The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-16 00:00:00

THE LONDON THEATRES.

Some intimations have crept into the Newspapers reaped,:
ing the uew order of things which is to be observed by tbs
desire, of the metropolis. We have made soma inquiry
upon this su►jeet, and Lave reason to believe that the follow.
tug are the Lord Chamberlain's *ileitis, regstlatious :
Tim Winter Theatres are iu future to clots by the end of
June, and out to open uniil the 15th of October.
The Little Theatre iu the Haymarket is to open about the
end of May or begiening otiose*, aud curtest performances
by the 15th of October.

All Ike rralrictious upon performers at I:Story-lan' and
Covent.gartiee, prevontinc Otero from playing at the Hay.
snorkel, are to be taken off.

All the Minor Theatres are to be brought strictly back to
their original roles; and their licenses omitted to the cabs.
bawls of spectacle, and to recitative in dialogue.
Consequently wo pieces like Lift in London, as got tip at
the Aderphi Theatre, can be repeated. The Stage will be.
curse somewhat more rrivilar—auil it is to be hoped will lin.
prove in its owe conduct wider this renovated system.
—(Literary Gazelle.)

• It opens this gesso°, we hese, &beat Illosday, eight with,
from Itiouddig Next.

' Mr. Pococx. the Barrister, is • egad:dale for the
vacant Treasurership of the Minty of Middlesex.
On Tuesday the Earl of Russia'', attended at
the Sheriff's Office here, and gave bail for his ap-
pearance, if called upon, to stand trial for his con.
flexion with the late duel. The Hon. Mr. DOUGLAS.
the other second, we understand, has also giveu bail
for his appearance.—(lfiliabargh Slur.)
On Saturday last Mr. BORTHWICS, winter,
I prisoner in Edinburgh gaol, was served with en in-
' indictment to stand trial ■t the Glasgow Circuit
Court on 22d

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LA IV INTELL:GEM:E.

COURT OF CRANCERY, laNcoLs's INN,
Mom)" Aram IS.

The LORD CRANCSLLORsat fee the bind flow .flee tbe
holidays, fur the rprcial purpose of hearing the mare of
COX w. Itialtfuti cOII.
It came before his Lordship fur farther directions on 4
goeatioo • r 666 tit out of the construction of a .roil. It so-
peered that Doctor Nash. the father of Lady Somer., lw-
queathed certain east. a, called the Stricbam sod &knight.'
estates, to trustees, to pay her Ladyship a certain ..ante,
with the ►emaioder to her mimed Poo by her martia.te
Lord 9nttaeri. ti bill bad bee. bled ori the Detention% ob.,
eraar, the sicood foe of the marriage, rooms( of sr, bar r
brother being then living, fur the direction of the Um. t. t0.,1
the Court decreed that the Defendant etai entitlrd bo enise
into possession, preocrvieg the ineuity of his mother, la•t•
Soemrs. Since that riled the older hrothe+ of the Dries-
dant had died, so that he becalm the heir ilioarent of L 0...
Somme. The present appittestsuri wee made an the pate . f
the children of the Dnknolint for the fowler olorertuno..
the Court. The only question is, whether the Dr &moan. Imo
a lute ina,ett iu the mimes, or that Ins take woon-
ont his having thst interest. If is a family .utt, a•d it so
iaterest except to the parti.g rooter med.
Mr. HORNS wanheard at consiikrah'is length for the Plain-
tiff. and Mr. itiffIIBRELL for the Drfrndaot.
Judgmeut post pont a.
To-morrow (this day) will be the brat Sell before Tenn.

COURT OF KING'S BtNCH, Cotonou., Loma.",
MONDAY, APRIL IS.
Beare toe Loab atin it/PUCE mid Special Juries.

*ARIL V. BARCLAY MID OTHERS.
This was on action to recover damages foe. a malicious
arrest. The Plaintiff is a abeitidal residing it Paris. The
Defeadants are also 11111“041111114. residing in Loodon. The
original detest* of the Plaintiff took ph?* ea she Sloe of
May. 11119. ¶1415* he was is Lowlos, at the suit of Thalette
sad Co. of Paris, and a detain was a/tine/aria lodged at
the wit of she Defendante, for SOW. to whoa a sum of
1081. 7s. was due. as appror.d by as award mode by win-
tritons, to whom the accualats Were, she Plaintiff sod
Defendant had bees referred. After a dsteetiots In prison
of six mouths, the Plaintiff was discharged, us. paybg into
Court 4081.7 e. or setowat of the Defendants' demand. The
other ethos wee sot piorceded in.
Some 'widow* was 'drives,. but the Plaintiff failed is
cossetting she Defended'u with the omit sad detainer.
The Mastiff was accordiasly nonsuited.
HEIDER and ANOTHEE V. ELLIS.
The Plaintiffs is this case are 1/berehauts residing at Am-
sterdam; the Deficient, are brokers scalding is the city of
Leedom.
It appeared that the Plaintiffs had coasigsed to a person
in, London, named Jen Brokeukoff, who acted as their agent.
bi pusehesess of Gears. fur ask. He employed the EC=
&admits, as beakers, to encs the goods at the Custom.
house, end they were afterwards warehoused is the Lundois
Docks in the names of the Defendants. Jess Drukaukoff
hawing stepped payment after the Defendants had uncie ',l-
essees its the Geneva to the amorist of 73411., they reload
to account to the Mimi& without deducting that amount.
For the defence it was eadesireired to distinguish this
from the seedisary case of a factor pledging the goods of
principal; but the LOAD CHIEF JUSTICE was of upluYien
that bete wee • pledging, sad nothing elwi is the present ie-
staace.—Plaintiffs nonseited.
MITCHINSON V. THE ixscirroad Or THE LATE
JAS. HARDY.
This was au artios on a premised,' note far SOW.
Mr. Guam ay staled the Minters as., who was. be midi
the soss.ia.low of the ',motor. He should prove the-sose tee
be his hand-writing, aid also *Hoeld prove derldrelloos ow
the part of the testator of his isteation to aruicle Cot HA
Plaint if.

Jas. Doke mat the fret whom itaamisoli. He knew elle
late Jas. Hardy, and be believed lbs mite otter pet in Inn
Itmaiito be in bialaudneritint. He mow the note in the Miro.
tiff'. bootie in Jamul, HMO, before tbe death of Mr. Hardy.
Wittiest had often /hard Mr. Hardy my be wuald Make the
Plaintiff comfortable before be died.

Cross-examined by Mr. Saanierr .—He ►ad known the
Plaintif for Nearly te years. He bed beea a bnok►op, and
now worked as a jurriseyntin.
Thomas Wilkinson, atturaey, et Oatesheed, examined--
Witting once mark a codicil to the will of Mr. Hardy. lie
believed the sigeature to the note to be Mr. Hardy's band-
writing. He had sees Hardy writs fremetally the last limo
IN December 1819.

Crusa-examiaed by 111r.Seimmare—He saw Hardy writs
hie mama to a bail piece mud le a replevin !road for His
Plaintiff.

W. Jackson examiord—Witness is a cabinellmsaker living
at Newcastle. He knew Mr. Hardy's haad-writiog. He b•-•
keyed the signature to the promiasuey Dots was his ►awd.
writing. He had heard Ha►dy say his would do something
handsome for the Plaiutiti.

Crua►ezamiued by Mr. Pot.t.Oci—The last time he besot
Mr. Hard/ say he would do soraelhiag 'madame, woe about
a twelvemonth before he died. Witawas bad faikd I • bias
ses., sad is now waking as a journeyman.
Robert Frawcis, a hitter, lotion at Newcastle. He gave
sundae testimosy to t►e last wititas. He sever saw the
Plaintiff till once he ranee to witneses shop, about a week
or a fortnight before Hardy's death, and abused bin, and
witness weut to colonial ii of him to Mr. Hardy. who, he
supposed, bad sent his, and Hardy told bine that the Plain-
tiff was the proper person to look after his (Hardy's) pro-
perty, ma he was to lase the greater pat of it.
On his croa"examitiation he said be bad failed in kusinesa.
Mr. Scaot,reT, fur the Drfeudiarts, stated, that the de-
fence he bad to this action was, that She note was neither
non our less than • forgery. The Learned Counsel the•
stated the eircumataaces, which be afterwards gave is eel-
deuce.

The first witness called by bins was Abrahams Dawson,
examined by Mr. POLLOC3I,•I sin an attorney; 1 !anew
Mr. Hardy since 1810; 1 have sees his write; 1 &not he..
litre the note to be his handwriting; tins ia nothing I,kr his
baud-wtillag at the time it bears date. He serer wrote a
free head, and thni, is a frre haad.

Jogs Brockett—l am •u attorney; I knew Mr. Hardy,
wad bare seen bias write; this signature ii out his bood.writ-
jog; be wrote a treeing ag Mad.
Cross.examitred by Mr. Gouninaw.—aTbere is a resemblattee
to Mr. Hardy's barsd-weitiag, bat this is a better band.
Mr. Charletuu, clerk to Mr. Pybas, a solicitor, stated that
he knew Mr. Hardy's haad.writtog ; be saw him (iterate his
will • be did nut believe the ante was his hand,writiag.
diatibeth Keely estansiseti.—Witness is one of the drugh.
tees of tire late Mr. Hardy ; be was *8 years of ale whets N':
died; his wee takers ill to S. ptember, 1819; witness yr.. woe'
biro, and continued with him till his death ; some person was
always with bins, either witness or use of bee asters; be
look to his bed in December ; his illsoree effected his band ;
he lust lb* use of three lingers of Isis right bawd ; be used to
write with hi. right *Mild. This Plaintiff and her father
were nut on good terms b fore his death ) he came to me her
biker, tut was a lone with him ; be 'geed a
promissory note to him ; when be was ill the witaars's
slaughter used to write for him; the name to the note was
OW, to her genitor', her father's handwriting; she Hamlett
he never could write so well.

Jae' Thompson, another daughter of the late Mr. Hardy,
confirmed t►e evidence of the lett witness.
J. A. Pylus examined—l ens an attorney at Newcastle. I
atteuded the late Mr. Hardy to lake imirectities fur slaking
Ids will. He said that be had a will is his drawee which be
was dissatisAed with, because the Plaintiff was la it. I saw
►ice write abuat six ur seven times. I do not ►ehess t►is
signature to the cute is hiv baud-writing; ►e Aid ow write
loud a baud.

The Jury here intimated that they were satisied, en which
Mr. Guarraw desired to be ;ted. The Plaintiff was
aecolthogly called.

The Chamber of Deputies of the kingdom of
Bavaria has rejected by • large majority • proposed
law for the istablislimem of a shamus' kwials.—
(Paris Paper.)

LONDON SESSIONS.

Yeederdr• theoe Seniews easisearea before Op I ORD
MAYOR, thl AMPIII4III RCHOLIV. C.IIIIIITII, &e