The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-05 00:00:00

WISSTMINSTER SCHOOL.

Last night Timenee's comedy of The Emrsreh
was performed by the King's Scholar*, the dorini,
tory, agreeably to immemorial usage at this period
of the year. having been converted into a tempo.
nary theatre for the occasion. The &Hutting is a
list of the

DRAMATIS PERSON/E.
Phadrta
Parmelee:a
That:
°math&
Chrrea
*.t Arm* R. Eorti.
Pythias
Chromes W. J. E. Brit .
Dorias . M. R. J Ye
Dorms T. KIIHANT.
Malays
Sophreaa
Lathe.

The manner in which the young gentlemen en.
gaged in this piece read their respective parts; the
correctness of their enunciation of the Latin ; the
propriety with which, by a just accentuation of the
periods, they marked the sense of the several pas-
sages; and the well-cadenced modulation with
which the longer speeches were delivered, were such
as to reflect the highest credit as well upon their
application, talent, and intelligence, as upon the
attention, skill, and judgment of their instructors.
lu nu one instance was the ear of the auditor
fatigued with the dull monotony of utterance. or
polled with that periodical rise and fall of the rythm,
without reference to the sense or feeling of the pas-
sages delivered, which so often mar the performance
of some of the finest plays in our own language, even
upon the hoards of theatres royal ; and many •
professional player might have learned a useful
lesson in the art of correct speaking, from
an attentive observation of the effect of a
careful study of their author, in enabling
them to convey Ins meaning truly, and in •
pleasing mintier, to the minds of their audience,
even upon the least gifted in 'Joint of histrionic
Weld among the performers of last 'light, in the
dormitory of Westminster School. Nor was there
by any nice'', a deficiency iii the display of talent
of the last-irientioned description. The wild on.
thinking young soldier lover Chorea, the gentle-
manly Phadria conthatilig with sit ignoble pas-
s 1111 l , the sagacious valet Airmen°, the impudent,
swaggering, unhecile coxcomb l'hraso, and the well-
bred end swell-mannered courtesan Thais, were
stisteitied with admirable truth and propriety. But
the most successful efforts of the evening were those
of the gentlemen who represented the wily, fawning
parasite Gmatho, and that prototype of brisk, in-
triguing, laughter-loving and mischief- 'lurking
waiting-woolen Pythias, wind, weir defined with a
degree of reality and comic power, that, the age and
ordinary avocations of both the performer•, and the
sex of the latter particularly, emisidered, was as
truly surprising MI it wile sic li lit NI.
The seats allotted to visitors, not withstandiog the
extremely forbidding state of the weather, were fully
occupied, and the pleasure and satisfaction derived
from the evening's entertainment, were visibly de-
picted on every countenance.

Mtss F, 11, KELLY made her debut nit the singe
at Cheltenham', three ocamms agu, In the character
of Amanihic, in the Child of !Suture, and afterwards
pfs)eil Be/ear/era with ritecess.
eymhehistis preparing for representation at Drury-
lane Theatre. in miler rd ti toVIIII-Arr opportunity
of witnessing the rolubiated talents of Mr. KEAN
and Mr. l'uuNq.
We were happy to see a very full house at the
Coburg last evening. fur the benefit or that carpi-
lent performer Mr. fIuNTLEY. Indeed he plays all
big characters so sersibly that hp cannot fail to be a
universal favourite.

thrAzucEiva

COURT Or RING'S BENCH. Writ/4'IIIMM.
w~Dllt/DL Y, DIPC MEM 4.

COOPER N. GARRATT, ESQ. AND AROTHIR.
This was an action by the Plaintiff, a coach-
maker, ►esiding in Oxford-Greet, against the late
Sheriffs of London and Middlesex. The Sheriffs
were merely nominal Defendants, the real Defend.
ant being one of their officers, named Young.
It appeared that the Plaintiff hod let to litre, in
May 1820, ■ baronche to a man mimed Ashby, a
stable-keeper, against whom an execution having
issued, this carriage was taken along with Ashby's
goods, and sold by anrtion, notwithrtanding notice
was given by the Plaintiff to the auctioneer that the
carriage was his property.
Evidence was called to prove that ..slily had
hired the carriage, and had made several payments
on account. No substantial defence being made
the Jury, wider hi. Lordship'a direction, found a
verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages, 311. for.

YOUNG, AVICINISTRATRIX, V. lIIARLINCI.
This was .-e-bon brought by the widow and ad-
miutstratrix of the late James YOUlit, to recover
from the Defendant the sum of 501., which it toss
alleged he had in Ina hands belonging to the intestate
at the time of his deceaae.

It arpeared that the Plaintiff had lived for seven
years a servant of all-work with the lather of her
late liu.band, who also lived in lii. father's house,
and sissisiediliim in his business of a publican. at
Hitmiley, The Plaintiff huriog quitted
the service often father, the son, who was 111 a de.
chilli% state of health, hollowed her to her fathet's
house, married her, viol died on the day following.
On the start of the Pleiittiff, W. Wells, her
fatli.e, Will called, wit .. staled, that seven days after
the deuth of James Young, lie called Holm the
Defendant, who was the uncle of the deceased, alai
Ire ackLowledged having some motley belooging to
lion in his hands, but tend it was not so touch iia
501. At other interviews he made the same
admission, but afierwaids said lie had staid the -
hey to Jiver Young, the father of the
who had admitted to witness that Deleodatit had
431. in his hands belonging to his son.
Oil the part of the Defendant, Jasper Young was
called. Hr swore that his son lived with him, and
had no money but what he got from him (the wit.
nest.), and the only money he had given loin was
SUM of 291, which hail hirers lodged in the hands of
• person who had since paid it over to the widow.
He had never received airy money front the De-
fendant :IS having been left in his hands by his dr-
Ceased son. He positively denied having told
Wella that he knew the Defendant had 451. of his
son'. in his hands.

The CHIEF JUSTICE left the case to the Jury, nn
the credit which they would give to the contradic-
tory testimony which thry had heavd.
The Jun• found a verdict for the Plaintiff
damages 451.