came into the house Green Man, at Ilanwell, where he soon recovered and entered quarrelled with him about a seat. They, how_ the tap-room. lie remained there about five hours, but drank ' c l ods, and Brown consented to allow the 0 creased r u i c in k s s to w n ag o g f on u , x, . nothing but one pint of beer. At that time the waggoner of when the deceased waggon. The waggon had proceeded but a short ate d oNn i , e ecrir l l k,tib r be n eei c en, l la i l i e lltl y itse, af,srveia on the road he dead. A medical man merely looked at the body, and he l gave, as his opinion, that die deceased had died of_ a t pop exy ; ,, Several witnesses been partial Iy werew a s . e h i e a d . , u upon an inquest heir c. ng h id, a verdict to th , a . effect Was recorded. Another gweetinaonw'ever, in (mule examine the body, when iwliasstanfoceu,ndfollioywinegd b duc-I t' .iridge, with other apparently by a kniferight they foun al, on . the' ti part of the body, which side of the lower . i m_ w e r d s o i medical d Another ' was decidedly the cause of the man's death.lnquestt was therefore held, at of the when it appeared that the se 1 1 ( ecead's small-clothes, which had beevound, . y n .It the r e .. :i l had • d hung out to dry. The wound which the deceased received would have pro duced instant death, and there w 7 t a b s also the mark of a blow across the thighs, apparently - give l n iand reeeievaevdy b stick or wasp, and and also the shirt, which Mr. Grimston found also another on the left , y the deceased, no doubt, in warding off n stained t a vit b h lo loix, could not mined, but their evidence cou _ the remove the mystery in , which the case was enveloped, and Jury returned a ve r di ct I of " Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown," ._.. .. . THE THEATRE. COVENT GAILDEN.-.:-.T4O f Hebrew' Family, or A Traveller's .Adventure, is the name of a Piece, of three Acts, which was represented for' the first time at this Theatre last. night. Tli t , following are the . - . Don Casario • Frank Forester (an English Traveller) - Mr. J0n641. Don Gomez (Governor of Valencia) - Mr. Facren.. - - Mr. Sinclair. . Father Sereno - D:AstATS PE it soNA. - - - Mr. Bartley. Lsachar (an Hebrew Dealer) ' - Mr. Fawcett.' Reuben - (his Nephew, a boy of fourteen) Miss H. Cavise. Jaime { . Mr. Evans. .. vasio (Brothers and Bandits) 4 . IVI T Cooks. • k . r• T . P . • Donna Alvin& ( Daughter to the Governor) Mrs. Ch a tterl - ey. * Leoaella (her Woman) '' :. - ' - - Mrs. Gibbs._ ~ hliriam (Daughter to IssaChar) _ - Miss N. Tree: The plot we find some difficulty iu detailing,, and therefore shall only offer a mere outline :—„ The scene lies in Spain. Forester has assisted a friendys . effecting the escape . of a nun from one of the "convents in ysr, lencia. Ile is taken- and doomed to death. As he is.on , the , Moment of suffering execution the scaffold brealea in the confusion which it occasions he escapes. He first finds entrance into the Governor's palace, but deeming that place too' open to diScoVery, ho 'tiext shelters himself in the house of Issachar, the Hebrew. After some alarm on the part of the HebreW, he shelters hiM in a subterranean passage which don_ seals his treasure. As however Forester, by a letter to the Go. vernor's daughter, had excited the jealousy of her lover Cwsario,. Forester is desired to return to the palace to explain matters. Whilehe remains there for that purpose, two Bandits, who had resolved to murder the Governor for having sentenced their father to death,. and who had also found their way into the Palace, seize Forester, and oblige him to assist them in the M. tended assassination. The Governor, who is a wretched *coward,- is happily saved by th e arr i va l of Issachar, who pre. sents his pistols to the assassins, gives them to Forester, and an alarm havin g been given, the servants rush in, and the Go. vernor's life is saved. Cresario having been satisfied that nothing improper had passed between Forester and his intended •bride,' renews his nuptial overtures ; and Forester falls in love wit Miriam, the Hebrew's daughter, and she with hurt; but.while all matters are going on smoothly, Father Sereno appears and claims Forester as the victim of the Inquisition. Consternation overwhelms the whole company, but the Priest soon undeceives them by declaring that he has the power of saving Forester, pronounces a free pardon. Such is a mere sketch of the fable, the inter mediate improbabilities of which we shall not at= tempt to detail. Forester, though pursued by the vigilant officers of the Inquisition, finds no difficulty in getting from one house to another ; the banditti enter the Palace with ease, and For tune seems to govern all the events that tend to carry on the plot. In short, the piece itself ii a componotrof improbabilities, and may be said to have depended solely on th e efforts of the Per. formers. jO.3iES', FARKEN, and I . 4'AWCETT, among the men, and . Mrs: COATTERLEV, Mrs. GIBES, and Miss M. TWEE, among the females, were the substantial props of. the piece, with the addition, however, 'of a Miss CAWSE, a pupil Of Sir Geo eau SMART, a very promising young lady,.abotit 14 or 15 years of age. She sings prettily, and plays with a degree of archnesS'above her years. • She was encored twice in one, of her songs, and once in another. The music is the - work of various composers. The Overture was . selected from Rosstmt, and some songs from tilliELD and Viorrt. The new music Conies from Messrs. ATWOOD, WATSON, WHITAKER, and CIANCIIFT TINT. There is more of scientific correctin-si than of interesting 'meaty in the whole of thte compositions, and they -are generally better fitted fora Concert-room than for a Theatre.--A s to the dramatic merit of the piece, we are rather inclined to pity Managers in general titan loceu r sure them; unless hvdeed works of real merit are presented to thetily"„iybich "they" want sufficient judgment to appreciate. can conceive, how ever, that they ; rousti be surfeited with the abundance of• trash, ''that is offered to them, and. that, having little respect for the taste of 'the town, they are induced to patronize what is likely to please a mixed and ignorant multi. tude, than to obtain the approbation of judicious Critics, and a refined audience. If Managers have not good Plays presented to them, and the, public have an insatiable appetitefornovelty,what can they do but select the best from the bad this is offered to them. Yet there are doubtless in this literary age nanny men of talents who are able to produce good dramatic works, but can End no avenues to Managers, unless recommended. by some persons of rank and fashion who protect dulness, becauie they cannot distinguish it from real merit.. The play of last night had some good scenery from GRIEVE and his coadjutors, and on the whole experienced little ,OpPosition -when it was announced for future performance. , :The - ,• house was well attended, but by no inea:ns crowded. it • PRIVATE THEATRICALS. • • The Officers of his Majesty's sip Pringe &gent on Tuesday evening at Chatham, pe&ri•ned the Mud admired comedy of John Bull, to a large concourse of . beat4y and fashion from the surrounding neighbourhood. The cha racters were most admirably supported; never have we witness ed an amateur performance to equal it. Lieut. I.VEEKS, as Job Thoinberry, would have done credit to a London theatre. Capt. MuRRAY, as Dennis Brulgruddery, was inimitable, and did not fail to create much mirth. Peregrine, Lady Caroline, and Mrs. lirulgruddsry, were supported beyond our:roost sanguine expectations, by . Messrs. LINDSELE, Fyrzatonnts, and IN tvrEsnAm, Midshipmen. The scenery was beioti ful, and the Play ended antidst universal applause. The company then partook of a most sumptuous supper, taste fully arranged on the upper deck, consisting of every delicacy of the season, and a profusion of choice wines. 4`ffer which Quadrilles commenced on the quarter-deck, which:was most splendid and elegantly fitted up as a Ball-rdoin, covered in with a variety of beautiful flags, forming an immense dome, from which was suspended a chandelier, very prettily decorated with flowers. In the front of the poop (that formed the Orches tra), was a handsome transparency of the Royal Arms; the whole had a most magnificent effect, and dancing was kept 'Up until a late hour, when the company retired, highly gratifiid with ,their entertainment.—Lieutenant Cole, as Master of the Ceremonies, with his usual vivacity and politeness, save gene ral satisfaction, particularly to the fair sex. 'Great credit is duo to the Officers of the ship for their attention to the compar(y, and their excellent arrangement in providing boats for so nu merous a party (about 400), without the slightest ac4tient. occurring. , THEATRICAL CHANG lES.—AI iss CuEsirtre, ` ' Vie understand quits Covent-garden Theatre", ate end of the present season. Miss TREE and gips LOVE are going to be married ; and., iris tiesv generally reported, that within a few . rnonths,•l 6 e union between a certain Noble Lord and an nc complished syren, will he publicly acknowledii ed.--(lllorning, Pqper.) . t It is confidently reported that 311 r. kitttoitois about to open .the .Adelphi Theatre. •Froni'lls known good taste and talents the lovers of, the Dratha may look forward to a good selectibn 634' • entertainments.