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THEATRE.

OPIAIA-1101:cit.
List night, after heantiftil Opera 14. GrOel:Zi
Char,..zw, a new Heroic Ballet, entitled Tamerlane
and 11.4 g 2 was produced, for the first time. The
gory is taken frifill the Tragedy of Rarafta,
only differing in the conclusion, which here ends
happily, with the union of Tamerlane and Parana.
The Piece is got up with all the pomp and splen-
sl:.ur of Oriental magnificence, d does 'inflow to
the liberality of the Managers. We have not room to
expatiate on its differenr beauties. A pal de trois,
in the third ad, by the pasts cs's and Made-
moi Paarsoy, was executed in the most inimit-
ahie style, and greeted with re 'tied shouts of
.4 brave " The applause, during the whole night,
w s general, and the piece went u& with the greatest
,riot.

In the splendid circle were—
Ills Royal Highness the Prince 4414741 m
'rut Duke of C I niberlutd

DUcht s.es—(ionlnn. 8 d'art!, 83!ton, aad De Cao,iea.
Marchmn.ftesa•-Doe nsige, Maltese', , ileadfort,
and
CotMtetic•—Har.inzen, C rdigan, 1.361fmt, Sefton, Clare,
sirrvinore. mAunt Edgecumbe, Temple, Camden, Spencer,
aled lcintliaryslOre.
E•7li—Fne. Dunlev,Bgrryon.re, end Westmmeland.
im•• Adelbuurne, Ste mouth, Sudley.

an,.l Morpey.

W44llghaT. Somerville. G. Cecil,
?via. M-.. t, TLyolgv, Stanhope, E. Seymour, Ils.brlot,
r.dly.su.
The Not Miss Drummond, Miss Ang.thltes, Fordyce, and
and Ma. Dur•
memmeemmeexemss,.....

Yesterday, His MAltsry, t::e Duke of CAss.
MIDGE, Princesses AUGUSTA, SOTNI Ar and AYt-
tl A, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Park.
Monday night, Thrir MAJESTIES had a seled
Nair : among the company were, Colonel and Mrs.
iiNETD. Mr. And Mrs. Vtio.ttas, and Mr. and Mrs.
FrEEMANTLE.

Earl FITZWILLIAM arrived, on Sunday, at his
house, Grosvenor-square, from Milton Abbey.
His Royal Highneu the Duke of 'Vona, Lord
Gcoeot Cavardmva. and several other Nob.litr,
dined, yesterday, with C. Crltainwooo, Esq. at his
house, South Audley-street.
His Rnyal highness the Duke of CAM seinu 5,
gave a grand dinner yesterday, to several military
Officers.. at his apartments, St. James's Palace.
The Doke of Brnronn, Lied GaLNVILLI, and
a large party, were dt Earl SrEacsa's, St. James's-
place, last evening.
Lord and Lady HENNIXaa left town yesterday,
for Major House, Suffolk•.
Sir Moon llaxavistpt.k HAMILTON will give a
rand dinner to-morrow, at hi. house, Upper Gros-
venor-square.
The Right Hon. CHARLt4 A3IIIT will give a
rind din :et. next Sunday, at his !muse, St. Stephen's
Court, New Palace-yard.
Sir Thou AS Lttonst r. and family, arrived yester-
day, at their house, IVimpole-street, from Ravens-
worth Castle, Northumberland.

Lady SMITH BURUCi will have a grand rout,
brat Fri4av, at ber house. Hyde Park ferrate.
Lord AL:A/Awes GORDON went out, yesterday,
for the first time since his indisposition.
Jon v FORDYCE, Esq. gave a grand dinner, yes-
terday, to the Duke.: of Bzofuau and MA 14CNRI•
vita, the Duchesses of GORD,N and Elzuruaci,
Ceneral M.Kr.szis, Colonel 11exv i.i, and Mr.
and /4n. Wens, at his house, Caddick•row,
Whitehall.

The first Ladies rah b end 81er Conre,t. will he
at Mrs. Boraxes house in Berkeley-square, next
Trid.sy.
A soldivr lately arrived from Holland, h.ic
brought home a Dutch wrie, who wei files accentual
sa,ne.

Kew DP ICK, of Piccadilly, admits the sai!o-s of the
saory, weer they please. to view his menag. rie.
J. PAUL. ksq. M.P. is removed from %inches-
trr-squvre, to Charles-street. Berkeley-square.
The Deka of 1144 Nen/stet and General NI c-
'tett' t: arrived, on Monday, at NLYIOI% Hotel,
from Kimbelton Cattle.

The Marqui, and Marchioness of SALISI,R Y
and Lady G. Cacti dined on Monday with the Mar-
chiortebs of Dowtaststat, at her house, Hanover-
scnare.
Mrs. Joanan, and the strength of every depart-
ment of Drury-Line Theatre, come forward, this
lapin, for the benefit of the venr-asle Mrs. KiNo.
Last Thursday, the Earl and Countess of Col-
cutsrr a returned to their seat, Sunnier, usar
I e wes.
The town of Rye has been of late unusually
gar, owing to an influx of visitors and military.
Af a Bull and Supper last week, all the elegance
aarLiatbion ct the town and neighbourhood
and enjoyed the •• merry dance" until a late
Lour.
Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Matwrtr. and Miss
Foments, dined, on Monday, with Mr. and Mrs.
DUPRI..at Nr cot's Hotel.
S;r Joctio and Lady A us ita Y left town, yeAerday,
for Dorton House, Bucks.
Those is:ro he a grand Funeral Concert, at Edin-
sing!), on Friday neat, in commemoration of Ad-
rr• ral Lord NEL‘Hr. the Right Hon. vlitt.t.iam
PITT, and the Marquis COINWA LlS.—The
Geiniomen to wear black, and the Ladies either
black, or while, with black ribbon.
This night, her Grace the Duchess of 800.
. I.t;ou, Right Hon. Lady CHARLOTTII CA 1.1 P.
" • Right Hon. the Countess of DAL.IIOI:%IE,
nht llou. Lady ANN Dassawoon, Right Hon.
!.idy CHAR LOTTL Hora, Lady HOYTftaN, of
MULdale, and the Hog. Mrs. M'Dosat.D, pa-
tronise a grand ball at Edinburgh.
Lord Kesler, after a short war to his Cornish
Imres, has returned to his elegant mansion in St.
Janus% square, for the season.venerable
I)taire of Aoc Amite is also arrived in town for the
winter.

LEY INLELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CRANCERY, Tuts°Ar. Ft.. n.

2110VOITTON a, CATZII.
This was a bill, filed in order to determine the
conatinnitin and enforce the performance of an
agreement, by which the Defendant leased certain
premises, at Blackheath, to the Plaintiff, and co-
venanted, that the latter should have a piece of
ground " immediately behind the house," sup.
posed to contain about two acres, for the purposes
of a garden. A cow-bill was also filed, by the
Defendant ; and the dispute between the patties
was as to the hum and situation of the ground
which the Plaintiff was entitled to occupy.
For the Defen.:ant it was alleged, that the terms
of the agreement allotted to the Plaintiff no more
land than striEtly extended backwards, " immedi-
ately behind the house ;" and that nothing else
could have been intended by the lessor, as the giv-
ing of ground, collatetal to the house let to the
Plaintiff, would have been prejudicial to other con-
tiguous houses of the Defendant, by depriving them
of the ground backwards, which they were respect-
ively to enjoy.
For the Plaintiff, it was alleged, that the accept-
ance, in that sans?, of the terms of the agreement,
would be td give hires a piece of ground of the ab-
surd dimensions of five yards and a half wide, and
more tha a a mile in length. It was also contended,
tl it the Plaintiff, with the privity of the Detenda t,
had ►u•lt M cold-haul at the back of the noure, and
ha I much exceeded the side boundary, within
which it was now alleged he ought to be confined,
lsv digging both east and west t.t that boundary, to
tt• o >pringc, trona which he had laid aqueduCts
for the supply of the bath ; and this had been Borst
without any opposition on the part of the Defendant,
or any intimation that the Plaintiff was encroaching,
ar digressing from the premises leased to him.
Under these circumstances, be felt himself entitled
to a piece of ground of a reasonable and useful
width.

The MASTER of the ROLLS sai I, that the evi-
dence of certain improvements having been made
with the Delendant's knowledge, deprived him of
the benefit of his co..struction of the agreemert ;
hut that it did not appear list could give to the
Plaintiff, in quantity, any mi,re gtouna than was
prefi::ed by Mr. Cater Limsel. and staked out as
belonging to the premises on a former occasion
Mr. Cater is to pay the costs of this bill, and hie
cross-bill to be dismissed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Warrunestca—r... 11,

AISRFAI/RLY FRACAS.
Mr. leluttoce applied to the Court. for leave to
file a Criminal Infnrmatinn against two Gentlemen,
of the name of Peter and Duncan Campbell, for
riotous and violent condusg. at an xi:sem:A, in the
town of Gateshea I, in the county of Durham, for
assan;ting one of the Company, and sending a
challenge to provoke a duel.
From the affidavits, it appeared, that the De-
fendants were both Officers in the North Lincnln
Militia; and, on elle night of holding an assembli,
they went to the Assembly Rooms. By the regrelarr
tions of these rooms. Non-subscribers were not ad.
initted, unless introduced by a regular member,
and even then they moat be dressed conformable ter
these regulaticsns. These two Gentlemen insisted
on admission ; but were told by the door-keeper,
that being in hoots, and nett introduced by a S tb-
scriber, he could not admit them. They appeared
satisfied with this answer, and went away ; but soon
after returned. when the Defendant. Dunean,
his whip, made a clear passage, and they both
forced their wAy into the room. A message was
seat to them by the concluders. to expiain the regu-
lations of the rooms ; ono the necessity of their being
peeperly dressed and introduced; to which they
answered, that they felt themselves very cnmtnrra.
b.-, and would i.or star. Upon his, they were re-
quested to withdr aw ; but they declared they would
not, unles, forced to it. Some further words en•
used, when Duncan Campbell sho,k his whip, and
clenched his fist, in a menacing meaner, at the gen-
tleman who concluded the b ell. Ihe ladies were
all alarmed, and the parties retired in .n an adjoining
card-room, from which one of the doors commu-
nicated with the street. Here the gentlemen of the
Assembly contrived to lock them out of the ball-
room. in hopes that they would go away; but the
former had scarcely returned to the Assembly
Room, when a most violent knocking was heard
at the door. Three gentlemen were discovered to
he adually breaking it open; and succeeded in
forcing the pannels, so as to gi+e tlsem room to pass
through: and Duncan, returning to the room, gave
to one of the gentlemen a note, couched nearly in
the (allowing terms :
et t:erieteenerr—Cuu all ensmbined, arc so valiint, that we
shall tint now Rice you; bust, we are waiti..g below. iti order
to arrange matters for a meeting to-wnrruw morning."
TO this invitation the gentlemen, of course, gave
no answer ; but Peter Campbell, some time after,
on that night, met Mr. John Hawks, who was re-
turning home with his wife and sister from the as-
sembly, and asked him to step aside with him ; as
Campbell had struck that gentleman in the rooms,
he supposed he wished he should give him satisfac-
tion. Mr. Hawks replied, that it was not then quite
convenient, as he had his wife and sister under his
protelhon; and Mr. Peter Campbell again said he
would fight him with sword or pistol, or any other
weapon he pleased.
The Court granted a Rule to show cause.

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Went, t 1 a remainAer wairevrteti to the ri:4',nt;fr•
who wos tti deliver them nut to men, who Ontd
preslnt tickets lor that purpose. signed by tne
fend Ant.

The Coutt thought that there appearesi abutyhreee
of evidence to chew that the Plaintiff mart have been
fully aware of this agreement; and, thergetr, after
hearing the arguments on both aides, &le:rained
that there should be a new triad.

MMII)A3AUS.
Mr. Vittsow, a few days ago, as mentioned in
our Paper of Thursday last, having obtained a ccn-
ditional rule for a ALendamar to be diree.:d to the
Commissioners of the Ccuit cf London, to
hear and determine a cause between the Chamber-
lain of London anS a Mr. Ilayly, a broker, relative
to the payment of forty shillings fine, urn his ad-
mission as a broker, pursuant to the Ad of the G:h
of Queen Anne, the Soracrroa-CISCRAL sheaved
cause against this rule, contending, among other
things, that as the broker gays- a bond for the punc-
tual payment of that sum yearly, the penalty of
which was only recoverable in a superior Court, the
rule should not be granted
Mr. Wirson and Mr. 1301. LA ND supported the
rule; the latter Gentleman cited several ancient Afls
relating to stations City charters, in some of which
the authority of the Court of Requests was recog-
nised as prcv:,rti..;,- vexatious and expensive pro-
cc? '•rtgs in the
,supelior Courts, by petty-fogging
attorneys, it:formers, &c. He further urged, that
in this m'de the Chamberlain was able to recover
these stall sums at about the cost of 10d. ; where-
as, if they were obliged to sue in one of the upper
urts, it sers well known so many pounds would
not &tray the expences.

LYNN r. LYONS.
Mr. Wrote had obtained a conditional rule in
this case, to discharge the Defendant out of custody,
execution not being ,tied out in due time.
Mr. Woo showed cause against this rule, and
contended, that execution could issue after a super-
sob as had been entered, and even where judgment
bad merely been obtained, the Plaintiff had his elec-
tion to issue out an execution either against the per-
son or goods of the party, at any future period he
might think proper: in support of this argument,
the Learned Counsel cited several eases.
The Court, considering it a question of very con-
siderable moment, required time to give their final
judgment.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Lord atm:l-
- sat at Nisi at Guildhall. when, aft,r
sitting abut an hour, a few causes of no interest
were disposed ot.

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List nig!tf, sit of the most toiat • ft Itl i-s-rtet
loungers were brought to this O:fi -e by Cr, .ket,
on suspicinn of having }kite I a Kett:Armco's p-';k-t,
in the morniog, of his rtetnoranJ tm hoik. can-
tgini.tg a Bank note 100 i. .y were appr!-
hended in Bond-street, io the forenoon ; hot the
gentleman who had preferred the charge, tett ap,
pearing.to identify thear persona and tal tee the let-
cessioy lind'lVilbi Mr. J.lViCe gored Tcpised i.ail
for their gond Irtharkur, whZch two"( tnem imme-
diately gave, aril were liberated. ?Ls others were
ordered to the Brown Re.w. They were all drnsed
in the extravagance of fashion. two of them were
recognised *sold efeuders. who ha.l been formerly
convicted and transported for highway robberies ;
the others are characters well known to the Bilicat
Officers.

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On Friday niain, the itarre tta'gorilla, of Nat.-
Way, Maass Jouneinsuer, master. last troth t.
terdam, bound for Rachefort, laden with eese
and deals, came into Newhaven haranur fne
above vessel, on the preceding niaht w s. -- • i
alongside by a French *nigger privae eer, an Mint
in tile different languages, as usual. On paling
the Andrea Ma,paretigg not a prize, the Freer u
wantonly and inhumanly fired seve.al 11l nets
into her, the shot from one of which lock effent in
the sipper part of the thigh of the Dannh mate;
tikaw
in consequence of which, and it blnwing a hard
gale, the crew were obliged to run into Newhaven.
where the wounded man was landed, and a stir'.
goon being immediately procured, the ball eras
excreted on the opposite side of the thigh from
which it entered : and we are glad to hear there at*
hopes entertained of his recovery.
On Sunday, about half past one. e.w. Mr.
BUT I.Lit, master of a cus:om.hotne cutter, being
cn the look-nut after a smuggling, vessel on VA
pier at Newhaven, got partly itver the pier-head,
on a sort of ladder, apnarently for the purpose of
washing his boots, when a large wave coming un:
et:pettedly upon itilli, swept him nil the ladder into
the water, and the tide ninnies; violently in, he was.
overwhelmed in an instant. and drowned in sight
of several spenators, who coil I render him no a ....
sisamce. Mr. Berta& was dressed iu a blue coat,
and Wee pantaloons, had a handsome sword by hit
side, and a pistol and small cartouch box in a belt
round him. His hat was taken up soon after the
accident, bat the body has not yet been (nand.
DitADFUL Accinsar.—On Sunday, the nfitlx
ult. the infant !ICJ of Mr. lie-us, of Martley-eeort,
Gloucestershire, a remarkably fine boy, about three
year: of age, fell a sacrifice in the negligeeze of a
soceant maid, who piac-d him in a winno a, of an
ripper room, through the casement of which he
fell iuna_the, coma below, and was so dreadfully
bruised. that he almost instantly expired !
On -Saturday se'nnight. Mr. Beck's mii/, atWrtat-
hant, with a quantity of corn therein, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, occasioned by the feintiott of
the wheels. The loss is estimated at annl. bat was
if.alrad.
'I o-morrow, again, will be experienced the unpa-
ralleled advantage, by the holders of Tickets arts
Shares in the nresent momentous Lottery Scheme.
that. every number drawn visit turn ear a ptofirabler
prize, exclusive of the rich chance of gaini, g the.
many floating capitals in the wheel. Nay, every
hold.r of a number that comes up tn-morrow, wid
find it more than sufficient to purchase another
chance for obtaining thc 20,n001. price to which the
first drawn ticket on Tuesday next will be entitled.
.Iran .limrun..l was lately-tried before the Steward
Deputenf Kirkcmlbsialinand a Jury, for swindang
JLAVIt DAVIUSJti, a simple girl, who consulted
het upon a low story, out of several sums of miner,
and other articles. She pretended she was chaser.!
at Oxford, and was acquainted with the occult
sciences, and that the devil would appear to her is
the shape of a sow or a bull. and mosey must be
given to lay him. Upon these pretences, st.e.
nearly turned the poor girl's head (who was before
that time far gone in love), and extorted the sums
of money aforesaid. The Jury fonnd her Geiity 1
and the Steward Depute' sentenced the Prisoner to
to be imprisoned far twelve months in the gaol ci
the burgh, and to stand in the pillory for an hour,
once every three months during that period.
A letter from an Officer of the sth Regiment of
Fcot. dated knklmisen, January 19, 1806, says....
tt N r doubt, long before this, you have heard of the
unfortunate accident that makes me a prisoner. We
sailed from the Dinslls on the 22d ult. in the Nader
armed transport, with 500 of the sth Regiment on
b lard, besides a detachment of the Buffs, and 2S
officers. Our first escape was getting under way in
the Downs, when we nearly ran on a sand bank,
which happened to be the same the Ariedie go:
east on, in the first expedition that sailed from Eng-
land, having General Dori on board. Our second
escape was, that our good pilot nearly ran us on the
Galloper Sands, off Hararge ; our next and miracu-
lous escape was on the night of the 23J ult. ; our ship
struck on a sand bank.called the flakes, off theTelel,
about half-past ten o'clock, p.m. it being the Di-
vine will that the night was calm (otherwise the ship
would have split in the course of halt an hour); we
. remained in that situation, firing guns ef distress, un-
til scumming, but to no purpose, as our convoy, which
was the Rtgadar, had parted from the fleet the day
of that night, in pursuit of a strange sail which he
descried to the southward of us, and of course was
too far as:ern for our guns; and, as we plainly
heard them answered in toe beginning of the night,
it must have been tram one of the gun brigs which
accompanied us : day-light at length appearing. with
the dismal aspetl of a heavy mist and tog, prevented
us from being able to see landf; we found there was
no alternative but to snake our escape by theassistance
of a raft then preparing. During this time, the fog
b.-ginning to clear, we cnuld easily descry, at a ills-
tanee,several sail of Dutch schooners bearing towares
us ; on their approach, we immediately surrendered
ourselves prisoners nf war. The Dutc.'s Officers, \.
whom we surrendered to. told us, that they sent
out boats the preceding night; but, in coosequence 1
of being so extr..mely dark, they cnuld not rind us.
We were taken on board the flee; lying its the New
Dieppe. under the command of Admii al Ds Wiw..
Tee, where we received every mark of menden • .k
and politeners, and were in a few days Owe seat !)
bare on our parole."

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