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London, England, 1819-01-13 00:00:00

DRURY-LAN THEATRE.

The tragedy or The Gamester was last night per-
forused—the part of Beverley by Mr. Wks, his
first apprieritwe flits brossoli. FilY reception was
most gratifying--and his picture of the victim of
treachery and cunning, distinguished as it Wu% by
mammal force and feeling, gave universal satisfac-
tion, His dying-scene was very ably actrd.
Mr
W. Wxyr's excellent repre■entation of Mrs. Bever-
fey, added grotty to the fame she has already cc- '
quirrd. She described, very happily, the sin-
alitioktiig love, sad settlecaying telidernem, which
form the priucipal traits of the diameter.
Soon after the commencement of the perform-
once, a report prevailed that a tire had broken out
in Little Rumell-street, where the stage-door is
situated, which occasioned much alarm; but, on
Inquiry, we learned that merely a spark or two lied
been perceived to issue from our of the
end that no g►ound for apprehension existed.

EPIGRAM.

THL OLD MAN'S AGE.

.4 flow old are you, vital Gaffer, can you tell
Hnv old, Su?—Faith! I say it slut in seam—
Hat long—.l) lung since I vat bore,
'llia!, truly, Sir—l emit'. retiessber

We regret to *tide that Lord EasKINE was taken
suddenly ill on Saturday night, while on a visit to
his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, at Oat-
lauds. The attack happened after th- family had
retired to rest. The Earl of LAUDERDALE, who
was also a visitor. was called up. and paid every
attention to his afflicted friend. Medical assistance
was immediately procured. and forty ounces of
blood were taken from his Lordship. an operation
by which he felt himself greatly relieved—This is
the first serious illness experienced by his Lordship
during an active, and for the greater part of it a
very laborious lite.
A formal separation has token place between the
beautiful Lady W-- and her spouse. Her
Ladyship reo.e.ves an annuity of -2,u00/. a year.
with which she has retired under the potecttuu of
her Nohle Brother.

Monday 'stoning was married. at St. George's
Chords, Hanover-square, by the Rev. George •
Champagne, the Most Noble George, Marquis of
Blandford. to the Right Honour'slile Lady Jane
Stewart, eldest daughter of the Earl of Galloway.
The bride was given awry by her father ; her two
listen,. Lady Caroline and Lady Louisa Stewart,
with Lady Caroline Spencer Churchill, assisted as
Bride Maid.. The Earl of Shaftesbury and Vis-
count Clef'lem the uncles of the Marquis of Bland-
ford, attended ou the occasion. There were also
lan ssi
Her Grace the Dottiest of Marlboroagh, Canonises of
Galloway curl Shaftesbury. Lord Crudes Spruce,. Churchill,
Lord Gasket. the Hsu. Caplan' mud Mrs. Pagel, the llou.
Edward suit Lady 'Katharine Stewart, Hui,. Culouci James
Stewart, ex.
The following liberal act is related of the Earl
of IlattnatrATEß, at Aahridge Castle, near Hemel-
11-inpatead. The Noble Lord has lately hero
chosen a Churchwarden, and serves personally.
The first day was Cis:tattoos-Eve, when the Noble
Lord made ti speech in the Vestry, mud among
other thirsgs said, " We will hive no poor's-rate
hereafter; send them to the Castle, and I will em-
ploy and pay them all."—The proposition (we need
nut say) was carried unanimously. flis Lordship's
pay gives perfect satisfietion, and there will be em-
ploy merit for a year to come.—(Courny Chronicle.)
DEATH or Mn. Toarr.v, THE ACTOR.—We
have learnt, with gnat regret, of the sudden, and
unexpected death of this very entertaining and use-
ful performer. On Friday last lie exhibited quips
toms of delirium, which were oscertaiiird to arise
funni an extraordinary determioation of blood to the
head. Medical aid was intrusdiutely administered,
hut still 11r. Toe cue's disorder became hourly
more alaruniig, and his derangement was ro Nokia,
as to resider ii tteregsury to employ the restrictions
usually resin ted to on such occasions. Usider those
restrictions, with his disease tether increasing than
mitigated, Mr. Tuxes Y remained until Saturday
eveniug, when lie nolo, tiiiiately expired. We have
hence to lament the. premature dissolution of a mail
whose suavity of manners acid thiniestor virtues
ideated WO to private society, while los talents as
au actor must render his &Mil a !Whitt lose. Mr.
ToK NI., ha. left at wife mid ehildreu to mourn his
tuclaischuly fates

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, GVILIMILLS.,
11111DATi JAIUMLY 12.

4ttiorreed Sittings after Michaelmas Merin, be,')re
Chief ✓ustice Aunty!". arid Special Juries.

PAGE 5. AtitEILY and cor.E.S.
This was an action on the case. The declara-
tion, in the first count. alleged, that the Defend-
ant. bring employed by the ()Willa as Attorneys
of that Court, by not ruling the Sheriff of Middle-
sex to make a return to a writ rafted fades, hail
prevented him from availing I • self of his legal
remedy against the Sheriff—and, in the second, it
was stated, generally, that, by their negligeoce,
the Plaintiff had suffered considerable loss.
It appeared, from the statement of Mr. SCAR-
Lwr•r, that Mr. Page had lent the sum of 4001. to
a person of the name of Stephens, who was carry-
ing ou a is marine amp onanufaetory" at Chelsea,
and also had a house in Judd-street, Brunswick-
squure. To secure the payment of this money,
Stephens gave to him a warrant of attorney, dated
the Bth of March, 1810, by which it was stipulated,
that the debt 'should be liquidated on the 16:11 of
June, 1816. When that period arrived, Stephens
was unable to make good the payment, and the
present Defendants were ordered to proceed against
him. A writ watt sued out, and a warrant procured,
with the execution of which Watkins, a Sheriff's
officer, was intrusted. He proceeded to Chelsea
on the 18th of June—but was informed by the
landlord of the premises which Stephens occupied,
that there was on use in his coming there. 'welliee
an extent was already issued by the Crown for
excise duties, to a greater amount then the property
(if any) on the premises was worth---..ind that there
was 11,60 a large arrear of rent due to him. Wats.
kins then went to Judd-street, and misinformed,
that Stephens had absconded., sod that there were
no goods left in the house. Watkins reported what
he hued heard to the Defendants. and they, without
further inquiry gale Gill credit to the statement, and
conceived it was unnecessary to take any further pro-
ceedings. But it turned out, finally, that the in-
formation given to %Vat kin* was altogether incor-
rect. No extent had hero issued against the effects
of Stephens—he owed no rent on the 18th of June,
4nd there was property both on his premises at
Chelsea and Judd-street. The Plaintiff discovered
that, on the 44th of June, the landlord of the pre-
mises at Chelsea, to whom rent was t'sen due. had
caused a distress to be levied, and goods to be sold,
which, if prover steps had been taken, would have
been seized in satisfaction of the warrant of attor-
ney. He also found, that various articles had been
disposed of in the latter end of June, for the be•
nefit of Stephens himself—which articles, but for
ii want of proper. caution, would have been sold
for the purpose of liquidating his demand. The
Sheriff, not having been ruled to make a return to
the writ. was not liable, as he would have been,
had he returned arella bona, when property, as in
this case, really existed on the premises ; and,
therefore, the Plaintiff sought redress at the hoods
of those, by whose neglect (he meant not for u mo-
ment to call it a criminal yeti), he was prevent-
ed from seising the goods Stephens in execution.
The warrant of attorney was put in and read.
Mr. James Butler proved that a writ of fieri
Acids, iti the cause i• Page n. Stephens," was sued
out on the 17th of June, 1816.
In answer to a question from Mr. GURNEY, he
said he did not know u more respectable or diligent
officer than Mr. Watkins.,
Wm. Hudow, a broker, stated, that he was em-
ployed, on the 24th of June, 1816, to make a dis-
tress, for rent, on the premises of Stephens, at the
suit of his landlord. He found a plant, and other
utensils for making soap, in the manufactory at
Churl-ea. They were sold for 181. 10s. He got in
by watching the exciseman. He found the place
deserted.
John Thompson, an excise-officer, was in the
habit of inspecting the premises in which Stephens
manufactured soap, at least three times a day dur-
ing the mouth of June, 1816. There was sonic
property on the ground. Neither in the month of
Juice, nor at any other tune, was an extent issued
against Stepliests'it effects.
James Gibbs. a soap-maker, purchased, on the
16,1 i of September, 1817, a variety of articles used
by Stephens in the manufacture of soap, to the
amount of 65/.
Mimiett, an auctioneer, made a sale on the
premises of Stephens, by his desire, on the 12th of
November, 1816, to this amount of 141. 11s. He
also sold some property, at his wile-room, to the
amount of 71. 14s. in the axone month. lie had
since sold a parcel of Stephens's goods, which pros
(lured 171. for an arrest. of King's taxes.
Joists Drillett purchased, some time in August,
1816, a large soap pan. from Stephens.
W. W. Leasingbold was in toe service of Mr.
Stephens, in 1916. He had a house in Judd-street,
Brunswick-square, and carried on is marine soap-
manufactory, at Chelsea. lie recollected property
taken from the manufactory at Chelsea, and sold
to Gibbs, Drillett, and two men of the names of
Blake and Norton. The goods witness sold pro-
duced '251. 15s. There was property in Stepheirs's
house ut Judd-street, probably worth 201. Tills
was subsequent to June, 1816.
-- Stephens deposed, that he purchased the
whole of the property at Chicken, worth near 400/.
and also that contained in his house in Judd.street.
He was ohiuged, subsequently to the 16th in June,
1816, to sell a part of it. In ate month of Oc-
totter, lie saw Mr. Amory, one of the Defendants,
and complamed to him of the inatoter in which the
goods were sold, observing, it would lie better to
put in an execution at once. Mr. Amery said, he
had put the busiuers iii the hands nt all officer, on
whom lie could rely, and he could do no more.
The goods were 5(5111 for uquarter of their value.
Cross-exansined.-41e was not arrested, but went
iota ludgiogs ill the Borough-road, of his own
ac-
cord. H.! was perfectly open and visible at his
look, iu Judd-street, until the month of J uly,
1816, when he writ! to the Borougli•rtrad.
Mr. GURNEY, having pronounced a very high
patiegyric on the Deferitlaiit-, contended, that the
Piatioiff ill this case hod, originally, ills remedy
against the Sorrell, for not aCliag Under the writ
that ha(' beets sued out.—and, if h., permitted the
lane to go by, in aloe!. it teas ca!iii,eteut for kat

to hriog ii uctiou against the Sheriff, it was 11:1
own fault, and be could not afterwerils torn routol,
and select the present °trentlnnis as the persains
who were to be accountable. Now, with T....pee%
to the case itself, he would prove, that when
Officer went to Judd-street, he found that Ste-
phew. hail run away, although the latter had sworn
that be was visible there until the month of July.
IVhen hr atut to Chelsea, the manufactory wax
shut—nod, on looking into a back window, be could
perceive soi property. Ile then ulli.lied to the land-
lord, who told loot three wee. Ito user iu his appeareog
these, ;.s all weed had been issued h, Covernmelit
for ass smear of sent was due to him.
He isr est endeavoured to see the escise-offieer,
iii
orders through Its means, to ewer the premises;
• but lie never coeds' find him at home. Muter these
circumstances, the officer made Its reftheseittstiolt
I to the Defendants, and they felt theisistives justi-
fied Li acting on it.
Thomas Vt'atkiies, an officer to the ShtqllY of Lon-
don, received, on the 17.ie of J•ine. 1131 G. a went
the cause Page v. Sic/Stens. Ifs procitir4l
rasa on the followilig dav, and ',met. tied 10 Cllei.
sea, in order to wake a levy. The tortoises ....ere
locked up; he endeavoured to get in, but could
not by any means. lie looked through a window,
but could are nothoes; OH the pretnises except an
article that looked like a soap4reme. He wrist to
the Exeigeeintsn's house, but he wes not at home,
and4he wooed on information. On fur ilitteirot
days be proceeded ti the manufactory, send we' Li-
! formed by the 'stonier! that three %vas not iaoperty
sufficient to !my Isis rent—and that there wa., he-
' sides, an extent in operation. On the 18th of June
he went to Stephens. h.iu-e, iu Judd-street—every
thing was removed, sod I.e understood that Ste-
phenol was in the King's Belich.
Benjamin Sktllruau, clerk to the Defendants, re.
I collected an appointment being made by Mr. Page
to meet Watkins. at the office. Page did out
cove—but a frseud of his, Mr. Wyudyear, attend-
ed for bin).
Mr. Wyndyear. in July. 1816. met Watkins,
the officer, et the office of the Defendants. by
the desire of Mr. Page. Watkins stated. these,
that he received his information, that an extent was
on the premises, from Prior, the landlord. Wit-
ness had not the slightest recollection of having
*aid. when the officer made his statement. that " it
was Clear there was 110 use for further proceedings
-u it would be only throwing good n.nuey after
had." He wrote and informed Mr. Page of the
statement made by ‘Vatkins.
Robert Soares and Vs'illium London, the assist-
ants, who accompanied Watkins to Chelsea, cor-
roborated his testimony.
William Cleauter, the agent of the landlord of
Stephens, at Chelsea, described the premises as
being in a most dilapidated state, when they were
given up by Stephens. A stack of chieniteys had
been removed stud sold, sod the roof was tat:en

sway.
Mr. MCARI.ETT replied.
The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up—and the Jury
returned s verdict for the Plaiutiff—alinAges,
110/. ; costs, 400.

ADMIRALTY SESSIONS,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12.

Before Sir Wu. Scow, Mr. Justice GA BROW, and
Mr. Justice BEST.

John Drake, Alexander Deicer, and Christopher
Bustard, were iudi ted for the wilful der of
Daniel Nl'Curmick, on the high seas, on board the
convict ship Chapman, on the 17th April, 1817.
Mr. Drake, ahn was the commander of the con-
vict ship, was tried and acquitted yesterday, to-
gether with one of the soldiers on board, on tt
charge of having murdered a convict named
M•Ardle. The present indictment was for the mar-
der or another convict; but the transactions winch
led to the death of M'Ardle and M'Curmick were
the same in both cases.
Mr. Dewer was the Doctor of the ship, and Mr.
Bustard, the Lieutenant commanding the soldiers
on board.
They severally pleaded Not Guilty.
Sir C. ROBINSON, the King's Advocate, meted
the whole particulars of the transactions which took
place on board the ship Chapman, on the 17th
in the saute manner iss they were narrated
yesterday.
The evidence in this case disclosed nothing new.
The Jury instantly stoked that they had made
up their minds on the case, and had no doubt the
Prisoners; were Not Guilty.
This verdict was recorded, and the Prisoners
bowed to the Court and were immediately dis-
charged,.
Three oilier persons in custody on the same
charge,' were ordered to be set at liberty, as the
Counsel for the Crown intimated that there was no
intention of prosecuting them.

. .
Dodo: of tide !II; p, tad tiquire Tiii aril dante for
viol- child ?"
11'1111r!b...." I did ~at Irma what the Cologne
; but I did apply to the Solvate" Mete, who
ideitised to examine her,"
Sit- Scurv—..•% I have ;liked you the quer
lion, for if the chief medic.' 1.1ric.4, whose ii.s-y it
is to ere that proper illool&tavcr tm levels ill
matters to which he is Ir dto attend. had prr-
I sinned to withhold that tovidodnice *lieu c.,llyd twon
to tender it. I bliould have fd-lt it my nano di,:ite
duty to report the circitiotaime to the Lodi of Ilse
Adatieally."
The *Owes, in his further ekautimition, shoed,
that the child hid bees', since. her uniy"l in E.ig-
laud.. und cap. tit Plymouth ; but he had
not here ib er
rarian la 11.04011 WI the lorsent OC.
Cllll.lOll.
The child herself gave a detailed tscroant to the
Court of the injury she sitstetiod from the Prisoore
whets carried into Ids cabin, after bring takeii, while
asleep, out of bet: owls bell.
Ur. CURWOOd, who wet Counsel for the Prid.
rower, mbiretoded the my. and urged the abarisce
of the mintiest' attendant of the child, and the
im-
probability of her being able to identify the party
who had assaulted her in the night time.
Mr. Justice Poet summed up the evidence to
the Jury, who iststisitly found the Prisoner Guilty.
Sir Wu. Scars, after ottimeidvertsin; to the most
iespressive Ilistouvr on the brutal outrage which the
Primmer had coutositied, *morticed him to be tin.
pinioned for the .pace of twis years to the gaol of
iVeurgate.
Thus case haring closed the burner' of the pre.
sent tottinp, at re o'clock these Srisiost• were ad.
jouitted until Monday the 19th April nett.