The National Register.
London, England, 1818-02-09 00:00:00

S kTURDAY.

The arguments in this ease wer2, resumed on the ar-
rival of Mr. Justice Holroyd, The appellor and appellee
took their usual stations.

Mr Tindal stated, that on the part of the defendant
he Mt it his duty to say, that upon the face of the re-
cord their Lordships were called upon to give judgment.
He deprecated the mode that had been resorted to by
his Learned Friend Mr. Chitty, in drawing the law as
applying to this particular case from foreign authorities
of our oldest banks, and, with reference to these, he
contended that the trial by battle was the undoubted
right of the defendant. and nut the plaintiff; and also
that that the counterplea did not set feirth any of the
exceptions which the law allowed; that it was quite
vague and uncertain ; and if it was answered at all'
the replication was a complete answer to it. The
Learned Coum1:1 went on to shew that the law and
right of waging battle originated with the Normans,
and that there was no allusion to the trial by,battle in the
Saxon laws. In stwort of his position the Learned
Gentleman cited a variety of authorities from the reign
of William the Conqueror downwards, and commented
with great ability thereon.
We left the Court sitting.

In the Court of King's Bonch yesterday, previous
to the further arglonent in the appeal case, Lord Sid-
mouth presented hiwelf to exhibit articles of the peace,
against Arthur Thist'mood, one of the persons indicted
with Watson for high treason. This-luau, it appeared,
had written a letter to his Lordship conveying a chal-
lenge to ti;4ln. The articles having liven read and filed
the tipstatfs of the Court were dsspatched to apprehend
the defendant.

The amount of the Russian experts of corn last year,
was 123 millions of rubies, about twenty-live millions
sterling,.
Sir Gregor •I•Gregor arrived at Liverpool on Mon-
day, in the William Lwart, front Y sau, nr.v Provi-
dence,

THE DRA.11.4.

(:OVENT-C.1111)1:N.

After the Opera of .Maxer.rcx. uu Tiwillar night, a
new Melo-Drama, under the title of Tilelasiriout
Tiauelter ; or, The V:rges of Kanell, was produced.
The scene is laid in Norway; and the story is simple,
but interesting. The scenery is new, and some of is
very beautiful, es:,oeially a view in the mountainoms
pert of Norway; u view of the interior of the Forg.!,;
a defy of the Sea by Moon-lig:it, with a Light-hourt.,
&e. The pitee thronghout was received with loud ai
plause, and was announced for repetition witlaiut a
single dissentient voice.
A new tragedy, entitled Fazia, written b. li.
Milman, B.A. Fellow of Braze:muse College, Osthi.l,
was produced at the above theatre on ThursiLy
The plot is simple. Fazio (C. Kemble), unhappy la
his poverty, and in the vain pursuits of alchymy,
by the love of gold, tempted to incur the suspicion of
murder, by robbing a murdered miser. to tl,e
highest athaence by Ins ill-gotten wealth, he is sedmid
.t.uat the arms of his doming wife, Bianco (Mk:
O'Neill), to those of a beautiful, proud, and tiLltd
courtesan. Stung by the desertion of her hush:oil,
hoaxes, in the blindness of her passion, resolves
tear him from the seducer, by denouncing him to the
Senate, as the murderer of the miser. The dreadt..il
consequence of this act is the death of Fariu by the
hands of the executioner. Bianca, driven frantic by
the deadly and unexpected catastrophe which fhllowel
the ungovernable impulse of her jealousy, dies of a
broken heart. Mis 0•Neill, as Bianca, exceeded all
her former perthrmanc,..s. The success of the Tragedy
was most complete—it was announced fur repetition on.
Monday next, amidst shouts of applause. It is remark-
able that Fazio has been published these tut) years, aid
has not been offered to any Theatre by the author. Mr
of the Surrey Theatre, has the honour of hay-
ing first discovered the fitness of the story for Dramatic
cited, and last season produced it under the title of
the Italian Wife." The Bath Theatre next adopted
it, and its success has been such as to materially benefit
the House.