The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-05 00:00:00

JAMES rilosthis.

This singular genius, hi his examination at Bow-
strtet, on Saturday, (ride BaiTtsit PRilis of yes-
terday) seems to have keen studying the sir plays
on which Shalopeare founded Henry the lq.rh,
Atng Lear, &c. Ike. from the former of which we
beg leave to-extract the folloning curious parall.l
ease '
" lister 1.4P11 (lie!./.fie., crew*. .r this nree, Jastlor,
Derieke, awd the Theefe.•
Judge-41ring the Prtsuuer to the lierre.
Ik-rule—Heart you in • Lorde, I pi ay pltl bring the Priso-
ner to the Lam,.

Jscfge--Elold thy hapit np at thy barre.
Thecfe-..Hete it a, my (And.
Jmise-..Clmarke of the offiee--.-vmli. his inilitement.
Ciestrke..-What is &Lt name
rAele—My name eta known before I came heere—mi.l shall
he ch-n I sin pule, I warrant Too.
Jedge—l, 1 thiukt so, but Mc will know it better before then
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CL,arke—reW hat thy same
Thetf. —Whet needs ?on to aske, and Lam :tit writia,ll
rot the OATTIC ('rit"therg Caber'
rnetrit--Wbat the Devil met you aske,asul know it Na welt'.
• Jaidge--Wt su)i.st tutus, art thou gi•altie ur not
77leefr---Not gniltie ncy Lord.
Judge--Hy welt thou be ;dile!
210,/.-111y my Lord, the yming Prince, or by myself',
whether pun will."

PROT/NC/AL 71ILATRES.

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The Liverpool Theatre clased,win Friday seek,
with Mr. H.nioad's wry iuteresting ;Alio. The
Foundlul y the forest. Mr. Rae sod Mr. T. ri-
greatly distinguished themselves in tire two pi iiier-
pal chaiacties.—The following is a correct I:,t of
the benefit receipts, which, on the whole, are on-
rommonlywroductive, and refl. ct honour ou the li-
berality of the Liverpool public :-
1
Mr. Inelediin is9 7 0 Mrs.rs. Audrey,/In g 6
Mira autumn -,3 8 0 and Clunk ...
Mrs. Ilemunont ii 16 6 Mr. Grant 2,6 10 •
lir. Hobnail lOl 3 ml Mr Patterson' Ical 76
Kr. Cooke ..237 3 6 ' Miss Grant lO9 • 0
birr H Johnstuu- 17i 3 6 Mr. 8431n..T0rpin 161 IS 0
Dies. $1.1,1004 254 la 6 Mie Marston aiiil i .
Mr. Emery 358 s 0 Mr. l'E'arlaild 16? 3 6
Mr. Enuoitster.. —23: IS 9 Mr. Terry ..... ... 132 5 0
llr. Dort ion 144 12 0 Mr. .54 71T,s Ta4l4arr i 29 1i 0
Dire. H. SidJoils t 49.13 6 Mr liollincarrorth..lll 17 0
Mims Adams .. 172 7 6 Mr. Punrelli ...lts 7 0
Mr. H. Siddona —ll4 11 6 Mr. June,... 122 2 11
lit J. Johustouc .tot IS 0 Mr. Gram", . ..117 is 6
Mr. Sintinitaa.....26l 11 o Miss 1.4rkra1u....• es 2 5
Miss Flo!ton 269 14 o 11Irs. Weston 64 14 0
Mies Drumm —.174 0 0 Mr 4. Glover .. i9.l o 0
Invs. Jor.lari .975 3 0 Mr. ROllll.l. .. 155 7 6
74r. Roberts .. 157 11 0 Mr. &inks (acting 'tr.,. 6 •
Mr. Rae 324 7 • niauagrt)...... ":
Din. Garrick 103 10 6
We are credibly informed that Mr. Rim has re-
jected very liberal proposals from the Managers of
the Lyceum Theatre, in consequence of having re-
newed his engetzement with :Messrs. Lewis and
Knight, for the ensuing season.
Mr. Elliston was last night to open the Man-
chester Theatre, for a short season 0! twelve week.,
with the comedy of The Honey Moon, in which lie
was to perform the part of the Duke, and Mrs.
Eyre, late of the Haymarket Thestre, that of Ja-
Lona. Mr.' Elliston has made the following ar.
---..ineiii s :

rane,rtn,.
Ballet Master, Mr. liirmix T.►ader of the Rand, Mr.
Ward; Machinists, Mr. Alexamirs. Johustoo, of the late
'Theatre. Koval, Dtary.latie, auil Mr. Sutton ; Stage Ma.
sager, Mr. Cross.
For this night the play of The Muuntnineers is
announced:—!Octavian, Mr. Ellision. After which,
Mr. and the three Misses Giroux, from the Thea-
tre-Royal, Bath, and late of the Opera [louse, and
Royal Circus, will make their fir►t appearance iu
a new dance.
Mr. Richer is performing at the Leeds Thentie
in Melo•Draatas, as well as on the Rope. Miss
Johnston has made her debut there, ni the part of
Helen !Verret.
At the Edinburgh Theatre, Mr. Disnond's play
of The liousidliai ,f the Forest was performed, on
Thursday last, in the follotu;ng tnuatter :
Count ;le Valmont, Mr. Sublont ; Florian, Mr Kent •;
Karon Longuryille, Mr. Thompson , Bertrand, Mr. Terry,
(hom the Theatre-Royal, Liverpool, tieing his second ap-
pearance in this city); L'Eelair, Mr. Derry; Gaspard, Mr.
Kelly Sanguine, Mr. W. Murray; Lenoir, Mr. MilP,ll ;
Verahline oarce to De Valmont), IMrs. Vining, in which
character the introduced a CO' ..... itt Psi Sena ; Itusithet.
la, Mrs. W. Prfll.lo ; Monica, Mts. Nichol the oakum's
Female, Mrs H. Sillthins.
The Aberdeen Theatre will .open on the Ist of
next Mouth, with a most respectable company. Mr.
Rae. of the Haymarket. Dublin, and Liverpool
Theatres. will be the principal performer and act-
ing Manager.
Monsieur and Madame Des Hayes close their
engagement, this night, at the Royal Hibernian
Theatre, in Dublin, with their own benefit.

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OrFORD,. Mc. 4.
ilmtvaftsrrr INTELLIGH?iCZ.
t
We authority to state, that the election of
• Chatsedllor of the Uoiversity of Oxford, which
will commence iit nine o'clock, ouWeduesdly,
Ue-
"cetnber Is, will not be finished in a single tiny.
Au adjournment to Thursday, I)eceit-16cl 11, will
certainly take place ; and, in the course of that
morning. sod not before, the businesii will be
brought to a eimelitsion.
On Saturday last Mr. J3llltll Cotton Richards
was adinitt,3l a scholar of 'New College, Oxford. i
On IVeilliesilay last Mr. Ley was chosen Fellow 1
of Mho! College, Oxford.
The Rev. James Carpenter, rector of nuernarsh,
and of Hertford College, in the University of Ox..
ford, lies dangerously ill at Foitstoise. He wits
on Saturday sennight at Hover, appeared much
deranged, and cantle to Folkatotte in the evening,
without his cravat, and in so disordered w state, that
with difficulty he was put to bed. Early in the
morning he threw himself out• of a window three
stories high, nod was taken up apparently without
receiving any tojury. He appears now very much
affected by IZ:e fall, and has kept his bed ever
autee.,—(lpsscich Journal.)
FeCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
Her. F..ln'artt Auhery, to Om rertury of Clipoltato, near
Gieeihttal,fi‘ttlalnialstre Patron, NI r 4. Snow.
Rev. Mamas dills, to the vicarage of tleliuu Busastaad,
Esacs.

---Rev Willisu Atkienon, curate of Canes ton, Essex, to
that vicarage, void by the re.iou of the Rev. I. Rau.Mph.
Patron. the. Bishop of LouJost.
Rev. George Dean, the pirpetual -curacy of Thompson,
Norfolk. Estrum' Miss tietherselt.
The Rev: John Ellis, M. A. is iustituted to the riearage of
Macro Warm), to the county t' aro. iek, and du r sr of
WoreLster, void by the death of Thomas Michael Becher,
Clerk, M. A the lost incumbent
The Rev Rich ~d Siosco Carless, B. A. is instituted to the
vicarage of Aatou Caution', iu the county of Warwick, and
diocese of trori-ester.
The Rer. Richard Cieorge, L. L. B. is appointed to the
uniler.oiaatership of the College School, Worcester, void by
the risiguattuu of the Rev. It'ibiani Stafford. B. A.

DUB LJA-Nuv. so.

The overflow at the Theatre-Royal, Crow-street‘
last night, exceeded every precethrig appearance of
Mr. Brahmin. Even the lobbies were filled. The
Cabinet was admirably supported throtogiiont. aos4
never have we witnessed a more daiglite.saudwue.,.
Mr. Edward S. Lees, a nephew of Sir John Li-
said already holding a lucrative bittiatt4it w the
Post-offer, Las bent out nu +arrow circular letters
anituunciag his appointment to Mr. Armies late
situation, as one of the Clerks of the /toads, Wow ap-
pearing so be :vorth :2301. yearly, owl, as a m utter
of tourse, that he Las already appointed a deputy,
H. t ;oldie, Esq.
The places of worship formerly appropriattd to
the Catholic religion in this country. were strongly
illustrative of the t`egratled state, both c.sil sad po-
litical, in which its professors were held. It is wiat
!pleasure that we remark a chanfe in tins respect
...pleb). favourable to the Irish Catholic, atilt ho-
nourable to the liberality of his Protests:it fellow
subject. The Chapel of Booteistowu proinises tn
he a striking proof of this iinprovetnei•r ta the cons
dition of the rave, and the sentiments of the tuner.—
Viscount Fitzwilliam has generously bestowed the
sum of 5001. for the purpose of defraying the
expense of this thriller ; and it would ht: an insult
to the feelings date Catholics, tot:oppose that they
will not at least fends, the raamplt -of an enlight-
ened muniticener.
Lord and Lady Fingel have set off for Edin-
burgh, with their o .:y son, Lord Killeen, who is
entered of that U niveisity, and they propose a resi-
dence of nearly three years in that cit). His
Lordship will, however, repair to London, previous
to the meeting of Parliament, and hood the Ca-
tholic Petition to Lord:Ore:l,6lle mud Mr. Grattan.
to be presented within the tint fortunes ,
pursu-
ant to the directions of the General Meeting of May
last.
A great Recession to the cause of emancipation is
expected upon this occgsion. Mr. Canning, now
disengaged from a shackled Ministry, is annuar:ed
as an earnest advocate of this salutary measure.

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Mr. Hosiou's barriera (front Bingler) throw off
on Saturday se'nnight, near Brod.Ord, a..d ionoue- '
(Ltely found a hare in Bolling Sprivg. which took
by Bolling, crossed ashore tl.e Foundry to Tiresal-
gates, thence to Black Corr, made a large circuit
to Itycroft, leaving Tong Pork on the left, threw
double and made back for Black Carr, and killed
in Theta, Wood.—Found a second game hare in
about twenty minutes, at Turtield. crossed Holm-
Lane, took the eight of Tong-Park, over Turtsh aw
Moor, to North %pricy, took the under hide
of Barkeashaw Foundry, to Great Goutersal, to
Goinersal Hill Top, and clown to Spen ; after
throwing a few doubles, took for Hansworth, back
to Coomeraal town; took a large circuit towards
Wiskitt-hill, and killed ut the Ironstone Del vr.,,
near Birivenshaw; this hare rau at least 16 unites,
with scarcely a check.
Several improvements have been made in the new
Theatre Royal, Edinburgh ; the lattice works are
closed, the lamps altered, and addition,il lights anti-
stowed with effect.
The report of the intended marriage of the Prin.
Ma At/tot:sea, heiress to the Crown of Saxony,
with Count PONt ATOIVIIK I. and the consequent re-
rival of the kingdom of Poland, though published
in the Dresden papers. is contradicted Ivy the fol-
lowing paragraph in The Journal Jr &vise. of
the lath November:—

" Since it is nu loner is the power of terrnan neworipor
writers lu march armies, sad gain or lose imaginary battles,
they are filled with rumours of a ditreociit nature. They
dream of nothing else but political changes la the Aolniinho-
'ration of several States. The CVCII create lee kiugduons,
crown new Monarchs, and celebrate the nuptial, of many
Priners and Princesses, in utter to find subscribers. They
have lately announced the approaching nuptiehi of Prince
Ponistowaln with Princess Augusta I.t. ationiy, and spread
niany other falsehoods, of their town itiventiou, which have
use fonndation whatever, and scare July to &seise and cheat
the idly crowd."
' On Wedoes,lay afternoon Inst. about 4 o'clock,
the !ter. W. MOSSIAT, of Hanley, Stafrordshirr,
wan shot at, while ntaurliug by the window of the
parlour, on the east side of his house ; providon-
tially he was not hitrt.—This is not, we ludrr✓sod,
the first attempt that hes betn wade to do luta
sonic Listing, lopry.

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LAW INtELLIGENCIL
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CIURT OF ICING'S BEricit, WErretsrtaa, Dec 4.
Sittings at sNiasi Pritts, before Lord Chief Justice
ELLEN BOROUGH.
- • WATTS V. FKIMER, ESQ.
Mr. GS *Row stated this was an action brought
by the Plaintiff; a livery stable-keeper, against the
Defendant, a Gentleuma of large fortune, to re-
cover damages for a bodily injury he had reeeited
by the negligetrce of the Defendant's servant, who
drove the Defendant's lonoliche and four horses
against the gig and horse Lf the Plaintiff, by which
means the gig was upset and broken, the Ithinitiff
thrown out, and his
.birellead mid thigh much
bruised and wounded.. De stated this was a case
that required the serious attentson of the Jury, as
Omit were many aggravating circutnatances attend-
ing it. In the month a. May last, the Plaintiff,
with his friend, a Mr.. Dennis, were returning
from Epsom races ; about five o'clock in-the even-
ing, they were driving quietly up Wimbledon-hill.
when Lord' Sefton's Is:trot/die, with four-in-hands
passed them. In a few minutes afterwards the
Defendant's bardache and four came up; the
leaders passed the Plaintiff's gig, when the
Defendant's coachman, by a turn of the wrist,
well known to- the Four-in-limit Whip Club,
briaught the hind-wheel of the harnuelie in contaut
with the gig, which upset it. broke its shafts, sod
so much tiiPared the Plaintiff, that he was for
months confined to his bed ; it could not hare beers
accidental; there was a ma tfie.rney of room on either
side of the road for the barotiche to bare passed the
gig ; there was a cirentristatice of the greatest ag-
;.ravatiest, and which did not shew imusauiiy un the
,tart of tile Defendant, fur, after the gig had been
upset, and the Phiattiff and ht. friend were lying in
the road, to a !tall! tut I.:sensibility, the Defersdaut
stoo,t up ;n his ba,micile, and saia, Ind----.rt them, I
wish they had ueen both killed !" HC t!..1 not wish
to Roy any thing disrespectful of the Defendant; he
had been told lie was a man °Norton., and of the first
partectability, he believed it ; yet it oar the duty of
the Jury, only to give hint s.. :nu.:h credit for his re-
spectability, as would he t.,,iyed he deserved, ac-
cepting to the eviitmee laid before them. Ile
would not enter into the minute circumstances of
the case, as they would he best nafohied by the
witnesses. Ile, did not know what di-fence would
be set n.r, bet afraid he would not have aatither
opportunity allowed, he would say a very few woids
ow that heed..--He would riot est for race:A:re
steerage', he only wished the Jury to suppose, intli-
Athlone. it they were placed hi the situ thou of the
•Phsintiff, what darts: es they would consider as a
-onffterent cempetisatiou ? De then proceeded to
examine his witnesses.
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Jelin Williams, gardener to Sir William Brisk,
deposed, th,t he was standing on his master's gar-
den wall, 'limnt five o'clock in the evening, nearly
apposite so where the Plaintiff's gig was upset; he
ps.rceived two gigs; the Plaintiff's first, and another
fathering it, nt some distance, coming up the hill;
they were followed by two barouchea and tour
holies--Lord Sefton's first, and the Defendant',
&Missing, at a brisk rate; both the baroviclie,
timed the !midmost gig ; Lord Seftou's passed
the Plaintiff's gig, which was giving at an easy rate,
is tile middle of the road ; there was safficient
room at vother side for the Plaiutiff's harcniche to
''.have passed ; the'hitid-w heel of the barouche took
the wheel of the gig, which upset it ; the Plaintiff
and his friend were throws, out; thePiaintiff's fore-
head was much cut, and he complained that his
• thigh was broken ; the Defendant stood up in his
harouche, and said, .• them, it would have
served them both right ti they had been killed!"
be afterwards scut his aervains to their assistance ;
they did not stay long ; the Defendant did not
alight.
Oa his cross-expination by kr. PARK, he said
he did not hear the comlwcan cull out, until just at
tite moment the accident took place ; that the
Pleintilf kept a direCt course, aria dill not draw his
horse towards the barouche. • On his re-examin-
ation, he said, that the accidmit was alone caused
by the misconduct of the coachman. as thine was
sufficient room fur the barouche to paint without
touclinag the gig. The road w Y 3 feet wide so that
part.
Throphilus Dennis, the person who was in coin-
pally in the gig with the Plaintiff, deposed, that
they had been at Epsom rsces,and corroborate(' .he
testimony of the first witness ; and added, that the
first he knew of the Defendant's barouche, was the
leaders passing them ; Lord Sefton's harnuche bad
made great it( ise ; the Defendant's co 'lshmael drew
the leaders to tne near side as they passed them,
which brought the hind wheel of the barouche
contact with the wheel of the gig, which upset it.
The witness wag luticli hurt; but, on his recureiiug
a little, he saw the Plaintiff' lying on the road, in a
gore of blood. He was convinced the gig was up-
set by the misconduct of the Deleinhisit's coach-
man. The Minutia' wits fir seven or eight weeks
confined to his lied, and was obliged to have 'nett-
cal assistance—and. by them, at the expiration of
that time, he was ordered to Brighton, fur the re-
covery of his health.
On his cross-examination by Mr. PA nx, he said
he understood that the Defendant had sent a cur-
groat to attend the Plaintitl; but the latter bad Loci,
provided with one before he came.
Mu. Thames Robinson, surgeon and apothe-
cary. deposed, that he attended the Plaintiff out
the evening the aecitletit happened ; lie was wound-
ed in the arm, forehead. cud mouth ; at first he
was afraid that his hip had been out of jient. lie,
the witness, Blot/gilt it advisable to call in the as-
sistance of Surgeon Heaviside ; he was tight weeks
confined to his lied, after which he went to Bi igh-
toil, by the advice of Mr. Heaviside ; he was nut
yet perfectly recovered.
Samuel Bennet, roach.rnaker, proved ,the re-
pains of the gig cost
Mr. Brunt deposed, that the Plaintiff must
have suffered much in his pecuniary circumstance.,
froruhis rot bring able to attend his busitiess for
such a length of time.
Mr. GARROW then informeellis Lordship. that
the Plaintiff:, s ace was ciase.t.
Mr. Palm then addressed the Jury on the part
of the Defendant ; and aiser%ed, that lie wits ex-
tremely sorry at what bad 'befallen the Plaintiff,
f and that be would not have defended the action,
If ha thought it had u caused by the tnis‘an•

duct aids coachman ; it appellees), *vett at rte
moment, that he did not think it was, by the ex-
pression he rustle use of at the time, as given in evi-
dence; although rather a harsh one, yet it *hewed
tied the contictiun on his mind was, teat the
Pluto-
trtTwas alone to blame; and it appeared so to him..
the Learned Counsel ; for if there was room lb. the
leading-horse*. with the bars which divided them
from the wheel-horses, to pass, there moat be room
for the barouche to follow them, as they were the
widest ; lee was instructed to ray, that he
could prove, by four witnesses, that the Plain-
tar was alone to blame; as he did, either by ac-
cident or negligence, draw up his horse, after
the leaders had passed hire, against the sviseel-
horses ; and that it was the splinter-bar of the be-
rouche that took the gig, itv,trad of the hind-
wheel. If he proved this, the Jury. under the di-
rection of his Lordship, must give a verdict toe tee
Defendant. •
John Dore, the Defendant's coachman, dep:stsl,
that when lie best saw the Plaintiff's gig, lie was .
half a mile beyond him; he (the witness) was about
one hundred yards behind Lord ieftan's harouchei
they both passed the hindmost gig ; it antler way
for them ; Lord Sefton's harouche pouted fire h
Plaintiff, as also did the Defendtuit's leaders, on
which the Plaintiff did intentionally draw his horse
op against the wheel-horses. and broke the
'ter-her of the harotiehe before the gig was upset;
he called out several times to the Plaintiff, befere
he attempted to pass him; lie heard hint, because
he turned *brut, and lauelied at the writhes".
Die his cruse-extunisettion. lie said he was cer-
tain the Plaintiff drew up against the bartembe on
purpose.
Mr. Osettote said, he was satisfied, and would
not ask heat another qtreatims.
Thomas, Cant h, the Defendant's valet, sad Jo:
seith FiJinll,looll, con-oboe-sited the testimony of
the last witste,s; and added, that the Plaintiff was
drunk ; his face was only scratched ; be had very
little blood on it ; he damned them alt, and said he
%wild lather them; the Defendant said,
them, leave them, they are both (bunk."
tin their cross-examination, they said, they
thought it to he a mere drunken frolic. The
• Plaiertirl had done it on purpose ; he was as dwelt
eta pig; the Defendant's, horses were as good se
Lord Sefton's, anti they would not be aTraid ti, 1
turn them and the couchnetia out against sty of the
F'nur-ia-hawed Club.
James Newengen, deposed, that he came up
lifter the accident. Ile thought the Plaintiff was
drank, because he did not answer him a queitisin.
On his crusosexamination, he said, he might. be •
to stunned front the fall, that he could ant apes*-.
Mr. el•anow then re-examined Denuis end
Williams, as to' the state of the Plaiouff. They
said he was perfectly &ober, and that the coachilia•
never called out.
Mr. (leneow replied in an eloquent speech, Mut
observed, that the defence only aggravated the
cause of ection, and if the Defendant was a respect-
able Kohl lem en, he ve out') dismiss his servant., fur
committing such gross and itifamous perjury.
Lord EaLensonouGH summed up the evititice,
with his usual pervpicnity, and the Jeffry, without
hesitation, gave a verdict for the Plaintiff—Dae
wages, 4001. with costs.
a AVILES v. HUNTER.
This was a re hini action, to recover • penalty
under an Act 4 Parliament, regulating the 410.•
ploy of journeymen tradesmen. It appeared. ihet
the Defendant, • master-carpenter, had employ
one JAN Ditlisso, as a journeyman-carpenter,
ten iteenths. he not having guyed a regular spreen-
ti:rahip to that trade.
The faits having been proved. Lord ELIA/v. •
tichtoceit directed the Jury to tired • verdict fee,
the Plaintiff, fur eel. being a penalty of 40e.
month for every manic the Defendant had me"'
cloyed John Dillison, he nut having been regularly
bred a carpenter—which the Jury accordingly did. •-•

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