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POTENT-C. 4120 EN ratATRE.
Last evening was performed Macklin's excelling
Comedy of The. Mira of the World, in which Mr.
Cooke sustained the part of Sir Pertinaz, with his
wonted ability. The other characters were cast as
usual, and the play, for three acts, went off with
great effect. No interruption took place previous
to the second price, except from one person in the
boxes, who annoyed the audience from the very
rising of the coil:Lin, with cries of 4' Off ! qif ! '
shouts, hisses, and attempts at speaking. tie
was, however, at length taken out by the
police, and the house relieved from his im-
pertinence and noise. At Ina-price, the V.
rushed in, in great numbers, and speedily tilled
every vacant corner of the Theatre. Indeed, from
the receipts that must have been taken on this oc-
casion, Mr. Kemble might repeat, with justice, as
he peeped from the stage-box,
4' My bane and antidote are both Wore me."
The house ass excessively crowded, and now did
the O.P. noise and merriment commence with prN.
tine vigour, whistling, dancing, singing, jumping,
hallooing, 'hissing, arid
.velliwx, drowned the busi-
ness of the stage, and poor Sir Prrtinnr exerted
his inimitable talents in rain. Placards were hoisted
and received with much applause, among the largest
and most prominent were the following
4. 0. P.'s neer give u'ir
Your sheeting and hissing,
While gull'd with New Pikes,
And boxes for kidateg."
" 0. Pi of Westminster, be as firm as the 0. P.s of the
.it, and we will conquer hired ruffian and lying Breadou."
" An honest Jury in defiance of a partial Judge."
This last most gross and scandalous libel, upon
a truly upright Judge, was hailed by the party with
repeated barns of approbation. Three men in the
pit also sported white nightcaps on their heads, and
occasionally elevated them on sticks, as the repub-
lican red-cap of France was whilom exhibited in
that unhappy country, during the reign of terror.
The O.P.s had also a full complement of assistants
in the ts. gallery and holes, who cordially united
in all their pranks and rational measures. 0. P.
insignia were seen in many hats, and on the whole
the populace appeared more• violent and sanguine
in the cane than they have ever yet appeared to
be. Otear and Marina followed the play ; and,
during the first act, a tin horn was thrownion the
stage, and fell near ;Mr. Farley. lie took it up,
and, after handing 0.0 one of the mutes, to
felly bowed to the widiet.ce. T iiis was thc best
received of our of t'he stage action daring the
night, and Farley was honoured with many plau-
dits. Some villainous' fellow threw peas on the
stage, for the purpose of throwing down the dan-
cers, but they were luckily discovered, and swept
off, before any accident took place. At the con-
clusion of the entertainment, the 0. P.s sang
God Sore the King! and Rah Britannia! and shout-
ed and sromied, for half an hoer, like so many ma-
niacs, till being exhausted with the exertion, the
word, 0. Pa out !" was given ; and they left
the house in a body, to continue ti;eir uproar in
the streets, where they indulged in their favourite
shouting until a late hour.
SIR. BULLOCICS MUSEUM. •

To this delightful Museum, which was opened for
public inspection, on Monday last, at No. 22, Picca-
dilly, we yesterday paid our first visit, and it is
with extreme. satisfaction we have to state, that the
examination of its various curious productions, in
art end nature, is well worth the attention of the
metropok. It is a great pleasure to have in these
times any place of rational amusement open to re-
ceive us, from which are excluded noise, tumult,
and disorder. But this beautiful collection of
natural and foreign Curiosities, Antiquities, and
Productions of the fine Arts, must bare proved at
any time a must valuable acquisition, as blending
instruction with entertainment, and imparting in-
formation, at the same time the visitor is enjoying
one of the most gratifying sights that ea* be ima-
gined by human fancy.
The disposition of the numerous articles which
compose the Museum, is most perfect ; and the
clear and distinct mode in which they are labelled,
prevents all unnecessary sod irksome interroga-
tion. It is impossible to make a better arrange-
ment than Mr. Bullock has observed in classing
the lairds and animals ; and the finest effect is given
to the whole, by the trees and rare plants in the
centre of the room. upon the boughs of which the
bird of paradise, or attire monkey, appear yet to
sport, as if alive.
Above all, we most admire the arrangement of
the snakes and serpents ; it is so perfect, that the
spectator fancies himself in a wood, with all these
animals around hint in a state of nature. Some of
the models of art are exquisitely tine, as are some
of the remains of the immense mammoth,

There is • curious picture of an owl. which, ob.
'served on one side, exhibits the face of a Reverend
Doctor, on the other au Old Wife. But we must
pay our dcceirs frequently to this ente►taining spot,
before we continent on the most prominent of its
features. We were happy to observe. that ssveral
of our Nobility have already patronised and visited
the Nlusetim, an there can be no doubt' their ex-
ample will be followed by all those whose mind.
are formed to mingle pleasure with instruction.

A statement has been published, iu some of the
public paper., of the pretended contents of a letter
written by Lord GRENVILLS to the Principal of
Brasenose College, Oxford. We are authorised
to say, that the Principal has signed, and circulated
to •he Members of the Convoeetion, resident iu Oz.
ford, an express contradiction of that statement,
which he declares to contain not only insidious mis-
representations but positive falsehood.
IIot.DERO retina Jac%sor, 24th Nov. 11109.--
This was a case reserved for the opinion of the
('nurt of King's Bench, tried at the sittings after
Trinity Term, before Lord Et.tassoloutsu and a
Six/vial Jars ; and this day, on hearing the argu.
meats of Mr. DASIPILII, for the Plaintiff, the
Court was unanimously of opinion, that the verdict
should IN taken for the leas mu of 26,9211. 2.. 6d.
instead of 08.2411. 2s. Gd. theft= claimed.
The pnuilistic contest betwixt Nicholls semi Rich-
man the bled', will take place neat week far 200
gal Nicholls is the conqueror of Crib, which
letter has beats° the black, but Crib was a aorice
at the science wizen he fought Nicholls.

Wrsrmais TER ?f: HOOL
Yi,ttrelity evening, the •.(111ng gentlemen Of this'
school had their annual performance, preparatory
to the Christusas recess?: The Play was tie PAorntio
of Terence. With the exception of the Eanstris,
there are none of flis plays better calculated to call
forth the ',owe/1 of die actor than this. 'Ur. Towns-
end, in Phornno. displayed a joilgrm.iit that 'hewed
• thorotig;l knoeted,'e of the character; his retort
upon Dernipho, in the 2cl ar2t, was given with spirit
and archness t
Si to ithii atticeris sees. gimp Alvan) ant liberate,
" Ihcans icapiguAux tib, grituidcto—lloci thonipho."
In the last act, in disclaiming the infidelities of
Chrentes, to iVa.c.vi,trata, he was frequently ap.
plauded; particularly in—
inde tihun

" i•*.t jam mums chip to dloorais."
The pg-53.4e iu the preceding•scene,ending with
the following hues, was also well delivered :

" Niue ego ilk dials ito Rihi inrenssro dabo

VI us rest7uguas, totrumis si exstillaseris."
Coo was played by Mr. Mure with great viva-
city, accuracy, and rase; he SHY much and justly
applauded. His exultation, in the last act, when he
rushes in, exclaiming " 0 Fortune, fore furtnna."
4.c. was spirited, but not extravagant. His wii.le
performance was excellent.
Mr. Vernon, in Antipho, was a good representa-
tive of the gentleman ; his deportment was UlICII3•
b aaaa ssed, unaffected, and elegant.
The two Old Mew had choice representative. in
Messrs. Belli and Crawley ; uot...ug could be given
better than Dentipho's,
11-- tlbt
Rome eustus salve • column verb ruuttie,
Ciii eutairsendavi Alium, lilac abiens 'newt)," ,
by Mr. Belli.
Chromes' terror and submission, at the appear-
ance of Nausistrata, would not have disgraced a
first-rate Comedian.
Mr. Salter was very gentlemanly in Pherdria;
and the little Mr. Cremer had to do in Dario, he
did well. The proverbialism of Hegio was . given
with great humour, by Mr. Palmer ; he excited
considerable laughter, by his d.' I delivery of the
following ;
" Qua bomiors tot sententir seas eakpie rigs "
Mr. Longly, as Ceatinur, delivered his opinion
with all suitable professional formality ; and the
pompous amplitude of Crito's manner, was capi-
tally preserved by Mr. Torre, in giving his judg-
ment--
a Egg mph.* deliberaudoni mosso.
w Res magas est."
With respect to the female part of the Dramatis
Persona., Mr. Straogeways made a very inter-
esting old woman; and the Nersaistrata of Mr. Ben-
Net excited iretsietible laughter; it was really
an astonishing performance. This young gentle-
Mail twirled her fan, minced her step., and played
off her airs, threw round her fi7ure au elegant ne-
gligence in the folds of her petticoats, with an case
and familiarity, as if the Young Hercules had been a
very long time handling the distaff olOraphate. The
archness with which he exclaimed—
' Qui mill, abi ad atolls 'entices est, tom Aunt aeon,"
eiicited a sudden burst of applause; he, or rather
she, was equally happy in the manlier in which she
snaps at Chremes, when he says, Hon, quid Nis? she
replier,
" Adesse indignam tibi vldstur,
Bono adulesceas sumo as liabet amiesas, to 'mugs dues r'
The poioteit emphasis with which the wards
adolescent, and is seam, and duns amicanot, and
tazores, were respectively contrasted, gave such
force to this reproach. that we do not think this
passage coidd have been given better. We did not
detect one false quantity through the entire perform-
ance, nor can we point out a single scene defi-
cient in spirit and effect.

The barracks at Clieliasford and Ipswich are pre-
paring to receive the troops from Walchereu.
Report states, that several of the Spanish Junta
had been a d by the populace, on a charge of
treason to the State, and were to be tried immedi-
ately. Their adherents, it is said. tiara also been
arrested, and the reigns of government committed
to a Regency, consisting of the Ca►dinal Bonn-
sow, the Duke de I'IMMTADO, ROMANt, and
two others.

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Monday night, the ship Leander, Mr. Jos*
MAY, master, from Cadiz, bound to London, with
a cargo of wool and salt, was attempted to be
hoarded by a French lugger privvteer, off the South
Foreland, but the crew of the Leander, consisting
of 17 men, most heroically beat her off thrice suc-
cessively. with their hoarding pikes. •In the con-
flict, we regret to state, that one man was killed,
and another ao badly worinded, that he died of his
wounds. The master, mate, and two others, were
also badly wounded. The third time the lugger
was repulsed, as she dropped a-stern, the crew of
the Leander fired their stern-chase gun into her,
loaded with. round, grape. and minister, which,
from the groans and confusion, must have made
dreadful harock on board the lugger, which quick-
ly made off. After the lugger had disappeared, a
Revenue cutter hailed the Leander, and informed

the crew that they had seen the tugger.
The Calypso sloop of war, and the Acute gun-
brig, which arrived on Tuesday at Yarmouth, left
Flushing, en Sunday, at which time all the neces-
sary movements for abandoning iValcherei ware
in Lill activity. Thirty sailors had been landed
from each of the ships of war, and were busily em-
ployed in destroying the works. So rapid were the
movemesits, that the island was expected 'to be
finally abandor,ed yesterday.
Sunday evening, as Mr. SUATE, of Clipstone-
street, was returning from a visit to • friend, at
Beaconsfield, accompanied Mrs. SHAM cud two
children. in a double seated one-horse chaise, the
horse broke from his harness, and the chaise was
upset. Mrs. S. and one of the children who was
riding with her in the tvick seat, were removed to
a neighbouring house, to a senseless stet.., and
both are dangerously hurt. The other two pewits
jumped oat, in doing which the ether child broke
his leg at the angle, but Mr. S. escaped unhurt.

Monday reenin*, aboot * quseter past live
o'clock, a horse and cart, with g0.),14, the prop( rty
of W. Gattirrot. Baru lon, Smith&ld, %Its stole::
from the door Of hl earn. STRICILI AND ■nd W AT-
Mlle, w Bond-strret, *bile the porter was deli-
vering a parcel.

LAW INTELLICBNCA
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IPOURT OF ILISiOss HEWN, Me. O.
Sittings at Nisi Pr rs, before Lard Eumesoltotteato
and a Special Jury.
WETS v. PARRY JONES PARRY, Esq. end OW/L.
LIM LLOYD WARDLL, Esq.
Mr. PAlta limed. this was an action brought by
.the Plaintdr, an auctioneer, against the Defend-
ants, the devisees of a Colonel Parry, to recover
certain auction duties. It appeared, that, in '704
the Defendants employed the Plaintiff to sell part
of their Anglesca estates ; they were arcordingly
put up, and bought in by the Llefendaists. 'I he
Plaintiff wai a young man, and was not certain
whether a ule, under such circumstance*, was
liable to the ci•Aies. A Mr. Ellis, the agent of the
Defendants, a•sured him such t sale was not liable,
and gave him au undertaking. as the Defendants'
agent, to bear him harmless ; he had been silica
prosecuted fur the penalty in the Court of Ex-
chequer.
Lord Et.t.ensottoestit observed, that no under-
taking to bear harmless against an nalawful nes,
could be lawful, and, of course, could not .tand.
Mr. PAAIL said, that it had struck him in the
gems light: hut it was Ins duty to state the facts .
as they ii.ere.
Mr. GAaauw, is the absence of the Attorney.
General, who was prevented from attending. he
being indisposed, stated, there was another objecs
hon. that the Defendants had never authorised
Mr. Ellis to give the undertaking.
The Pisiatif was accordingly non-suited.
smi=ucsisinsearn
OLD LAILET.
The Sessions of Oyer and Termitic,. end general
Gaol Delivery, coinnienced yesterday, at the Old
Bailey, before the Luau MAT On, Baron T110111f•
SON, Mr. Justice Gaon. and the Itrcoanse.
Air/lard Wicks was capitally indicted, under
Lord Ellenborough's let, for wilfrtily 110 Inalici-
ou.ly distills Ning a gun, loat;ed with powder and
shot, at Bet.; Johnsen, with intent to murder
him.
The Prosecutor is a game-keeper, in the ser.
vice of Mrs r.ussell Hnv.e, of Hamworth House,
Middlesex being at his usual occupation of
watching the game, his master's property, on Sun-
day, November is, he sas a person rising from
bushes near a gate, whom he afterwards discovered
to be the Prisoner ; being suspicions that he was
there for the purpose of poaching, he cried
out to him, as he endeavoured to escape, that
if he did not immediately stop, he would shoot
him ; the Prisoner continued to ran, upon which
the Prosecutor set his dog at him ; the Prisoner
then turned round suddenly, and discharged his
gun at the Prosecutor; the Prosecutor was Sot,
wounded, but heard a noise of the shot rustling
against the hashes near him; the Prosecutor
then fired at the Prisoner; Prosecutor's dog
seized the Prisoner by the smock frock. and, while
the Prisoner was resisting the attacks of the ani-
mal, he was vetted by the Prosecutor ; the Prisoner
made every effort to strike the Prosecutor, but was
prevented by the assistance of another servant of
Mr. Howe ; he was secured, and confined in the
'Dose of Mr. Howe; end, on Thursday asorss inig.
was brought before a Magistrate. It was stated its
evidence, that the Prisoner had said, amongst a •
number of workingmen, that if he saw the Pirate.
cutor from behind a hedge, he would blow his
brains out. He said this, when under theinfluencs
of drink.
The Prisoner said, in his defence, that he bed
no intention of tiring at the Prosecutor, but, upon
tuning suddenly about, his gun went off aeciden-
tally.
Baron GRAHAM summed up the evidence.
The Jnry gave a verdict of Sat Guilty.
Grey and Henry C'orwefists were con-
verted of larceny, in steeling two quarts of rum.
from on board the Duke of Mamma West.
Indiaman, in the Thames, on the 19th of Novem-
ber, the property of Christopher Nockella.
John Thur.:ton. Susannah Thurston, and Jere-
mink Murata*, their son. were capitally indictee'
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwell•
ing-house of Mr. Ledgivick, or Flighbary Barn.
Islington, and stealing therefrom a great cent and
several other articles or wearing apparel, Lis pro-
petty. and two gowns, the property of Elisabeth
Ives.
John Thurston acknowledged that he was guilty
of the crime; but said that his wife and son were
entirely innocent. He was then removed from the
dock, and the other two Prisoners put on their
trial.
The circumstances of the robbery were these :
On the night of the 6th of February, one of the
back-windows was broken open, and the ser-
vant, Elisabeth Ives, upon examining the room,
missed her two gowns‘ her master's coat. and the •
other articles specified in the indictment. The
thieves remained undiscovered until, a few weeks
since, when information was received by the fa.
roily that the Prisoners were the offenders.
were apprehended, and, upon searching their di-teel
liag, the property was found is their possession.
The evidence not being sufficient to convict
the Prisoners at the bar of the robbery, the Jury
found a verdict—Not Guilty.

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SIM DE DEATH.
On Tuesday, Captain Hicks, of the Navy, a na-
tire of Norfolk, dined at the house of Mr. Vigers,
in Southampton-street. He appeared in perfect
health and spirits. He left Mr. Vigers's in a hack-
ney conch, accompanied by a Mr. Owen, who se.
parried from him at the end cf Norfolk-street. He
eppeared then to be in perfect health. The coach-
man drove him to Catherine-street, in the City ; on
opening the door of the carriage, he found that
Captain Hicks did not move; thinking be was
asleep, he attempted to awake him, bait without
effect : a candle Mat then hr..aght from the house,
and: on inspection, it was found that he was dead.
•—Captain Hicks had, the dry brfo.e, been ap.
poion d tea ship.
Mr. Joule MACDONALD, surgeon, late of No. 311,
Upper Vary-la•boune-►treet, Portlatd-pikre,
re.iiiiinslied his hnno , ::ad disposed of the adi.•• •
siturn to Ssisurt. 111 LL, sargttou. Uric,
any rouneLttru whatever with that or any t.; Ll"
Ct./LIMO.

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