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KING'S THEATRE.
The Opera Houstapened on Saturday night with
opt of the mosteroveded audiences we ever recolleet
at thatTliestrybut on the occasion et Mr. Ea LIST 0 S'S
benefit, when Mr. Sues teases Pitorro was performed
there. Marry Ladies, on Saturday evening, took
refuge la the passages, sad some were accommo-
dated on the stage. All was anxiety to behold the
vocal wonder, the celebrated Madame CA T •Last.
When she diell appear, it was not with the cesli-
deuce such transcending powers might inspire ; it
was With ill die ingenuous modesPy And feminine
delica ri which generally attends superior merit. Her
reception was most encouraging ; but for the entire
of the Am se; she m sot to complete possession
of her powen. On her list appearance she enters
al ,ne, and Azossa addresses bee thus—
" Doh -Recirorekerses wag= la cane."
" Courage, grad , forbear Coy fears."
&missile snivels—
" timer Ma v."
"At, is more seam teer."
The House vitiating the eisliarrassmeat and
diffidenai of this emoserdinary etetareete, felt the
full tome of the Dialers. and received it with rap-
turous applause. T)* pm& MidamsC ass
chose for her deist. viveSniseeweride.
, This is the same Opera Madame BAttrn chose
for her deist, and at 'ace eitablisbedisee fame as a
Singer, and her repetition with the town. 'I he
tousle of the first Opera. however, was cort.poied
by &social, that of gamier night, by Piper°.
111 at.SO, and, as report says, expressly to chew the
powers of this lad She was, however, rapturously
applauded in the CelaNiers and Bracer* in tie first
zer, and encored in die duet with Rican. In the
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Met= erps still andgr
ttlth imaegtern;ainted with herhaßinfe elth
Main diat she has espoused her own ton. excelled
env thing we have ever seen on the Italian stage.
Vet'
.printipal Ong in This aa was received with
reuteisthosiassie plaudits, and her manner of exe-
cuting the scale of soni-trifter, both up and down. at
oace-ateSghted and aannished the audience.
Madame Carat sat, though she is not tall, pos-
' Mures a very animated and interesting figs'e ; her
face, white is oval, and reminds as of that r` ~e of
Mae beauty Sir Joshua Reisioxas int.:. r ably
fixed open his Capri& is full of feminine expres-
sion and softness ; her countenance altogether is
" Impressive In the extreme, and her deportment
graceful. She is never inelegant, nor ever onver-
Steps the modesty of nature.' Her voice has more
nenspass and extent than that of any feirfale Von
' leas ever appealed us this country. It has a tone in
it. called the kornssie. peculiar to herself, distinaiy
sweet and 'Remy, and to be compared only to the
finest sad most delicate tones produced by musical
Ones.
• kLulame C t, we understand to be about
SS years of ago, nearly the whole of which has been
devoted to her profession. In the last five years she
has been stadyiag under CRISCENTinI, at Lisbon,
waif dm gesasan =tasty' its Surope ; and her ear
h so uncommonly quick and cr•rrita, that Artie said
to return the most difficelt passages immediately on
their kiting sung or played to her.
Msaaame Ce T a Lae i's dress was most becoming ;
a white satin robe, with moon* velvet train. and
a scarf of the Seine thrown carelessly across het right
shoulder, aid falling most gracefully in front, very
richly spangled with gold, And a splendid gotil ti,ra.
Madame CATBLAM teetieed every possible as.
sistaace from the professional skill et a very excel-
lent band, which was led in a very William and su-
perior style by Mr. Weiciesec.
In the brilliant cirele were:—
Their Rossi Hrthiswess the Dukes of York end Danshridge„
Carol Mahn sphere, the Portuguese A mbseararlor, tl.• Duds...
alilteshurgh, the Duchess el M. Alban'', the D..eager Du
clops of Rutland, this Doke and Duchess De Castries. the
Dosimpo marchioness a Bath, the Marehinnesses of Stafford.
Wormier/I, Wellesley, sod Headiest • the Countesses et Dar-
Usk, Besketes , Barry mere, Cticilessad:lr.r, Saton,Aleborongli,
cod Clenmet I the garb ell Leisetw, Berkeley, Liverpool, and
Brurymors ; Vierneetesies Hetrick and kn.en ; Ladles Gran-
aSennh Rumens, Caroline Darner, and Mary Taylor ;
Ginnie Taylor; Vietnam and Viscountess Castlereagh;
2. !test. Andy, and Hamilton; Mrs. and the Miles
Salk Mrs. 141•Mehen, Hon. Mr. andlllr. Caren,lish Bra.l-
- Cei.m•l and Mrs. Beaumont, Mu Bette...nab, and
Mull Jordan,Hon. Mrs. Muni r.F , !.:.. Betiverie, and Mr.
1, . _ Stalbeeton.
t------
. '.'"e . On Friskily, Her MAJerfe and the PelNCette.l,
.'lll Ferried bTI
y the Earl of MACCLESIILD, Court
v.„. Gen. DR Boos, Colonels TAY Lon anl
teem, Lady Catertav, Misses Clasi.ow and
—Sairevott.ltompated Mn. il•scouer with a morn-
:: i. I•mg -
eliit, at fief knee on St. Leonard's Hill. Prin-
'
4'' !Oaten Somme*. Sonata, and Alai LI., were on
tieback: Princess MASC. accompanied by Lady
1" Meta? IMO Miss Gestow, walked there. and re-
..itemised to Windsor in Her MsreiTY'll carriage.
Yesterday morning His Msi est v, .Prilicesses
Sommer, Surma. and AMILIA, attended by
Indies Exv, Macat.aartatco. Soot ev, and W• 1.-
Demurs; Lards Seot.av and MaccLatrists; Ge-
neral Irtreaot, tad Colootel TA r Loot, rode in the
Royal Cast itges to St. George's Chapel, Windsor,
where a Bermes erns preached by the Rev. Doctor
Hear II ; they afterwards rode back to the Palace.
Her MA sr, and Princesses ELIZeIIETH and
Si aRY. bad Divine Service performed in the Palace.
There were but two Ladies out of mourning at
the Opera, ese Saturday night. of course they were
Osiris of meek aneriers.
• _ Madame sepia made her dart at the Opera-
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-”htfte on Saturday night, in a new ballet. She is a

• . dancer. _
• • The Duchess of Raxsuaos, and JOHN MANNERS,
F.,q entertained at (limier. yesterday, at their house
I, _ln Portman-square, the Duke and Duchess of Sr.
A Leas's, Miss Massisas, and BELLING/ON Kaa,
Esq.
Madame C•TAL•111 is accompanied to this
country by her husband, who attends her every
where.
Sigr.cra &ma ace was prevented last week from
displaying her eicellent performance in the .tfcr,hr.
onrse or Merida, in the Operatics% Entertainment of
The 7 raretlfrs, by a bad sore throat ; we have the
Fl:asure of Eating she was much better yesterday.

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WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
A Sae& Meetfrig of the Elefters of St. Cleneent
Danes and St. Mary, in the Liberties ret•Weemirk-
ster, in the interest of Mr. Sheridan, dined on Satur,
day at the Navy Coffee-house, Newcastleeetreet,
Strand, to celebrate the success of their exertions i.e
returning that Gentleman to Tenement ;
Mr. PETER ,OGRE in the Chair.
After the cloth was removed,
The King...the C. Teen and Royal Family—Hi. Royal High. ,
tress the Prince of Vl.ltt, were drank wait erialtruserw, and
the natal honours.
The Chairman then gave,
A character that lives in our helm. and Inlet ever do ho.
norir to the Elector of Wesuniiriter„ the memory of tire late
Right Hoo, Charles James Fox.
This toast woe drank in solemn silence, the com-
pany standing round the tahle.
The Genuine sentiment of that revered and 1a-
..,
mented Sta amen, vie. e •
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" The e.iii.e cabbed, all over the wotl4"--was thisdbeak
with three times three.
After forty other apprnpriate toasts,
The Chairman, Mr. Perse Mooae, addressed
the Meeting in an etc -11ent 'speech, of which onr
limits will only permit us to give a few points.
" Gentlemen," raid he, " I consider you not
merely as Eleaors of Westminster, but as the
Matadors of your society, I mean a 4 men of sir-
perior ieterest and iefleence in the parishes to which
you belong y.,,, have had an elettion. and you
have su ceeded. You have taught a good fight, arid
it only rem tins for Jon now to maintain your con-
quest. I have been Mid. in M 7 Progress thcough.
life, that without Mr. Pitt this country was lost;
and my answer has uniformly been, 'that is a libel.'
I have been fdi the S trite' eif the lee lartiented Mr.
Fax, and my answer was the seine, ' that is a libel,'
and an that Answer I had the authority of Mr. Foe
himself. Now. gentlemen, though often solicited,
particularly icy Mr. Burke, to beeline a Member
of the Whirl Chi's, I never was a Member of that,
sir any other. But, Gentlemen, its and oat of Par.
lianient. I was an. anew ive observer of their princi-
ples and conduCt; and, upon all recisions, I have
found my Right Hon. Friend near me (Mr Sheri-
dan), the steady, uniform, and faithful supporter of
these principles. You raised yourselves in the esti-
matron of the world, by your eledien of Mr. Fox ;
but, in peliticeiimegrief, my Rig t Hon. Friend is
equal to him, or to any man; in talents, I may say,
he is not inferior i an I, for consistency of conduct,
and attention to the rights of England, upon every
Occasion, he has no superior. Gentlemen, one cease
of our present embarrassed situation. is the decline
of our public cheratlcr in the opinion of Foreign
nations. Sin-e the year 1782 that decline has corn.
ineneed, and we see it confirmed by the correspond-
ence a iocii leis teeen place in the late negecietion for
peace betweee this country and France. The pa-
pers hitherto published upon the subjeli. come
teem tite enemy ; and to give theta credit, in their
full extent, is more than they have a right to ex-
pee. In these papers,
.however, we find, that,
front the moment Mr. Fox's case became despe-
rate, one party began to cool in the Nercietion,
and the French annally declared a peace impossi-
ble. Now, if Mr. Fox so much decided the cha-
rafter of his country ; if so much weight was at-
tached to his person in the estimation of Europe ;
think Mew moth you hare done to repair his Inn,
by piling in his Alms a man of so many kindred
virtues; who has !rid in the same steps, and aCleil
upon the same principles; his seleet and intimate
Isiend theeegli life ; and a man wh. are talents
enable him to maintain that charafter is foreign
eyes, which nle Fax is, by the papers to which I
snide, ceniesked to have achieved for his tourney."
Mr. Moire proceeded in a strain of eulogiurn on
the merA; et Mr. Sheridan, and the gone sense and
pattiotism of the tleetors of Westminster in choos-
ing that Gen:lnman for their Representative. fie
then paid a handwrite compliment to the exertions
of Mr. Hart and Mr. Simpson, two Eieee. ire of Cn.
ventry, whn had been aftite in his (Mr. Moore's)
interest in the late Eleetion for that Hot one, who,
not content with seeming his Montan tor that
place, came to Loodou, after it wen over, to de-
vote their talents and their time to the cause of Mr.
Sheridan in the Eletßinn for Westminster ; and, as
a proof of their zee', had _returned to town, this
day, for the sole purpose of attending the present
dinner. After several other observations, the
Chairman concluded with proposing—
Tee health of the It'ght Hun. Richard situney Sheridan—
with three tones three.
Mr. Sic it ID Ati then rose, and said, "Gentlemen,
the Waiter in passing me this moment. as I rose,
unexpenedly on his part, and therefore it is not his
. fault, hut mine, has given me a knock on the head
with a bottle of wine ; but, Gentlemen, no wine
can drown or subdue the ardent teelings of gratitude
I owe; for your late generous and powerful exertions
in my behalf. Gentlemen, from the liberal and
handsome circumstances of tins 'Meeting, and the
kind manner in which I have been invited to it, I
must consider it a private convivial party ; but
still, Gentlemen, we cannot forget the circumstan-
ces in which it hos otiginated, nor consider obser.
vations directly made ueon them, as irrelevant and
extraneous matter. Gentlemen, in the undeserved
and high-strained pacegyric, pronounced upon me
by my worthy frieud in the Chair, in his excessive
partiality, he has pronounced me the rival of Mr.
Fox. It wounds me to the soul. and it agonizes my
feelines, to tie held forth the rival of Mr. Fox.—lf
ever there was a man, in whose principles, senti-
ments, and actions, self made no part. who, regard-
less of self, placed all his happiness in the fame and
honour of his friends, and the welfare and glory of
his country, totally free from all idea of self,
Mr. Fox was that man, and his equal, in these
points, and every other that constitutes a great
and superior spirit, neither does, •r ever did exist,
in this created globe. That I have differed with
that great man upon many points, I de not
deny ; but so far from endangering our friendship,
that difference was honourable to us both.—
They were points, w:,ich appeared to me of
great importance to my country. and, in my
opinion, not ueconneCted with his fame t he Was
too remit and liberal to exercise an influence over a
friend, and I we. too Mdcioesdent in mind, to aft an
under-part to any re.. in.—Gentleneen, dismissing this
subjea, involving so many remembrances, dear and
melaun to sue. and Lune:Leg to us all, I shall
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trouble you with s few smell upon our late contest,
coartidering you, though i private party. emaioa.ing
Irons that bovines.—,That the matt. StfltWee reowre:
cidmed my adversary, should hive olitarned so eriatit
votes, is aiinost unaccountable —I km.* it has
been imputed, in some meastire, to Too::: M Wsy
part; indeed, by some, to'impercilionsnes on 1 fetid!.
—That on the first days of the Eledion, my immeo-'
diate 1. iends, aid myself, might not have been host
adive as the ought to have been. I do not deny; hut,
to the charge of pride and superciliousness. I can-
not plead guilty.—C.ota'nly, in my public Miry,
whenever it c ale I upir me, in the House of Com-
mons, porticularly, it has ht n my fate to be op..
posed to Mr Pitt, who col iniy was a vety.greet
man; but, in such situation, I ailed a bold and inde-
pendent past, and have never been known to yield
to him or to any man. In private life, how-
ever, I believe I have maintained a different the-
rater; and so far from being proud and super-
ciliitue. I fluter myself that I have been con-
sidere4 a mua of unassuming manners. That
there are defeds in nor Constitution ; that there
are thing. which we 'Twat hear, and it would have
been better could they be avoided, I admit ; but I
m tintein, that such a !ippy, such a complete and
imps oved star of society, as we enjoy, don not exist
any where else on the face of the habitable globe.
The same language which I addressed to the
poorest peasants, at a late meeting at Epsom, I
would address to you. Do not look to your cottage,
do not look to your home-stall, but look to the
hopes and future fortunes of your children. These
are the great objets which you are *called upon to
defend and posted. Su I say to you, if you have a
Wm of promising saleitta.,goor ambition into his
mind ; put him into the navy. atirrhe tray become
a Lord Nelson ; put him in the army, and he
may become an Abercromby ; put him to the
law, and he stands his chance for the great seal of
Englend, as the reward of iii. genius and his !Moues.
This is the state of society which we enjoy. Tllis is the
strong position which I takes and I de!y Cie loudest
brawler =ono the pretended friends of liberty to
shake it, or point not a single ad of my life not cal-
caleted to uphold it. I defy him to point out a sin-
gle vote I ever gave in Parliament, that was not for
the poor against the rich, for the weak against the
strong, and die preservation and improvement of
that enviable state of society which we enjoy. That
there was some little miscondua in the early part
of the eledion, I allow ; but it was between our ie.
spedive Committere, and not between me and Sir
Samuel Hood ; and from the moment it was done
away, things succeeded to our wishes. It has been
also said, that the infloenee of an Illustrious Per.
senage centrionted to my success. Gentlemen, the
Prince of Welcs held himself Aloof in a dignified
retirement ft ors all later terence in eleaions ; hut that
his servants interested themselves in mine, I do not
deny. Thee are attached to the Constitution,
and they ing.t have felt an interest in a cause
so mach connetled tsith it.—And here I must
°hornet., that when His Royal Highoess the
Prince of Wales was drank this nig:it, though
I bare tha honour to he one of his servants,
I did think it would have been presuming in me to
have risen and returned you thanks in a formal man-
ner, as a person to wt..ee duty it belonged to do so.
But, Gentlemen, whether it has originated in igroo
ranee, or been encouraged by some malignancy,
conneded with the circumstances of the late elec-
tion, a rumour has prevailed adverse to His Royal
Highness —1 assure you, that I have just left His
Royal Highness in good health—(ot toed sitsawit of
joy.)—Gt..tlemen, I anticipated the prompt emula-
tion and enthusiasm, with which you have eaoght
this declara ion, and it is worthy of yono—lf ever
there was a truly English heart. in a truly English
bosom, it is that which beats in the breast of the
Prince of W dee; and if ever that moment shall ar-
rive, that will give him a more dignified and com-
manding situation, while there is no man who wishes
more anxiously aiid sincerely than himself, that
suck moment may be long deterred, his eonsind will.
prove that such are his principles and Isis feelings.
Circumstanced as he now is, I know shot in this
trying and pinching state of the country. them is. no
obird nearer to his heat, or more eagerly and
arden•ly sought, than an oppottunity of•Asplirying,
with all that gallantry so peculiar miles nature, 14.4
love for the laws and liberties of his country, by the
most aaive service, and dying, if necessary, Sect •
defence." _
Mr. Sagan:tax, after a few other ofnervatiogrf'
concluded as address, frevently interrupted vrittill
bursts of applause, with proposing the health of
the Chairman in the following words,
The Member for Coventry, whom we call Fetm—which marl
amnia with applause.
Mr. Pwraa Mooaa returned thanks, and again
expatiated on the friendly exertions of the two Llec-
tors from Coventry. Mr. Hart and Mr. Simpson.
The health of Nir [Curt and Mr. Simpson, the two Coventry
Electors, was then drauk, tendon. of these Gem/amen Monied
thanks.
Several good songs faliovill from Mr. Jones, of
Newcastle-street, Mr. Shoe, Mr. Rhodes, and se-
veral other Gentlemen.
Mr. Snow, after a short speech, gave—
Toe health of Mr. Sheridan and Sir Samuel 1-food, with
health, wealth, and long life to them.
Mr. S Ratio A et said, that the company bad already
drank his health; but, as they had done tom the
honour of drinkiwg it a second time, coupled with
that of Sir Samuel Hood, he must return double
thanks, and assure them, that in the absence of his
worthy coadjutor, he should wink doable tides. A:-
vetting to the words of the toast. he said, he rho tld
wish Sir Samuel Hood good health, as it enabled
him to fight the battles of his country ; he wished
him wealth, 'oreouse he hoped he should make prize
of every vessel the enemy dared to send to sea.
As to himself, he only wished fur so much wealth as
would enabl: him to do justice to every man. He
conclude! with giving --
kvery Admiral, orness4ers, Captain, Meer, and Seaman
in t',e British Nana-whack wt. drank with enthusiasm.
After some tr. Iv gongs, Mr. Sheridan gave—
The health of Mr. Maurice, the romieuse se the haute,
and thanks I,r his Val gammons is U.. tau simalcsi-17%
ua
ding tiers three.
Mt. MM.; RICO expressed his gratitude for the ho-
nour done to him. As an ancient Briton. he was
attached from his birth to the cause of loyalty to his
Ling and his country. For his late exertica,
therefore, is favour of Mr. Sheridan and Sir Samuel
Hood, be had no mait, and deserved no thanks.—
He was only petit hog thaw Avian whigh solmled

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princpfes of liberty and loyalty .which bad bre'. ..
tusalliatililiskirtim his birth. Every man wh -
#enso tore"! cotisti:utton, in ohich, from t. c
wisdom 4 thila Ws rite • IWOMlllounb:ipent.. op.
witieix ,
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41,r11131tliakieJ, •
ilurthr*lvreficilholisCiety,
virtue lipd iruhqtrjoi veggeisLowitx.rstife-inge of •
their reward ;. tire* lastalltsisinal"oo7l2aurr
"mill ght as ire-lb she n Iwamoto' akthf-ltiitt. *.*
Seierel Arrit'ste lia#F810•If , 4' fro tM
'Ansel. and viiito'
ciaadutl..d in the best Peosil**iklytetT{ 'ere
1y prestAnkfl, that the festive , • etcolo stu tdielir
' until a late '
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CoViti fefejtltio'S eV' U. irk- , ,
This day eeva+4 'causes (save tried, hat none
them %Vera sac he eom Mein • I i
my collie' were. all disposed 01. and the si.icialrr
juriei begin on MUnday (this day). Jo •
COugT OP CO 41.50 N PLEAS, Der... 13. —1
ipt.smeT v. wean. ' - • '
This moon aaion for slancletous words, spristver -
to injured. Plaintiffs reputation. • It ap;:e..red the
Plaintiff seas aseepedtable paper-makes, residing at
Bermondsey, and the Defendant is person of small
property in the same neizhbourboud. In mists-
quince of a dispute between the parties alwut the
purchate of a house, the Defendant accused the
Plaintiff of theft, by saying at the Queen's Head.
Bermondsey, he is a thief ;he has stoku s, ck
ney.top from Mr. Way wan, of Duck-yard."
afterwar.is repeated the same assere.on, for which
was the Lot gsotiail,,zaad

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bringing the present adlion.
Mr. hinjeant Base did not jestifyLthe 4efanaHallem,
but he contended that the Jury oug*st oift to give
large damages. as the Defendant was heated wtth
liquor at the time the words were spoken. and so
poor, that if great damages west.- giveth h. !nun
go to gaol ; and his family become a butthen to the
parish.
Lord Chief Jristice MAWS? lets) left the guff Ise e'f
damages to the dory, ditening thctrn to consider the
ability of the Defendant to pay.
The inry found.a verdidt for the Plaintiff, da-
mages 40s. tests 406. • •
An alarming _fire dareke on'. at half past seven 4
o'clock, last night, at the. linos: of Mr. N.l A unit,
chemist. in Hare-court, A.ldersgete-street. .It
commenced io the eng: ... ; im, where there was a
great quantity of salt.pet:e, atteedfdfaunioned to •
the Elatioratory; it burned with the grearest fury.
the matter being all torre:usttble ;btu by the activity
of t:. engines, and a plentiful sappVig tater, the
!Limes were prevented from nonmemtkating to the
dwelling holm. The alarms. lentos. teen was so
great, that most of the Mitres rate Cleared of their
t omit ore. It produced • great!'
t&datematioa iu
.all
parts cf the torten. The appearsw of the atmos-
phere, at one free, prestifffiM a most awful olijeit. 4
'Me people ran in every dire ion ; great numbers
were colleted on Liendon and Mac kfrier's Bridge.
Smithfield wadi as crowded as if it bad been on a
market day. It was impossible to pass up Long-
fans. The engines were a gent' deal impeded by
the cattle coming to Smithfield market: Abase
ball-past mine the 6re abated. and at eleven it was
entirely subdued. The same premiers were burped
down three yews ago. We andeestand that the
fire was occasioned by the trial= of one of the ea-
gines in the Salt-petre itenen.
The three men in custody, on the charge of being
the merderers of Mr. Sratt. will, we understand.
undergo a public examination to-morrow, before
Mr. NAPES.
A large Newt-on:Lit:nil dog, named lip sier.
which belonged to the late I4Ot 14stson. was de-
livered, on Satarday, to a Gentleman in atte Tem-
ple.—The Oster, *enlisted with: the ds'g, ,Win
mentioned this ran at his hisedvipttelwitai was
followed by a crowd of peewees— .-, -, .• .
Mr. Dennison. of St. Mtrylkee, who died on
Friday, hasieft property behind him tothe vale: of
at least one million postal stetli4:. '_..„ ~' •
The trials of the insurgents TAinesoirs;eom-
inetteed es the Sdieseent, iniote- tae Judger ap-
ipoiated by the Civil Consaikceitse. kg-Sligo. Jobe
IV, Donevi and ifrilliamCfrogy, were the two five
Prisoners tried. They were charged with a litargl,- y
in the house of Pares O'lSTEit.c., op SUEIV:d oh :t.,.- 4
'ember. near Sligo. Paw o'N:tut._ the Prose-
cutor. stated, that on the night 'laid in the it -
dtarnat, between one and tea o'clock, his
house was attacked by a riotous party, consist-
ing of about twenty-six sr twenty-seven ; that
two of them came to his door and br-I.:e it in, •
forced him naked nut of his bed, and demanded
money from him ; that he having but a tenpenny
piece and his wife another, they tort-d him
naked out of hie house. where the whole pasty
got round him. carried bim some distarca from
the house, and having made him promise to
send money next day to an house they named.
they then carded his naked back wtth a wool-
card, and lacerated his back in 7, barbarous and
inhuman mane ; that one of them struck him
wi:h the but r : of a giti on the small of
his back. and broke one or his stunt ribs--that
the piety then _twine:.way. and the pros-!-
cntor returned immediately to his Imike. put on
his clothe: and followed the party t'litTler treeing
them frorabouse to house, tie returned to his own.
He here nit:citified the two prisoners as•tho:e who
entered his house. An situ was proved for the Pri-
soners, and they were &leered. On Saturday the
6th, Thom:r ere4aß was tlit4 for breaking into a
dwelling-heuse, Hieing arms, and carrying them
away. After a trial which held fort hours, the Jury
retired toe four hours, and found tire Prisoner Guilty.
This wss a clear case.
I: is not uricoindon to bear people observe, that
such and such a perenn " jumped into a fortune."
The next minds will be prodadive of a yvy cow-
utterable number of instances of this description. in
consequences of the momentous Lonely Scheme,
which sn Teedily stands at issue. In.:fed, such es
are net induced to try to make a •• fortunate leap."
on an occasion when the wheel of the wealth-giving
dame possesses so many great prises, with two at
the bead of them of SO,OOOl. each. it is difficult to
say what rich temptation can operate on them with
more deft.