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ASTLtY'S ROYAL AMPIIITIIEATRE.

The performances at this place of amusement
commenced last night before a numerous audielice.
Previous to the drawing up of the curtain, Mr Asr-
v, Jun. came forward and informed the house that
in consegnenceof the indisposition of Madam 7danse
who was to perform a principal chara6ter in the en-
tertainment of Zelico. he was obliged to solicit their
indulgence in accepting the Ballet of the Caledonian
Revell in its place. The ballet was received with
the most flattering approbation. The scenery is
beautiful, and the dancing would do honour to any
theatre. The next entertainment was the Ilarle-
quinade called Silver Star, or the Mirror of Witch-
craft. It commences in a similar manner with Love
and Magic, performed at Drury-lane Theatre, and
the author seems to have made that piece his model.
An old abbey in ruins, with moonlight, is the first
scene, and a powerful Magician enters, accompa-
nied by a number of witches, the whole of whom
dire& the fantastical lover of Columbine to pur-
sue her without fear of opposition from Harlequin,
whose enemy the magician is. The Pantomimic
hero is however protated by the Goddess of
the Silver Star, who is seen in her palace (which for
the beauty of its appearance, and the elegance of
the scenery is admirable.) By her power she occa-
sions Harlequin to emerge from a globe, that is seen
making its revolutions. She presents him with
a magic sword, and directs him to pursue his
mistress ; he accordingly proceeds to the house of
her father, and gets in at the window by a rope-
ladder, which he causes to rise from a chest ; the
Clown pursues, and in his way contemplates a look-
g-glass, from which arises an evil spirit. The
scene then changes to a cave formed by ice in
Greenland ; the Clown is observed swimming in
the sea, and is shortly after thrown upon land by
a huge whale. A variety of other adventures
attend Harlequin and his pursuers ; the most of
which impart all the entertainment such species of
acting are capable of affording. The Piece con-
cludes with the union of Harlequin and Columbine in
the Palace of Silver Star. The house is very splen-
did. It overflowed at an early hour.

It was said on Sunday that an overland dispatch
had been received from India with important intelli-
gence, and that a messenger I:ad been sent with the
contents to the ICING.

Never was the weather more propitious for holi-
day pleasures than yesterday. Carriages of every
description were put in requisition on the Greenwich
road. A more animated scene than Greenwich-
park we never witnessed. Mink and good humour
were the order of the day.
Captain MACNAMARA was not so well last night
as on Sunday.
All the caulkers that were discharged lately from
Portsmouth Yard have been invited to return to
their former situations. Hasler Hospital is ordered
to be put on the same establisment as during last
war.

Frances Lawrence of Durham-street, Strand, mo-
ther of the person lately conviaed at Queen-square
Office, was yesterday brought before PATRICK CO L-
quHous, Esq. when several improper devices and
papers relative to Lottery insurance, were produced
by the Officers, and the case proved to the satisfac-
tion of the Magistrate. She was ordered to be con-
fined two months in Tothill-fields BridewelL This
prosecution was carried on at the instance of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice.

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ittGll COURT OF CIIANCEitY, Asti It.
Before Lord Chanedkr Ei.DON.
IN THE 31 ATTER OF HINTON, A PT.
A perion crf the name of Johnson presented a
petition, praying, that Thomas Robert Mawley, a
Solicitor cf the-Mut, might pay certain costs in-
curred in consequence of suing out a Commission cf
Bankruptcy against Mr. Hinton, formerly of the
Old Bailey, printer. It appeared that Mr. Johnson
had deposited a quantity of copper plates and paper
with Mr. Hinton, who, from distress, had been in-;
duced to pledge the articles. Mr. Johnson was
obliged to sustain considerablelosses in redeeming tile
articles so pledged ; and it was afterwards referred
to arbitration, to ascertain the amount of the suns
the bankrupt was hound to reimburse him. TNr
arbitrators awarded Mr. Johnson to be paid a sum
amounting to above lout. The petition then sweet:
on to state, that in order to detroy the effed of this
award, Mr. Mawley sued out a commission of bank-
ruptcy upon the petition of a Mr. Pearce, under
which Mr. Pearce and the petitioner were aprointed •
Assignees; that debts were proved to the amount
of between 300 and 1001. but that nothing had ever
been recovered of the bankrupt's estate, except two
sums, one of 601. and another of 71. sums which
were inadeqnate even to &Craving the expellee cf*
the commission and attendant c.arges.
That the petitioner had been put to various costs,
in consequence of the bankruptcy ; and it inferred
that Mr. Mawley knew at the tine he took out the
commission of bankruptcy against Hinton, he was
not possessed of sufficient property to defray the
expence of it. It therefore prayed that Mr. Mawley
Might repay the petitioner the costs he had been put
to, in consequence of the bankruptcy.
The Lord CHANCEL LOR observed that a mea,nre
whichhad been proposed tohim last week by Lord Re-
desdale as necessary to be adopted in Ireland, was ro
less necessary, with regard to this part of the United
Kingdom. That noble Lord had informed him that
it was a common pradice in Ireland for commissions
of bankruptcy to issue against persons, who, so far
from having property to tiktisfy their creditors, had
not sufficient even to defray the eypences of the com-
mission ; in consequence of which creditors sustain-
ed a loss even beyond that of their debts.
His Lordship therefore wished, that an Ael of
Parliament should pass, requiring solicitors when
they sued out a Commission of Bankruptcy, to make
affidavit that they believed the Bankrupt was pos-
sessed of sufficient property to render such a pro-
ceeding an ad of prudence on the part of the credi,
tors. His Lordship added, that the citcum..tances
of the present case proved, that such an Ad of Par-
liament would be equally applicable to the plaice
introduced in this country. Ile entertained doubts

how far he was justified in ordering Mr. `•la«•ley to
pay the costs, as the petition did not pray -hat the
commission should be superseded. Had it doae so,
he was of opinion he should have ordered it to
have been superseded at the expellee of the solicitor,
and that he should have dirthed him to have paid
the costs, which the petitioner had incurred in con-
sequence of his suing out a commission, where
there was no adequate property. He wound, how-
ever, order, that the business should stand wcr for
three weeks, that the petitioner might take• legal
advice as to the propriety of amending his petition:
In the mean time, he hoped Mr. Mawley would
consult his own interest, by doing what the justice
of the case required, and prevent any farther ap-.
plication to the Court. He felt himself compelled,
in the present stage, not to grart the prayer of the
petition ; but he certainly should not allow Mr..
Maley any costs for resisting it.
A solicitor of the name of Hamilton received a
severe censure from his Lordship for 'presuming to
present a petition to the Court not couched in those
technical terms which the ordinary course of prac-
tice required. His Lordship said he was perfthly
astonished when he perused it.. However agreeable
and perhaps proper, a statement of faEls se. deco-
rated might be to the public eye, it certainly was ex-
tremely impertinent in a Court of Justice, and he
therefore trusted that Mr. Hamilton, as well as
every other solicitor, would in future avoid present-
ing petitions to him of such a description.
Mr. Hamilton humbly begged pardon, and as-
sured his Lordship he would hereafter abstain from
indulging in such flights of fancy.
His Lordship sat with indefatigable industry till
a late hour, determined to get through the whole
of the. Bankrupt Petitions, which he accordh,gly
did.

Isoursrs.—The Coroner's Inquest was, hell
yesterday at the Bricklayer's Aims in Mourt-street,
at half past two o'clock, on the body of M.
THARINE ADDERLEY, W::0 died in consequence of
her cloaths having caught fire on Friday night last.
In evidence it appeared, that Mr. Paddington, Car-
penter, in the said street, on coming into the house:
when the alarm of fire was given, found the de-
ceased lying on the floor-cloth, at the parlour-door,
encompassed with flames.. On beholding this me-
lancholy sight, he dragged the carpet off the par-
lour floor, and rolled Mrs. ADDERLEY in it, which
succeeded in extinguishing the fire, but not in saving
the lady, who languished until six o'clock on Satur-
day morning, She was attended by Mr. Chevalier,
of South Audley-street. Several other persons wen•
examined, whose evidence agreed with the above.
The verdia returned was—Ar‘idental death.
The Coroner's Inquest sat on the body of Mr.
Tou L. MI ti, at his house opposite the Life-Guards
Barrack, at Knightsbridge, at lour o'clock yester-
day ; and after the. most minute investigation, re-
turned a verdiet that he died by the visitation of God.
He was in the 70th year of his age.

About ten o'clock yesterday morning, as the ser-
vant of Captain ELSTED, of the Royal Navy, was
driving his master's curricle and pair, turning
from Bond-street into Piccadilly, one of the traces
loosened, and touched the horses legs, who being
very spirited, plunged, and ran with the greatest
violence till they came near the Star in Piccadilly,
when the carriage upset, and the driver was thrown
to a considerable distance ; this was or.ly a momen-
tary check ; fur, with the curricle turned upside-
down, they pursued their career, and were not
stopped till they reached Princes-street, Leicester-
fields. The servant, we are sorry to add, received
by the fall a very dangerous conmion on his head.
The curricle was broken to pieces.

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e:.vatourtt, Aram 9.
17. e of 111113. whica has been so long
in the tipper South Lbocit reliairing, will soul be
gone finished.
'nu ifiirrais, of 123 glns, is now quite planked
to her guuw.tles
Yesterday Captain Keen a?ain recornrni.sinned
the Spitfire, of it ;tan% in RAMO/LC. She i, to
have her bottom looked at, previous to her sail-
ing.
Lig night t bigger and c'rtcr, per si-nril, f:rit
itnder weigh from liairoate, went dawn the liar-
h Qr. and stood out to sea vibe a press of sail t.,
the westward. It is supposed they are goi:c down
t halfwit to pickup men i.um our bolus:Ward
b inns! Sleets.
The Daher, of tti Funs, C.:ptain Dclafons, is now
waiting in the Sbund, it is said, to take Out dispa:chcs
to some iif our foreign possessions. She is at single
anchor for a start at s moment's warniug, being
provisioned and stored for four moothi.
All the six line of battle ships which !Ire fittinsz
for sea in the Hamoase, are completely viaualle'd
ani stored for six months. N'inubers of persons
were disappointed yesterday, who had assembled at
Masuat Wise. Mount Edgcunthe, Point, and
the floe, at 'their nut going- down the harbour into.
Cawsal..d Pay, as the tsa:d fell scant and 1.0111 :a S. E.
4n4 tae pilot ws ul.l aat take charge tst them.
111.

Arrived rstersla, the Deb of packet, Capt.
D.:a;,e. with mail *inns' Lisbon, ten days paisage ;
at the time of 4er sailing. no pactxt wac a: rived out.
The rhi, of Teri left lying At Lisbon, his Majcity's
ship Yzionnu, of 7 t guns ; i.a S. Idle, of I I guns;
three Dutch line of battle ships; a Dutch sloop of
war, of 20 guns, and a schooner. It was reported
At Lisbon, that the French fleet, with troops, which
sai!ed some time since from Brest (said to be bound
to the Eaat Indies) are gone to take possession of the
Brazils. The idea of a renewal of hostilities, be-
tween this country and France, has occasioned notch
alarm among the Poruigus se merchants ; the m-
elange, which was at ti!r. and 70, has fallen to Gel.
Passengers by the Dole of lori are, Lieut. Colonel
Shave, of the ;.I:h Rcgimenr, 1:om the E.tst
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dies ; Mr. Lusitington, of the East India Company's
service ; Mr. Drasina, Mr. Clay, Mr. Inketshy, and
Mr. Mbuchet.s—Also arrived the outward-bound
West India ship Lady jaw, Craig, from London,
bound to Jamaica, put in hc:e by contrary winds ;
the Rearidsw, Commins, from Southampton ; the
brig Regis it, Turtle, from Dartmouth ; and the brig
Bribtan, Borton, from Newhaven.
Sailed the Reso!u:ton cutter to cruize in the Chan-
nel for seamen, from the dii'erent homeward bound
ships ; the brig Recovery, l'awsan, for tiwansea ; and
the brig Prances: Rual, Omens, for Liverpool.—
Wind S. E.

rorrsmovrit, CR2I. 9.

Went out of harbour his Majesty's ship Puicsant,
of 14 guns, Captain Bowen.
His Majesty's ship Galatea, of .32 guns, was put
in commission List evening, and is commAndtd by
Captain Heathcote.
Remain with the squadron at Spithead, several
revenue cutters, the Hon. Last India Company's ~hips
Nidb byli.s, Calcutta, and Lord lbw, with the Ocean
transport.
At St. Ilelens, his Majesty's ship Amphiln, and
Pglity cutter.—Wind N. N. E. and moderate.
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Sailed his Majesty's ship Diamond, of 38 guns,
Captain Elphinstone, for Weymouth.
Remain at Spithead his Majesty's ships Dread.
*ought, of 98 guns, Admiral the Right Hon. Lord
(Ladner and Capt. Brace ; Russe,/, of 74 guns,
Capt. Williams ; Puissant, of 74 guns, Capt. Bower.;
Avielia, of 40 guns, Capt. Lord Prohy ; Calcutta, of
56 guns, Capt. Woodritf ; -Enron:, of .2.8 guns, Capt.
Matbon ; Arrow, of 30 guns, Capt. Vincent ;
and Sylp6, of 18 gun:, Capt. Cinate ; with several
revenue vessels, empinyed on the impress service ;
three outward-bound East lndiamen, and the
?ream transport, Capt. Mertho, with convicts, bound
to Port Phillips is New South Wales.
At St. I Wens, his Majesty's ship iimphion, of 3'.?
guns, Capt. 'l'. M. Hardy; and Pejmy cutter, of
14 guns, Lieut. %Mite, C:smmander.
In the harbour, his Vajesty's ship Gladiator, of
41 guns, Sohn 110110w-2y, Esq. Rear Admiral of
the Red squadron, and Lieut. Conolly ; the Royal
Sovereign, of 110 guns ; Britannia, of 110 guns ;
Prince of Wales, of -94 guns ; and lVind,or Geode, of
9hguns, not having their Captains yet appointed ;
Uri:lnput, of 50 guns, Captain Caulfield ; Entlymi9n,
44 guns, the lion. Captain Paget ; La Topaz', of
38 guns, Captain Lake ; Castor, of i 2 guns, Captain
Peacocke ; Chtbetts, of 37: guns, Captain Charles
Elphinstone ; Emrc./ter, of •..4 guns, Capt. Malcolm ;
C4itbeikr, of 44 guns, Captain Spear ; and Starling,
of 14 guns, Lieutenant Guyon.—Wiud N. N. E.
and moderate.
His Majesty's ships Royal Sovereign, of 110 guns;
Bri:xotia, of 110 guns ; Pr.nce e Wahl, of 98 guns,
and Windsor Castle, of 98 guns, are bringing for-
yard with the greatest expedition ; the former is
nearly completely rigged, and will be able to pro-
ceed out of harbour in a few days.
DOVE*, APRIL ..
Arrived La Rmoneni i pafsage-vessel; Capt. Ben-
ttnit, with Lieat.-Col.Cerget, CountStadnuki, Capt.
temble, in the East India Company's service,
and the Rev. Gustavus liurne.
Sailed this afternoon the eligilanJ packet, with
mail and passenger; for Cala:s.

APRIL 10.

The NyatintA passage-vessel arrived last night,
with Mr. .Dor..ildson, Of be of the king's messengers,
who proceeded to I.oridon with di.patches. Amongst
the passengers were Owen Stnith Owen; Esq. and
bir. J. Musgarkl, and Mr. Schmidt.
Sailed the Ducbns of Turk passage-vessel, with
Mr. Vander l loeven, a Dutch banker, who arrived
.t few days since ; Mr. J. P. Curabe, Mr. Gros, 'Mr.
Rosory, Mr. Pallerin, and several other passengers.
An immense quantity of dollars was landed here
this morning from Calais.

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Arrived me Grew/ mud cutter from a cruizc,
remains with Ni Niaje.i:y's ships as prr List.—Wind
south.

and Lorwt

Sailed the
vessel on a cruiee.
lIRITRAM-Qt•T, TORI.I,Y, APRIL 7.
Capt. Thomas Burrows, of the ship Reitridge,
letter of marque, of London, arned with 10 twelve.

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Thunders. and tort! hands, sailed facto 1114iebai the
ki of May 1800, in ballast, destined for the coast of
Porn, in the whale fishery, arrived on the coast of
Chilue the earliy put of January 1801, and after
some time, caught about '10.:1 tons of oil, during
wl:ich her crew were so infeaed with the scurvy,
that he had not hands emeigh left to work the ship.
Ile was under the necessity of running in nudes the
island of St. Teary', (coast of Chiloe), to partly
Wry the ;weple in new earth, to recover them of
their disorder, leaving no person on board but the
said Master, his Mate, and three of the crew ; While
this was performing, a ship (which had been there
for a purpose) sailed and fell in with two
Spanish aroied snips, and informed them of the
situatien of the itedir, dr, and also towed and pi-
loted the Spaniards in ; when on the o'th ef De-
cember .301, the 11.ilaroua, of 59 guns, and the
CorP9r d Pollux, of :1".? guns, and two aimed Spa-
nish ships, began to tire sveral broadsides at the
R.rdbr, 4r, although she did not, ne; could make
any resistance; then boarded and took her, and car-
ried her into Conception Port, and from thenae they
were sent to Lima, with all the sick crew imprison-
ed, pinioned in an unusual barharous manner ; and
when their legs swelled out beyond their fetters,
their only remedy or consolation was, to shift one
leg in the other's fetter ; and in this situation, it is
much to be feared the poor crew re:nain, as they were
on the I bth of klober 1802, althoug:i the iceroy had
prior accounts that the preliminat ics of Peace were
signed, lot he would not listen to their repeated
petitions. Capt. Burrowes then, through the kind-
ness of some Spanish Ladies (whims he had previ.;
ously taken and treiitei kindly), bribed the sentinels
and got on beard the jullera, of Har.:hrrgh (in dis-
guise) lying theoe and bound Lome. Capt. Rolfe
Lindlv hid him, and being off Plytuauth, very hu-
manely raft in with the land, put Capt. Burrows
on board one a.f our Torbay fithirg sloops yesterday,
and last evening he wet; landed safe here, and to-
morrow intends setting off fur London, to the long-
ing .:ear's of his wife and fam:ly, who thought him
dead.