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DEPARTURES.

The F.arl and Cooutere of Liverpool, for their seat Coomb

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Cotntess de lirey and family, from their house in St.
Limes s-aquares yesterday, fur Bedfordshire.
The Ent mid Country' of Aol.hursham and the 'Ladies
Ashtssirottsm, yesterday, for their seat Ashburnham Place,
Buses. _ _ .

Ludy and Miss Graresiyesierday, fur their seat in Devon-
shire.

Mr. nod Mrs. 'luny Baring and family, from their house
in i/erkeley•squarei, on fisiarday, for their seat, &Amerly
/loom, tear itimiwooil, Hants.
Lady .Sioffield and family, yesterday, fur their seat, Blick.
1 io ir; Norfolk.
Lady Castlereagh, for her seat, North Cray, Knot.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornhill and family, fr lln ir house in
Beikeley.sqvare, on Son.lay, fur their seat, Ruddlettorth
Hall. Thet ford, liortOlk.

Sm. Mr. rentig', yesterday, on a tour.
Lkporlares frum the St. Parrahares Hotel. Dover.
street :Captain Hunter, flit, Canterbury; Mr. and Mrs.
Noire. for 134th; Mr. and Mr.. Kinston. fur the Continent.
Ihnimrtprite bum Read's Hotel, Lwow Gros...nor-street :
tlouttllbney and Lae, tiophis Pirrrepoilit, fur their seat,
But ks ,• 14r T nati Sala...bury, Wirt. au a tour; Temple
IVeA. Euf. for his rest, the Parks, Worcestershire.
Departures from Tinning's Hotel, Berkeley-squarr
rfmil, Mt a lour; Mr. sad Mr.. Cuninti,,g and
fool ;foe Paris; M.. Burgoyne, Eaq. fur his seat in &rex.

-ch. REGENT appeared its the Austrian
uniform et hia visit to Prince EsTr.auszir on Snit.
'lay, to hemOgi p? iu being the Emperor of Aus-
Tatit's birth day.
yritegday. about one o'clock. the Princess Au-
urtrra left the 9neen's Palace for Windsor.
Prince ILEortutfo visited the 1)0k• and Duchess
of Kant yesterday at Kensington Palace.
Yrsterdny Prince LEOPOLD had a nunierons din.
Der party at Marlborough House.
Prince ESTEERAZT paid his respects to the
liEr.E.sr'yeaterday at Carlton [loner.
Lori! and .Ldp Duels and family will le:me
town this diiy, f..r their seat Wuodchtater Palk,
Cloucestersltive.

countessPitgswitwo* will leave town thiii d.',
for hrr 144.4 Pstott Howe, emir Mancheater. Hi.
Lordship will Adios, the latter 'thief the week.
The lifulif.polished and Argent body armour,
worn by Caplan' HowacitSwarmoult on Thoraday
night. at the 'PRItt CB KEGERT's. Ball, woe feadt.'hy
51r ANDREW.' s pattern. ip case the regiments
of Life bual;ls and Dragoon's should he converted
euirsoateis.

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Moor. STrru Errs does not visit Ireland this season :
*he' his 4 aided fpr Leith, having various flattering
witaiiona from the Monument of the Northern
lirtd.-Colonel T. STRELE, of the Coldstream
regitrept or onards, son of the Right lion. Tuos.
Stot.t, of Qroovesior-scortre, and formerly of the
Illainpoet. near Chi Chester, will shortly lead to tho
hymeneal altar Lady Euzearru MoNTAQUt.
..meeend daughter of their Graces the Duke and
DucheQs of MAidcalUlTElt. _ _

JliskcellriFy the Low, LIZEITIMANT and the
.IrALIOT ere expected at Hillsborough
ell Moody next, to pass the week of the
visit to the Marquis mod Marchioness of Down-
!intim, who ret uit;ed frogs London on Monday after
'4)011 absence. —( pablis Paper.)
Our letter from Dever, dated July 18th (Sun..
says—". The numker of passengers travelling
toiling! iron) Calais, °mead, And Boulogne, has been
lately as ;that as ever it this tkniod of the year, and
a considerable. pert has eousists‘i of and
ta.,ni!ics of rauk and fashion : Ih4 Pled andweather
has betri generally most favourab le for soaking
quick and Otostitit volint only ,to the lirreock
but - qrerl oysges of 'even hour*

TIIEriT,'ZES.
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COVENT-G A RDEDf.

This Theatre closed for the seusoiiiast night, when
the tragedy of Hamlet was performed to au over-
flowing house. The Hamlet of Mr. Vous° has
been lung cuusidered nue of the happiest efforts of
that distisignishell actor. It is certainly one of the
most arduous and ititerestint; characters in the whole
range of the drattia—opliintry talents might struggle
through Hiker parts, if not with sneers, at least
without blame ; but 'hamlet is only ridership ',ben
supported try trans-e.idei.t powers. Mr. Yul:NO
hot night played this part with as few faults, and
with as much stediu4 talent, as we have 'witoesseJ
fur a long time. It would he of little interest to
our readers to observe at any length on this well-
known performance. If we were called on to say
where the actor was most successful, we would
mention the scene with the G4ost of Affarifers
father—that appalling scene where the disclosure
of—

u A foul and unnatural murder,"
heightens the terrific effect produced by a meeting
between the living HA the dead. The closet bone
too viwa powerful and pathetic—ond nothing could
be more tine than where, through the mcdtuna of
the pldy, lie flies

" The vittscience of the King ;"
affectinz an air of levity, whil.t he plays with
Ophelia's fun, he fixes a stern suit undiverted eye
on OW monarch, until lie rectives, through the
workings of hi+ frelit,;F+, the confirmation of his
guilt. Mr. Euzavotr, as the Ghost of flowslet's
father. way very respectable; and the Loertes
of Mr. ABBOTT bespoke the improving ta.
lets that young Gentleman. Mrs. CHARLES
CONNOR performed the ()seen with considerable
sneers!, Possessed of a commanding figure, and a
hitidsoine and expressive countenance, she has Irbi-
-1 tits which, if more frequently exerted, could not
toil of giving tati•faction. The other parts were
filled with considerable ability. Miss MATTHEWS,
as Itishelia, was simple and affecting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of ligNT honoured the Theatre lest night with th-sir
presence, and were greeted with laud and cons
tinned cheers. The Illsittrictus Pair repeatedly
bowed to the audience, when several persons called
for God! sore the King, which wits sang by the vocal
performers. Mr. FAWCETT then came forward and
addressed the house in the following wards
" Lulus Aso Calmness.,

" Arita the Proprietors of list; theater have to express
their grateful Shanks fur a must proopetous and successful
season. . .

" Aided by your liberal patronage, the national drama
has been ssistaiiird in all its various branches, in a manner
(the Proprietors hope) worthy this g•eat and enlightened
metropolis.
" If we look bark to the performances of the season, We
shall find that frunedy has been supported by a combination
of rare and distinguished histrionic talent ; and authors,
bomb ancient and modern, have had their tragedies acted
with a sprawl) of company perhaps never excelled.—
Comedy has km pm even pace with her sister Muse, and your
plaudits have greeird the performance of must of our CISS.
siral comic writers.

" In opera a great advance has been made. The execution
of the most beantiful of Mozart's music, with the utmost
precision and effect, is a proggf that what has hitherto been
the sole pride and boast or
,fureign talent, is likewise attain-
able 10 Englith _•euius and Ca Racily.
" The lighter pieces have also had their full share of your
favour, and have successfully answered the purpose of ex-
exciting hilarity and good humour.
The Pro:grietors, therefore, hope they have only to
pursue the same steps to merit the same encouragement,
and relying confirleutly on the continuance of your favours,
they must respectfully hid you farewell, Ladies and Gentle.
men, until the day of re.opening, Monday, the 6th of
September.
" The performers beg leave to acid their hr•arifelt acknnw.
lodgments for your unvari,sl kindness and inglulgeoce—and
until our next merry meeting, we wish you all health and
happiness."
This address was received with considerable al--
phn•e. The amusing pantomime of Mother
Goose followed—and thus ended a season distin-
guished by great success, and certainly by the ex-
ertion of wrist professional talents.

ENGLISH OPERA.

A new melo-drama, called SelfiSacriflee ; or, use
Maid of the C'ottoge, was last night produced.
"I•he ,I:,,rquis Leone has privately married the
slaughter of the Duke of Milan—mod, in order to
prevent a discovery ot• the circumstance, places Ida,
the offspring of this union, under the cure of
Schirilur. who rears her as his daughter. Count
Vulutore, a young widower, sees Hod becomes ena-
moured of the ;Void of the Cottage, whose heart is
not iitsensible to fits attentions. A day is fixed for
their marriage, but a frightful occurrence takes
place, which, fur a time, overclouris their hopes,
and plunges them in despair. Schtvitzer, it op-
pears, has been a gamester and a swindler —and, on
the day appointed for the sulorriage of Ida with the
Count, Schultz, au old associate, whom Schteitzer
hail cheated of his portion of plunder, arrives at
the village. lie threatens to expose Sehteitzer,
unless his silence is purchased. m.hwitzer endea-
vours to pacify Inin, by stating that he was to re-
&ire 3,800 crowns a-year on the marriage of Ida
with the Count, and that lie would then he enabled
to reward him. Schatz reminds him that the
Count has settled all his property on his infant
son, Eugene, and 1114 the chance of the Count's
promise being performed was therefore very ►lender.
Seiscoitzer resolves on the horrible expedient of mur-
dering the child—and, for that purpose, gains ad-
mission to the castle. fie perpetrate* the crime, and
flies. Ida, who happened to be in the castle, whither
she had gape to present her favourite Eugene with
n basket of flowers, happens to be in the room ad-
joining that in which the murder is committed, and
through which her suppose& father was obliged- to
pass in order to approach his sictiw. Coi*ealed
behind. a •curissin, she observes the emotions by
which Seksoitserie frame ►s shaken, as he rushes
into the apartment where Eugene is, and the groans
which immediately follow, convince her that Eu-

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ed in blood. genre)) is made in the apartment, and
Ida is dragged from her retreat. She is accused
with the commission of the crinir—but, though she
asserts her innocence, and declares that she knows
the murderer, she refuses to reveal the dreadful
secret, which would consign to death One whom she
has always been taught to consider her parent. She
is cotasigned to a dungeon, f which Schwitser re-
solves to rescue her, with the intention of eroding
her to a distant try. At this period, Ida's real
father, Count Leone, arrives on the scene of ac •
He informs Schmierer that the Duke if Milan is
dead—and as there is rao longer- any reason for
concealing the coonexinis that had • subsisted be-
tween him and that Nublemati's daughter, lie
is determined to acknowledge Ida as Isis child.
Schwitzer informs him of the crime with which
Ida is charged, and being aware that she would di.-
cover his guilt, if she were informed that be was
not her father, hr exercises all his ingenuity to dis-
suade the Marquis from seeing his daughter. The
Marquis, However, is determined to have an inter-
view with Ida, but assures Schwitzer that he will
not discover himself. By Sri/left:Ws contrivance,
Ida rind the Marquis meet. The latter cannot
subdue his feelings ; and, in the course of the inter-
view. Ida Icarus that she is his daughter. As no
tie binds her to Se/swifter, she is anxious to dt•close
the dreadful secret of the murder, hut Schwitzer
causes her to be hurried on board a vessel. The
aosassin, aware that Ida is in possession of the
secret of her birth—and feeling that such know-
ledge is iocomputable with his safety—forms the
boot design of destroylog he►. His efforts are,
however, frtivtrated. After a variety of romantic
incidents, Sr/twit:et falls by the hand of Leone;
and Ida, whose innocence is fully proved, is re-
stored to the esteem and affections of Count Voionore.
In productions of this species, we do not look for
any very close adherence to probability. 11 the iu-
cidents he numerous, and the situations susceptible
of strong stage effect, the mind which is fond of
this irregular kind of drama, will be satisfied.
In these points the new melo-drama is by no means
deficient. It is plentifully stored with rapid transi-
tions*, fortune, and there is scarcely one of its
scenes that does not disclose some marvellous or
terrific occurrence. The interest which is excited,
in the first instance, for The Maid of the Cottage,
is well sustained, to the termination of the piece.
Several comic characters are introduced, which,
while they forward the plot, operate as a relief to
the more sombre features of the male-drama. Miss
KELLY was the heroine, and suppo.ted, with the
highest degree of excellence, a very difficult character.
Her description of Ida's horror, when Schwitzer, her
supposed father, has assassinated Eugene, was con-
ceived in the best style of tragedy—anal in the
ceedang scene, the struggle between the natural
desire to manifest her innocence, and the dreadful
feelings that a father's life would be forfeited, if
she disclosed the horrible secret, was most power-
fully marked. Mr. T. P. Cooae sustained the
part of Schwitzer, most judiciously. His acting
was distinguished by strength and discrimination.
Mr. PEaeutAN, as Count Valmore, sang two pretty
songs, in a highly-finished style. Jean Jacques,
the Monarch of a fraternity of beggars, was hu-
morously represented by Mr. HARLEY, who de-
livered the slang orations of his begging Majesty
with much drollery. The scene is laid in Italy,
and we were not a little surprised to find the needy
Monarch iwrsonating on Irish beggar woman, and
in that disguise successfully imploring the charity
of an Italian Marquis.
The music, by Mr. G. Reeve, evinces considers
able talent. Mr. PEARMAN's two airs are sweet
compositions. The scenery is various and tasteful.
The Melo-drama was received with general ap-
plause, by a crowded audience.

ROTA I. COBURG.

We have inlet lime to notice that Mr. T. Coos,
of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, appeared in a
Barletta, founded on the opera of 'the Travellers,
which has been most splendidly got up: he was
greeted With unbounded applause. We intend
visiting the performance again, and promise a full
critique. The house was c►owded to excess.

Leeds Theatre dosed lost Thursday, and molgre
the pressure of the times, has been uncommonly
well attended. The attraction of Mr. KEAN has
been at once creditable to the taste of the town,
and flatteritqp, to his talent. At the conclusion of
the play of Othello, Mr. MANSE!. addressed the au-
dience to the following effect :
" LADIES AND GENTLANICN—The period `as arrived
when both custom and inclination dictate a respectful fare-
well. The gouJness of the servion enables me, with hem dell
satißfaction, to present to you Mrs. Fitzgerald's thanks for
the enronragemeat we have received ; it augurs a revival of
taste fur theatrical alousemetits—aud. 1 am fondly flattering

myself, will speedily terminate in the errctiooof a theatre
more worthy the opulence and spirit of this great commer-
cial town. 'Should that event take place, sod I should still
have the honour of catering fur you, my ambition will be
then, as now, to merit your approbation, and receive your
support. I have to present the thank% of my brother per-
formers and my own, in additiou to Mrs. Fitzgerald's, and
wishing you all health, happiness, and prosperity, I most
respectfully take my leave."

On Saturday, the 3d instant, the performance in
memory of KOTZEBUE took place at Berlin, as has
before been done for Lust NG,SCHILLEK. IFFLAND,
KOERNER, and the actors Funcit and Mrs. BET/1-
MANN. Mrs. SCHROEEK, GI the character of Ger-
mania, spoke the prologue with great precision and
-feeling. Towards the end it was accompanied by
music. When the prologue was concluded, the
curtain was. slowly dropped, and the represeritutton
of Herrmann and Thusinelda ended the ceremony.
The receipt, which is said to amount to near 1,000
dollars, was for the widow of the deceased, and will
be remitted to he►.
TROTTING MATCH.—A pony belonging to Mr,
Mums. of St. Mary-axe, undertook yesterday:to
trot :16 miles in two hours, on the Chelmsford road,
and to carry feather weight. The pony is under
The

Juis 19.

It yet remains ancer,siss when the [hitter Regent
will Li here, tat ''rtiessoilsr %seri and
with an extended rein Vise--but this latter la certainly
erroneouo' fur the 1- %rest cissuloirits of the Palace
cannot off',.r suitable acconnisodistiOnts. •If 'file
Prince Regent, or the buLe of York the
latter has been expected some rir both, are
ins the eve of paying ail a visit. it will lie ustsre iu
the style of private Gentleviess; thou with that pa.
rade' 1411111 chew 'lnure holicatise of their mask and
high Importance no the British Empire.
Our arrivals of the lint week Were tronsitlerablr,
and there are hourly icoosl (noising-
houses, conieepsently, are In suitable risque-it.
The itierroserl population of thin place since this
day sestshight has bran 'apes-ably *hewn by the
slightly niuster of fashionable company at the
Libraries.
The End and Countess of Sheffield have left as
for Sheffield-place. his( their abseet.e will he' bat
Aunt—port of the eotabliehmesst retools,. at 35,
Marine Parade. Lord Outlaw has left us for Can-
terbury.

1,41 W INTELLICENCP.

E.LLOIt'S COUR r. LarcoLiexisur,
Meduram, hum If.

THE MARLBOROUGH GOLD PATE
THR CARL. OP SHAFTESBURY AND OTHER- ft. us,
GRACE Tot BURR OP MARLBOROUGH ANY
raumas TRIPHOOV.

Sir ARTHUR 131aoor, stited, thst the.intiar,
,as mow' over, thud the Num, I).
might put in his oiltwer. or file on offil4co,
',Story or the cirruitisisoces ',Willie to lie
!Atte 'mug out of It';‘ possession. lii. Gun
that niortinig put iii his *tower, he therefor,. hal
rrquest of his ~,,,, sr. that lie would olio* Le
lion to ova,' Saki Wriiise•day._

The Vli:E-Clf A NCEI.I.OII—" I eauer•!,-,1 Lis
Cusice woohl have filed affidavit, re,:4kii.o s .cl. a
disclosure s. mild have enah!erl the Noble Piano/11ra
to have amended thtir supolernetitary bill ; but
haps the answer make% a full rharlosure. I r m. 4
allow the tauti ~,, to stand for We-dm-Way; I i• 4,0
never wet allowed the reLnler bootless of the Curt
to be lirulteei in au. Tire beat way will h. for 'Atr.
Bell now to state the Imbatanee of In, Glime. ;n4.
MM.!

Mr. Boyd. then stated that his Grier, after ad.
'widow the rights of the parties in 111.4 WPM el. ad-
mitted that there were tan swords belonging to the
great I)itke of Mirlhorough--that one of them was
the possemion of Lodi Churchill, and the other
(the sham I sword) the Noble Plaisoadli • had
gained possies.ion of, it having been seined under
an execution by a creditor of his Grace. H. also
acknowledged that he had allowed the Defendant.
Triplinrik, to remove the gold plate in gitlstjou
from Blenheim for the purposes of a
sum of memory on it, and to base the arms of
Churchill engraved no it. 'That lie, his Grace, had
kept, and had then in Ilia possession, one plate, Mir
spoon, and one knife and fork, being part of the
gold plate which he had kept as patterns, and that
it had been his intention to have had the gold plate
returned to Blenheim before the anniversary of t1:0
battle of Blenheim, when he intended to entertain
his neighbours, but was prevent.d by the suits
which had been commenced in that Court agaii et
him, which reatraissed him from rec,ieimithe rents
or cutting down the timber of the eataie., by which
means he was unable to pay the prr•r.44
on the estate, and made it necessary for to rzt4
money. Ile denied that he ever aulliorked the
Defendant, Triphook, to sell, pawn, or melt, the
gold plate, but that lie told him to diimit them
with a silversmith. 'That lie believed th- Drf.nd-
ant, Triphook, had been deceived by the verso::
whom he had 'intrusted with the gold 1.1 its. That.
Triphook had informed him, that he had dr-
posited the plate with a silversmith., in the rieivh-
bourliooil of Lincoln's-liimtielits, bed that he
had lodged it in a lan:Mg-house, Ind Vail lii•
Grace was ignorant of the names of die s,lvet-
smith and banker; that Tripliouk informed
him that die silversmith was gone to %%Mt.., York-
shire, or elsewhere in the ctimitry ; that bovine, heard
that some of the plate was offered to be pleife.-d
and for sale, lie applied to Triphook nn the sohj•ct,
who inforuud hint that it woe without his oisictiou,
and that lie had taken it from the' person mini
had so exposed it; and that he (Triphook) bait
the gold plate then in Isis pospersioti, mot
that Ir. woMd on a certain day return it to Bien-
helm, but which lie bad neglected to "sin. He
admitted that lie had raised the sum of 12 or 1,300/.
on the gold plate, but denied t nat he hail ever or•
dered it to be offered far sale to Mr. Guest or Mr.
Robert Albion Cox. Believed the gold plate was
presented to the great Duke by some foreign Po-
tentate ; denied that the plate was in danger of
being sold by him; on the coutrary,lse tome snai-
-1 ouvl v wished to preserve it accorthog to the will of
1 the Noble Testator.

VICE-CHANCELLOR-4' 10 the Defendant Trip-
hook a party to the supplementary bill ?"
Sir AIIT,MUB. PIGGOTT answered in the affirma-
tive.
The VICE-CHANCELI.OII—" I am cntifitlering, Sir
Arthur; how I can notch this case. Let the plate.
spoon, knife, and fork, admitted in the answer to be
in possession of his Grace. be delivered tip. If the
Defendant Triphook has been served with the in-
junction, which I suppose lie has, I can make ms
further order as it respects him until he pots in lc.
answer. You hail better, on the facts
in the answer of his Grace, amend the supplecuru-
tary bill and insert in it tile those of the will wltic:.it
gives the trusters the control over abase articles,
I think at present I can fICI tin more; certainly the,
person who is entitlrd to the rents and.pet,t4s of
the Marlborough r,tittes will hr made by. dent
Court to replace tvlia.irver articles are ,qtly
I cannot mike an order to.iliat effect, a: the lita
note fronted. My order then i•, tt:at his (;race
lodge with the Nlaster, or wii h the Notker of the Ea:l
of Shaftesbury, the articles of gold plate a iliett tae
admits to be iii his possession, and that. the Plain-
tiffs amend their bill, without prejudice to the tn..
junctions already granted."

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Gvicinusi.,
MONDAY, Juir 19. : -

Sittings after Triuily Term. before Chief Justice
ABBOTT and Common Juries.

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THE. KING V. PIKE. .
This was un indic.meat against the Di-fendatit
for an assault. Tile Propecistor ifra city officer, or
the name of Green—the Defendant is a parish offi-
cer of St. Sepulchre, and also acts us warden t.i.
Smithfield, in which latter capacity it was liW duty
to attend the horse-market, to keep the alillilall
within doe bound., and prevent internpera,te ride-q;
in the market. Oa the day mentioned iii the 1..-
Defendant took his customary •t.