The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-07-30 00:00:00

THEATRE.

ViYiIASKET.
A new Play, in three trts..eittitlei Tide Afrioris,
Was perforgyed, last at this Wheelie. The
rhvartrrs are* thus rtpreseaterl :•
ranklos (Lbs VM.t) Mr. TmoariPeow,
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Fenn well *r. trievs.
Mai rowlyme IE4
Wary Avirutus Wet Mr. L.rsrou.
Mgrr.
Mandiop Minim
Mr. TRCIIAW.
Mr. Agit' its.
Mi. Nowt.e.
Meows. IVH•RTOW,
STOCCII, &C.

Executioners
Emilia" Merebeeb

Swim Mrs. Glass
fisties
Salta
'The scene lies at Tettsconda, a town in the dis-
trict of Bondon, in M; ice, and the following is an
butting of the plot :—Doritta has three soi•,citie of
iehoir.' 1e see. is on the eve of marriage with fie-
daughter of the Priest of the tribe, but the
match is interrupted by the attack of an eitetny.—
A event of touch interest amuse, in which
Galin, alter a struggle of contending passions,
iii favour of filial affkction. In the pro-
serittion and fulfiltueut of this duty, lie is
eeditctd to extremities, which extort his consent
to he sold as a slave to a British merchant. No
price, however, of any moment being offered, he
is tempted to perionate a fugitive slave, for whose
apprelieniion a large sired has been published.
He is ordered for eiecution, and with him a female,
who proves to be his Mistress, whom he had con-
sidered as dead. The male fugitive slave now
makes his appeal:soca, and the King refers the case
tothe dvcieiou of a British Merehitit, whO deeldes,
with British justice, in favour of the lovers. An
anion ensues, at which all the principal characters,
as usual in such cases, attend, and the unfortunate
lovers are made happy.
This piece is the avowed production of Mr.
COLMAN, and such are the materialii which he has
chosen.--The tint act is worthy of his hrilliant
wit cud correct taste, hut the two last are rather
tedious in the dialogue, and do not quite fulfil
the promise of the early seenea......A littlecomore--
sion in the dasesteinent, will, hwever,. in a great
=maims remove this objection. Last night the
excellent acting of Mr. Yousu was not a Ifficient
to overcome tt.---Mr. Fswtary's part was a
mixture of the grave and gay, or rather a
tnon.il ion from the lively to tha serious, to
bet)) of which he gave fell effect. film. Fie.
Lutist SIMI Mr. F•s.t.av also did ample justice'
to their respective parts; htit Henry Aiwashis Nag,
the ivory-turner, from No. os, Snow-hill, appears
to have boon- thei object of the author's forculigr
care. He is • fellow of iotinite wit nod buinoor,
rid wds asheiiraNly repreaented by Mr. Livros,
sits kept the'lsmise iu a re.e. The light and sheds
are vet/ happily Mended and contrasted through-
oat the whole piter, and the sentinteats, which
pasatipally *Mee out of war, love, amid duty, nr7
appropriate ; add derive, in many passages, peculiar
'putout fro* tfistir aivpointe sedan tgi et; political
'Trots of the poem& dori. The is sweet, and•
displays, in every par', a correct and el it taste.,
I„toprevei6og s3saraeter is a chaste simplieity, hut
it is diversified, and appropriate to the vs'Yilit
retie. I'he sweetens se particularly entitled to
praise, es a pleasing medley of martial and serious •
music. and, with the Alm, does great credit to Mr.
their:Comphitr.-11M. Class and Mrs.
Luxus had. not a very prominent part in the dia-
logue ; the letter however appeared to advantage iri
a trio with Me. Livid* and Mr. Pswtetv.
The scenery. is picturesque and beautiful, con-
sifting (if a rising sun, tented gelds, and various
views of the country, with a bright Africiti sky.
With a little comp ermitm in the dialogue to the
latter sisters, cull a !die Mare support to the ex-
cellent music of Mr. BELLY. TAO Africans cannot
fail to grow in pAtic &wear. The piece
was given out by Mr. Yoewn, for a set•ond repre-
seutrtitse, with unbounded applause, to an over-
flowing end highly-gratified audience.
The following May aerie its a specimen of the
Poetry

MONO- Mgoltt,o.'
A Privet of Kirheti% as Idiarlea a mat,
Wien he took to hie bosom a wife,
eficrl " drary, li newer Pill sot Fist, f 011911,
Inn you'll be thethelight.a, my life."
Then snot e'er her let,..4l;i:rro lie loving,/ raid,
Ault sew Orr, " M Ith.so6sit II dill lump r'
SLe tailtread a Idtt&--but led him at last;
" Please your flelioets, only my bump."
lava the Pricet," then we etmnot tohaldt d'ye ace,
"Thought tenderly hoe ,nu, indeed
tote,, an oath that very etrildren shoal ba
" Cat the marl and troffoto b.need."
K. he whirled smother he f nieied %Yenta ha,
Otiehlifg heide. in sweet rotrjets! fork,
/be etroppi'd Air blind Priest, saying " down a bit
" For aty legs are two handy to walk."
" Bandy legs," said the Priest ; " can't be boasted far
"
" SB Mt there... still au it mouse ;
" for Nlaboinet curse me if ever tour shins
"Shall witddle you into my bolleg."
Theo he tuned up his eye., like 64 white of boird eggs,
And prsy'd, thus, to Mahom, t, smlei •
"Great Prophet, afford me a wife 4ith ;vied l'p,
" And with newer • hump on tie: back."
Then the voice of the Prophet inthimiler arm heard,
And rumbled thus over his head;
A handsome young woman that can't speak a dark
" Flinn lams year btiud lirw'reace's bed."
The Priest he bored low, crying, " Maholoot's kid;
" Of happineer this is the rim !
" Fur • kandsonie reins wile i ilies her et,, hosband blind,
" Mid maim men like • wife that is dumb "

At the Assize, on Thursday at Wioeherder, Mr.
Gohiring, a Firrissee, hint a verdict iNgninst,hlei for
2101. for serhicmg a Mira Phillips, a Former's
daughter. The Cram. Coo. Cruse, entitled Youlet
a. Lord gaekerile, web fixed for yerterday lam-Mag.
Out Exprem had net Ms Popes vnt,
pot to tires*. it alas expected to occupy the
trlto7e day.
A titr broke out, at two o'clock. last morning, at
the her.rie of a cabinet-maker in liCilliams'a-
lniarlino, from which it extended to the premise*
of an oilman. Both houses were entirely con-
tuarktl.

LAW PrrELLMENce.

.COWRT OPOO4 WOO, Gil fah'att., Am' 2g.

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Sitting, At Ni.. Peke A:Ate Lord Chief /wire
Euzlieutottort and a Spedel Jai?.
?oVLD(t r. tsol.E.•

This was an action brought to recover on a po-
ley of insumnee given by the Defeatheit to the
Plaintiff, on part of the cargo of the strip
which was lost en a voyage from, the Cape of Good
Hope to Buenos Ayres. by being run ashore by
mutineers. The circumstances of this case have
been already before the public, in the was of the
}'taintifE a. Anderson and Co., tried in the Court
of Common rlear, alien the Piatatiff Dot a ver-
dict.—(See Britishs Press, Dec. 21, 1807.)
The keroatice-GEtsecti. stated Cass ease, and
observed, that ha did not wish to attritate say
blame to the Underwriters for defending this cause,
they did it under a mistakee point' et law. It
war but justice to Acne to way, that he beheeed, if
it was not Ow the pectillar eircOnstarirea 'of the
case, they would hate immediately discharged
the policy. At the Cape of 'good Hope, the
Plaintiff, and Master oldie Abromits, took feu hoard
three Spanish ()Went, Who were on their parole.
with the permission of the Guverhor of the Cane of
n 0.4 Hope, General Sir David Baird ; they were
to deliver theiliAtites up to General Beresford, at
Buenos Ayres. On the 11 th orNovember, 106,
the ship sailed from the Cape; every thing was
perfectly Tilt board mail the slid of Dec's-
be.., when the Spaniards and a part of the crew
mutinied, stabbed the Mate in seven places, and
alvb wounded the Captain, and confined them
in the cabin.-.A few days after, His I'l/testy's
ship Medeso having hove on sight, they ran the
ship ashore, and eseaped ; every effort was made,
with the as•sistance of the man of war's crew. to get
her off. but without effect, and the Commander
of the frigate ertlfwed her to be burnt, to pre-
vent her &Omg into the enemy's hands. He then
obseered, that the defence was grounded on the
impropriety of ideaittiag those Spaniards on board,
is it immoral the riA, and made the insurance
null and void. Tins was a mistaken ilea; they
were net prisoners of war delivered to the veuel, to
be given up to General Beresford, but they were
prituners be their parole, who were to deliverthent-
frier, up far•eveliange. There was nothing but their
honour to bind them. Summer the vetoerl had arriv-
ed sate to the place of her destination, and they did
Lot deliver themselves up, there would not be any
responsibility attached to the Plaintiff. lie never
could have considered theta as prisoners of war ;
there was nothing clandestine in the manner of
taking them nn board ; the Plaintiff refused to take
them, until they ',had the Governor's permission ;
when they got that, he thought he was authorised ;
there could be no ioteutiou to defraud the Under-
writers, for, at the time the ship was burnt, the
Plaintiff di I net know she war insured ; and the
ship and the greater part of the cargo . belonged
to him. Under there considerations, he felt ccingdent
that thedury must give a verdict for the Plaintiff.
The evidence war the same as on the former
trial in the Court of eommou Pleas.

Mr. PAIIII, in defence, contended, that the ves-
sel was lost in consequence of the remissness of the
Plaintiff, in not. informing the mister of the vowel
that those S=it came on hoard as prisoner' of
war; fm-the 'Nile his evidence, had told them,
if he was aettiitited with that fact, he would have
amigated their ilensans. and rteirbtlggage, to haiku
kdown whether they had arm. or not, and that he
irowld not allow them to go thmeigh the ship at
night when Loll of the crew were asleep ; it WO
not Feesi bI e Ibt the Jury to say, this wiii nit in-
creasing the risque. and if it wa... it made the pith-
cy void. He would Iritie it to the Jury to my, if
they thought the Defendant wonld hive intired
at the same pteinium, if he knew of the increaked
ti ode ? ltlndel• these considerations, the Jury must
II 1 a verist for die Defendant.
rd ElAtnnstaonnw was of opinion, that the
Plaintiff wasinstitled in Makin* them On hoard with-
out smirching thbm. Ohm-rat Burgoyne was en
linericitu prisooet, ott,pgrole ; although he sat in
the grouse of Gonsupona, he was liable to be called
I •
on to deliver himself ups Would the master of the
teesel he went oft buitd of be justified in searching
hit per,on Seidl:no/no for aunt"? lle thought the
ease similar ; and it ad been proved that every
thing possible was does to save the vessel ; but it
was for the Jury to consider whether the act of
taking the three Spertiardt on board increased the
risk to that *degree, that it took the liability off the
trefeiidaot / If they thought it did not, they would
OW a verdict for the Plaintiff.
The Jurv, after a few minutes consideration,
gave a verdict for the Plaintiff-Damages, 4251.