The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-05 00:00:00

THEATRES.

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The favourable impression which Miss LACY's
fieltridera made upon a London audience, received,
last night, such strong confirmation from her per.
romance of Isabella, that her claim to the 4'elawina
po►tierla error" is r•le•rly placed beyond the reach
of contradiction. There is a considerable improve.
ment, too, in the management of her voice, which.
though not apparently exerted even se much as before,
is possessed of greeter volnme and strength. From
the period of her receiving the ring which Disuse
transmits as a token by which she will joyfully re-
cognise the bearer; to the conclusion of the tragedy
(end for this portion of it she seemed in some de-
gree to have peculiarly reserved her strength), was
distinguished by that subdued energy which " us's:
e'ersteps the modesty of nature," and an accuracy
of perception which commanded the most profound
and eager attention. The tumult of agonised
feeling, the sad reflection, and no less sorrowful
foreboding occasioned by the sight of the pledge
of affection to her first, her beloved husband,
were expressed with • pas.ionate vehemence, mingled
with • tender melancholy, which harmonised
admirably with the scene, and was reengaieed
with loud sad continued approbation. The scene
in which she is reluctantly forced from her hot-
band's dead body is also entitled to very high praise,
as it was characterised by the expression of highly.
wrought feeling, without any of that overcharging
of the picture, an extreme against which Mies LACY
series to be ga•rded by a 'steely 'discriminating
judenient. Her exertions were frequently reward-
ed by warm plaudits. and sometime,' their effect
was acknowledged in the profound silence which
pert-sided the house. The latter we think the more
flattering tribute : it shewa that the performer has
excited the sympathies of the auditors, 'Oast the
other may be produced by mere at•ge.trick, ;hot
outward show which deleles bet deceives. The
part of Biro., in Mr. C. Kitsittta's bends, lost
nothing of its interest; and the other characters
were well supported.
The audience Was one of the most numerous since
the commencement of the season. The appearance
of the house was untesually gay, as in the letheerve.
sums (from the fineness of the weather) the lively
coloureofehurrber prevailed more than those sippro.
printed to a more advanced season.
TIC OLYMPIC.
A very whimsical production was brought for.
ward at this theatre last night, entitled The Tread
Mill, or Modern Greeks at Briados, founded
upon the numerous captures that have lately oc-
curred among the heroes of the west ; it is well
put together, and from the commencement to the
finish kept the audience in a continued roar of
laughter. The scene where the mill is introdused
eldneded great amusement, the steps of the gook.
AIM upon the machine were particularly graceful,
and received considerable and deserved spplaese.
By continuing to produce novelty, which appears to
be the determination of the Proprietors, is the aid,
sure way to bring grist to their Mill.
It ~ALES.

Thews i• an pert of Greece in which the females I
are so plans as at Athena. We look in vain for the I
sylph-like forms, fin the airy elegance, which eiwap-;
tore the beholder in their statues and their cameos.
Their features, indeed, are fine ; but their complex.
ions are pale. and their general appearance is chime.
terised by languor and debility. But their eyes are
sparkling, and their teeth are good. Premature car-
pulence,proceeding front a sedentary and inactive
the frequent use of the warm bath, and the relaxation
Of a hot climate, is particularly conspicuous in the)
Athenian ladies. This corpulence, however, is ra-
ther an object of desire than of aversion, as. the
cymetrical contour of delicate shape is nut much in
denims with the taste either of the Greeks or the:
Turks. But the sentiment of beauty which was
lirevalent iii ancient time. was of a different kind.;
.The females of Athens did not then attempti
.1i fascinate by the ponderous magnitude of their
triimensious Issi,on the century, took every me.:
-thud to prevent corpulence. The Greek and Turk-.
ish ladies have few accomplishments, and have nei.
then theinclination nor capacity for. any mental oc-
cupation. They pass their time in embroidery and
'pinning. and other female employments, in which
all the Eastern nations excel, owing to their se.
chided and sedentary mode of life..such were the
occupations even of Qu•ens and Princesses in the
heroic ages, of which Homer will fusnish frequent
proofs. The modern Greeks are fond of all kinds
of sweet-smelling flowers and perfumes. The an-
cients were also partial to precious ointments, but
the men•were regarded as effeminate if they isalulg.
ed much in their use : and it was prrhibited both
by the Spartans and Athenians. The Athenian
ladies; in summer, generally wear a email bag under
their &since, containing aromatic and sweet-scented
'kerbs. in order to counteract the Lemnian smell, or
hardens odor, which, in hot climates, is some-
times extremely dirgu.ting. Amongst the Turks,
the men are as.sedentary as the women, and have uo
jdea et taking exercise for health or for amusement.
-Their (*vaunt, motion is
riding, and they cumider
walking below the dignity even of the lowest Mu..
marnan.—(lJedurell's Torr.)

A Correspondent of a Morning Paper, seeing re-
pasted notices of 'be gust quantity of game killed
by the LORD CMANCELLOR, will be thookful se be
informed in which consty he his taken nut a certi-
ficate. as he has in vane looked over the lists for the
mime of the Lord EusoN.
By the death of the Earl of MOUNTC•IIISI., a
vacancy has occerred in the .Irish ittlermootative
Peerage.
It is mentioned in a Galway'Poper. that ROBT.
HEDOSII Brat, Evq.lotends to offer himself roe,
the representstiou or that county, at the neat Go.;
sterol Election.
The Widows of Commissioned and Warrant
Officers of the Nam. receiving pensions from the
charity established for their relief, will be paid their
pensions dee 30th of September lost. as follows :
TIM Widows of Flog Ofiters, inperatimusted Roar-dthoi-
sela4 Commies. Counsetidors, Lindeman, Sod Masters, os
Moadal.tWe lids ipotesi ;

Tire *Wee sldlsrgwss. Powys, sea Beelswaiss, es
,Varedey, tie Nth lastest ;
kid the Widows of Gassers and Garpesiera, on Weds's-
:deb the 13th lastest ; sad us every ascending Tbsralley,
bowies sips horn of tom oloö tight.

C.4.IIBRIDGE U.VIVARSITY ELECTION.
RESIGNATION 011-THE SPEAKER.
We understand the seatetneut in the Morning
Psprrs respecting the noses of the Speaker's re.
signation is incorrect. The construction put upon the
different Acts of Perhament by the great legal
authorities, clearly and decidedly warranted the
Speaker offering himself as a candidate for the
University, but it was subsequently discoireted that
40 the year 1801, when Mr. Charles Duttdus was
proposed for the Chair by Mr. Sheridso, the House
acquiesced in a different interp►etation of the Acts
of Pa►liament, and thus established ■ precedent in
which the Speaker has felt it hie duty to concur.
We refer our reader* to the election of Sir John
Milford (the present Lewd Itedesdal.), in the 35th
volume of the Porlieseetary Debates.
" Palate-yard, November!.
";11—I thipk It My dolly!" lose se time its &tipsiest's,:
you, that on my return to town a fresh difficulty bee bees
suggested to owe, to which I had eat, when I Seat add,. wed
you. adverted, peculiarly affecting my relation to t►e House
of Commons as their Speaker.
" Ansioraly as I have sought le have the homage of tepee-
menthe( the University I. Parlisineot, I eould out hesitate at
*are to decide, that every object of personal ambition east
glee way to the duties I owe to the Rouse of Commons.
is Vadr► these cireirosstaaces I retire from She eauvass
with frelioes of deep sad sincere regret ; but at the same
thee with thine of pride sad gratitude, for the reception I
have met with, a reception so curdled tied 11 altering ais in
leave so doubt oft ray stied as to the result, had mot these
coasideratimis of public duty compelled Sc to withdraw.
4` I have the Mower to be, Sir,
Tour faithful mud obedient Servant,
"C. MANNERS SUTTON."

DURH4teI, Norsmain 2.
The difference} between the keelmen on die
Tyne and their employers are not yet settled. The
coalowners had a meeting ou Monday last, and the
keehnen held a meeting the same day, on the Wind-
mill Hills, in number between three sad four hun-
dred, hut we do not hear that any sew resolution*
took place in consequence. At a sabeequent meet-
ing alibi conl-oweers, it was, we beer, determined
to issee warrants of arrest agsinst these of the keel.
men whose bonds have not ken cancelled, and who
have entered into engagements fur the succeeding
year. Ou Wednesday officers of police were dis-
patched with warranty to arrest two skippers of keels
oo the Felling shore. One of them was taken. but
the inhabitants of the neighbourhood rem and ef.
reefed a rescue, and the officers were g!ad to effect
their escape amidst showers of stones. Great ono-
Dimity appears to prevail among the keelmen be.
loogieg I. the collieries bosh above and below
bridge; and though they hare broken their en-
gagements with their touters, they do not seem ye.
disposed to•hreek their engagements with each other
-to maintain their claims.

We subjoin the following extract of a letter,
dated North Shields, October Si
"fin Majesty'. ship Nimrod. Captain Roch.
'fort, has arrived here for the protection of the trade
of this port. The Swats cutter goes.up to Bill
Point, mad a liusook sensed with two csrronade guns.
to Newcastle. toact under the direction of the Ma.
gistrases for the ball). purpose. The tradespeople
'in both sides of the water begin to feel the effects
'sof the *topper ; numbers of industrious men are
out of work, and their families in great distress.
Several keels have been brought down this morns
log by sailors. This mode will soon be generally
adopted. if the keelmen persist is their career. iii
-Majesty's ship Cherokee, and others, are limarlymi.
pected."—(UThrhisir Chrenkle.)

REPRESENTATION OF SHRO,PSBI,II4

The death of SirJohnKynsaton Powell, Baits
'Kiting occasioned a vacancy in the repreeeMation of
this county, three Candidates have announced them.
echoes, vix.--tWiltitiel Lloyd. Esq. of Amiss; J.
Cresaett Pelage, Erg. ; and W. L. Childs, Esq.
one of the present Members for the borough of
Aresslork. his exactly a century since a coolfsted
ejection for the county took piste ; but roar cos•,
..hats occurred in the twelve yeses including that.
.pf 1743.
•Nsta. •Polled.
Inn—Joke Nynasion, of Hordlet•• r•rtt•oper •• - 206
Robert Lloyd, of
Meaty Lord Newport._ ...... . ...... 185!
-to.- Corbel, of ...... 7004
013—Lard Newport
Jobs Kyaisatoa
Sir John Aide, 3,4103
1714—Lord Ntwport ,•;.,....r,..•
Sir .Robert Corbett, . • RI •
Jobs Krum** ........ . ' 11141
Maul 1710 Peetiaameats.weavilekweiel.)
IM.--Joha Klayman, of Hadley 163
Robert Lloyd, Of Aston_ ..... .. •. •• , 66,66
Sir Robert t whet', Bart
Newry Lord Newport . 1665
As Phillips, la his "History,. ON en Nat ef Naights of
. rim Shiro elected earlier atm tem uninalertlielbliadimg ex-
tracts Inca awks.. of Is -estlieepthresal Jaw, hr. amusing at
this atuataat. The writer, after slessittiag Ake good eon-
,duct of Getters! Myths, (of lialskro)• Pfilooodi',-" 1.
the year 1646, there helot a vacancy, i• the, representation of
the essaty, oa Mr N. Lee hawk made Incapable of sitting
is Parliament. •Geseral Memos (who was Sheriff) ap-
.poiateil a Court. via be held at Ottaretry, us the t7th of
,August. Early rio 4h. Moiroiolt of that day, with shout
INTL persons in, his cenapacy, he, pritrateky heljsaused tie
meeting to Alberbery, where he elected his relaniis, -11e.11.
Allilwards. There was assembled at Ossrestry, on thisofca-
'll. trios, Mama a thosonsid Freetholders, who int•wded to have
lives their voteakfavewr of Menu Lloyd, day. of Anew
. and a very large ..dlantern* natabee of. %hem poisi.mill
Parliament in his favoirdlest with what ',turas I, (asp me
writer) have out beck shim to leara."—(Sitesserbary Ches-
wick)

We understand that Sir Fatima* BUM'S?? will
dide with the York..Whig-Club on Monday next.—
/Lords bievevry.) : t.
The.mesons
.hoea Amp rictinly employed, within
these few &Lys, ia dm oda* fritot.of the Mayo' Es-
chimp, inekiurprepsiiiioits for erecting/our atone
figurer, each Mx 'fete high, ;eptcsentmgo., four
. •
quartets of the krpb..
Ulmer& oj, Ofty mil or gelling ,ereattls passed
through the DOOMS os ifriday loat..on their return
home, completely laden with *triage.
The Frivedskip, Milvait, • arriTed in the River
on Thursday, hum Si. lago de Cube. Site, fell in
with the Peacock American sloop of war pif Cape
Antonio, which ship .gave. her .protection for two
days, until she. hod•passed the Colorodm, ohortette
jog sail fur her during the doh and at night carry-
in_g a light. 'The fritidship, saw no Britiih skip
of war in that qtataryer, pod ssiru.soff t 1 c itiittausas
mai bearded ky a pirate.

MINIM

LAW IIiTELLICANCE.
.t
COURT OF CHANCERY. tracot.m's 11$,
RIO2I4Y.VIAHANIrk 4.
The Lotto CaoNcot.t.on come iuto Cosa at
loftily Inmates after tea o'clock.. •

TUB PORTPNOUTH CARL
The LORD CHANCILLOR oblievved.. Ant he had
given this case considerable attention since they had
last met ; he was of opinion that• thehillirgatiutte iti
the original of ought to be answered lit collate- t
affidavits, and then handed up to him 'to read ii•fure
the ease came on for hearing.
Mr. Hem said the counter 114drivits were
ready.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that might
be, but they were not tiled, and they could nut
come regularly before the Court until that was
done. lie expected they would be immedpil•ly
tiled, and handed to him in the course of the dist)
be would read them in the course of the eveainKr
and be prepared to hear the caw argued to-morrow.
Mr. HORNE said they should he filed forthwith.
His Lordship was occupied until one o'clock in
hearing a motion of no interest except to the parties
concerned, at which hour he rose to receive the Lord
Mayor elect at hid (the Lord Cliancelluer) bruise in
itansatou-place.

_
COURT OF CONMON PLEAS. Gutumpau., ;Ammo,
Noway, Nowt's. 4.
ROW iftrd CAlif JaiNc. Dau.ais sit4l a Special AM

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!MU P. iIItATIIIISLD.

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This was au Wu, directed by the Vice-Chan-
cellor, to try the solidity of a commission of bank-
itipt issued against William Holdine, in which the
Plepoilifr nes petitioning creditor, sod the question
to he tried was, whether, at the time of issuing
such comitibsion, in January, 10111, there was •
good petitioning creditor'. debt.
Mr. Serjesnt Pct.!, stated the case for the Plain-
tiff. and called the following witnesses :
Themes Holding, brother to the bankrupt, be..
Mg examined, stated that he was a creditor under
Ibis brother's commission, but had released him.
The Plisintiff is a mealmen and bilker:" eituess`s
father sod Steers's father had ZOODI.AiOIIII together
:whinier's.; witness lived with h.s brother, saclerk,
io Aregust, 18l0; remembers beiag sent to Mr.
iltiegi So August, and receiving 30/.. which Mr.
re ,lent his brother. The same year he borrow.
43/ end gave an 1. 0. U. .for it. His brother
Ee
a cellernisn, named David Lerigo, who went
ille• as Plaintiff for money, end gave to the witness
asmosch as 401. The Plaintiff accepted for wit:
!OA brother the bill for 1371. now produced, sod
Vseip..leill for 93/. 134.
xiimioed by Mr. Sentient VAVONAII,
/le went to live with his brother in 1818. An ille-
gal commission was issued against him, but was so-
itleisetied, and ibta"this commission was issued.
„gill* woo eititiiied before the Commissioners
moll ',Nominal, but bee brought actions, and ex-
"sets to recover considerable damages.
David Lerigo, examined.--Witness was cellar-
•lneb to Holding, end had trice been sent to Mr.
'Stores for money by his muster. The first was foe
0 .or 334 and the *retld he received 401.
Crqes-examined by Mr. Witoe.—Witness does
sot know of any proper/ belonging to Holding,
the bankrupt, being conveyed to Steers in 1840.
The bill drawn by Holding, and accepted by the
Alai' ' atiff, for 1374 was .then produced, and proved
M have been paid by the Plaintiff.
' •Mr. 9erjeunt VAUGHAN addressed the Jury for
Elbe Defendant,
So—A conteuded that this was it ape-
Apes of case which, required the mint,vigilaut !oleo-
Join from the Jury; the real question was, whether
Asia was not a fiauduleot commission, to which;
•Holding, the bsakropt, his brother, and the Plant-It
tiff,
.wete parties, for the purpose of defrauding the
bites** creditors. The bankrupt, in 1817, trom,a
IPeeleneoleroed wineemerchant, mid had. according;
to the evidence, three or four thounuad, pounds worth'
of stock in his cellar, although he had not paid a
shilling is the pound under lets former commission.
He should call witnesses who would 'wove that at
the use of these supposed advance., Steers was •
man in• distressed circumetances ; he iliould alio
prove the .eeectioion of a warrant of attorney frir
• 5341. to one Williams, who acted as sUoratty for
the . Plaintiff sod the bankrupt. • Mr.. Williams
sad the Plaintiff being also afterwards the secs-
titian' of the bankrupt whilst he was in the ,cifstody
• qiiiAlerslial of the King's Bench witless.' Irmo
. .
peoulaitancre of suspicion he thouglit. the
v would be warranted in giving a verdict for his
-client. He then called Mr. Jones, Marshal of the
•sing's Bench prison, litho proved the execution of
the sureties given h.m fur the beultriaPt's.obtaining
the ruler.
Heart Mortimer, clerk to Mr. Williams, the
syoroey,..wore thst,.ffelding was indebted to Wil.-1
Atoms more than 600/...but he was not certaiii,that
ihellelied been delivered at the time the warrant of
atterney was executed.
„Some witriesseswere then called who had deal-
. jags Jr) , trade . with the ,Pliiitiliff, end, they wetted
rAbotell&c.Plaititiff had sot, hero so tegutsr, is his
lfoyments during the years lOW and 184 liwe he
tette precediog that period.
„Altertlie.ceidence
.for the Defendant had been
'l.ilipib. -,„mr?..stieiPt'Vahir-titilfds
,i. lie , 491 w I.IIIEF JUSTICZ 01 4111111411•11,Up the,
observed, that unless the Jury dlisterlsesithil
'testimony of Thomas Holding and Lerigo, ifellrie
Ifrptureci a sufficient petitioning creditors(lett If
Agefi Yerie,loclepentleut rut . the hills. The .Jury ,
Alteg. met Lightly. impute fraud or perjury, itadl
iseishous the supposition of fraud or perjury through- '
gut the transaction, the PlMutiff wag certainly en-
.lgidto flieii ierdict.
'Pm. AO ishifter a ;*I to rt consideration ~ tete met! a
dici.lier.this g&oon
ildr.ioce

AIS of Orr Mill.Tortidper (Ad Gaol peal
very, for 'the trial of siNenees COmmitiea ou,the INK
,Sew, the jurisdiction si( the of
Pmsland. will be held at the Ofd oo kieseday,,
tltr std dry of December neat.
Briit I 'ma, ket has been more abundantly
auppliedi for the last three or four weeli, thou at
any period Within our reenlleciinn. TliO sheep pens
have been found insufficient to hold the numbers
brought fbr eble, and we regret to add that the
weero ate mirror. 10d4e4 we know misrel•
STenSe. grsfiet rt)rep.Or l*firdis4l‘4
Jet :t5.,4111-1411, Pit 1444 , 440.0049 i Oh

SEDUCTION.

PLYMOUTH DOCK TOWN HALL, OCTOZIR 31.
... ---

SUMMER. V. RUSSELL.
A writ of inquiry of damages in an action. foi tls
seduciion of the Plaintiff's daughter by the Eleferi .
ant was this day executed before W. Eastlake, El.
and a Common Jury.
The Plaintiff, Mr.. Ann Summers, widow,
ill
the Defendant, Mr. Thomas Russell, skier e'r„
boll reside at Stonehouse. The Defendant betting
suffered judgment to g'. by default, the Plainest
was entitled. of course, to the verdict of the Jai t
X 111
consequently it only remained for theta to ha
~
the quantum of damages according to the clic,. .
"lances of the case, which were as follow :
It appeared in evidence, that in August, 1819,
the Plaintiff's daughter, then only 16 years of art;
went to reside with her brother, Mr. Richard little
biers, sib° kept the Commercial Inn, on the 'quay of
Stooehotase, but being confined through illiieir. his
slater cundacted the business on his sccoent. Dar-
ing this time the Defendant was in the daily %bit
of visiting the house, and being a married Ittio,
with a large family, and professiug great fries
for the Plaintiff and her coonexious, he was received
there with the greatest cordiality. In November
following the Defendant succeeded in effecting his
Wicked designs, and the illicit intercourse *.a Op.
tinned sea January hist. le the mean While the
greatest misfortunes had befillen the Plaintiff's
family : her husband became insolvent, and was
suddenly taken from inr by death; her son Richard
had failed in business, and 'been consigned to a pri-
son; and to complete the climax of her misery, her
daughter, whom she had taken home with her lifter
her aoss'a Misfortune', was discovered to be 'pregnant.
In May last the Plaintiff's daughter was delivered
of a female child, and the Defendant being sworn
to as the father, he continued to allow a small
weekly aura for the child's maintenance until its
death, which took place's few weeks afterwards.
The Learned Counsel, Mr. BIRD, addressed tl.e
Jury in mitigation of damages, and called man
witnesses for Defendant ; but nothing was elicited
which could materially affect the evidence of the
Plaintiff's daughter, who underwent a strict cram.
examination, and was at last carried out in bpi.
aeries.
The I.BAIINED SHCRITI summed op, oat Atti
Jury, having retired for half ao hour, retictiod4
verdict of 734 damages.