The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-07 00:00:00

NEW ENGLISH OPERI.

Tuesday night, after the Opera of The Siege of Bel-
kradc, which was repeated with great success, a new
Operetta (as it was called in the bills) was acted for the
first time, under the title of Is He Jealous ?' The busi-
ness of this trifle arises out of the anxiety of a fashionable
Lady to awaken the affections of a philosophical hus-
band by making him jealous. The return of her sister
from the Continent, a high-spirited widow, assists the
plan she has formed ; and the sprightly Harriet, accou-
trel us a beau, makes love to her sister before her hus-
band's thee; who, of sour; e, favours the joke, till the lat-
ter becomes alarmed, and, on surprising them in the La-
dy's boudoir, desperate. The supposed paramour escapes
for the moment ; but presently returns in a female dress
to laugh at her brother-in-law, and to disgipate his unea-
siness. It is long since we have seen a piece of this de-
wription yen entitled to public timmr, and we never
witnessed one more completely sncees,sful. The situa-
tions into which the parties are thrown, aftiad much
amusemmt—the colouring given to them is high, but
delicacy is not offended. We suspect it to be from the
French.
The Author's best thanks arc due to the performers.
Wrench and MA,: Kelly were particularly happy ; and
ss„ hesaate to say, that we never saw either to

Licre a t.:anlnge. inc sensitive uneasiness of the hus-
4atroi was admirably pourtrayed by Wrench ; and his cf-
ior s t) appear and unciatvitmobed, while in.

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warily convulsed with rage and suspicion, were depicted
with a strength of humour and fidelity which have rare-
ly been surpassed.—Miss Kelly, in the severely impudent
Gallant, was irresistibly laughable. The collected as-
surance of her manner, while civilly turning the hus-
band out of his own house, finely contrasted with the
anxious endeavours of the latter to satisfy himself that he
was not jealous, and the playfulness of her manner when
she supplied the denouement, were in the highest degree
fascinating.
Mrs. Chatterly, wife of the actor of that name at this
Theatre, made her first appearance in the fine Lady. Her
countenance is prepossessing, and her voice and manner
pleasing. She is rather too precise in her speech ; but
this is an error which we apprehend she will not find it
diflicult to correct. Her reception was flattering. There
was in fact no drawback on the gratification which this
Operetta afforded. It called forth almost uninterrupted
laughter in its promos, and shouts of applause at its
close ; and, finally, it was announced by Wrench fur repe-
tition, amid the acclamations of the audience.

SURRMIIIEATRE.
This Theatre, which has undergone a variety of re-
pairs, and has been rendered beautiful and commodious,
was opened on Monday night. The amusements were
preceded by an Address, which introduced the theatrical
bill of fare to the audience, and which was delivered
with great propriety by Mrs. T. Dibtlin. A splendid
Barletta Spectacle fidlowed. It is denominated ' The
Sicilian ; or, the l'rince and the Pirate,' anti hag been
produced with eclat. The overture and music are very
pleasing. The entertainments concluded with a melo-
dramatic romance, entitled Chevy Chase, knitted on the
celebrated ballad of that name. The proprietors have se-
lected a gonti company ;—many of the performers, parti-
cularly Nfessrs. Malan, Leonard, and Fitzwillita,
have long been favourites with the public.

In the list of those Ladies and Gentlemen who ceased
to belong to Drury-Lane Theatre at the close of the sea-
son are—Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Marlyn, Miss Boyce, Miss
Nash, Madame Trce, Mrs. Bland, and Mrs. Dickons ;
Mr. Dowton, Mr. Penley, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Pope, Mr.
Palmer, Mr. T. Dibdin, and several others.—One ac-
count denies Do wttm. Ell ist on, we underg and, ioengag,A.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

His Grace landed at Dover on Sundae. Some say.
that the state of his Grace's health, which renders a
visit to Cheltenham advisable, is the cause of his return;
whilst others ascribe it to political causes.
The arrival of the Duke of Wellington was perfectly
unexpected, even by the Duchtm, whom he is said to
have surprised as her Grace was sitting down to dinner
on Sunday evening. His Grace was introduced to the
Prince Regent on Monday morning. He then went to
visit Lady Ann Cullen Smith, his sister. Afterwards
he proceeded to the Foreign Office in Downing-street.
In the evening he dined at Isis brother's, Mr. Wellesley
Pole's. Marquis Wellesley was present.
The Duke of Wellington passed through great part of
the crowd in St..linnes s Park on Tuesday, on his way
to the House of Peers, without being recognized by
the populace. Near the Horse Guards, he was, however,
discovered; and as soon as his name was shouted, a most
cordial and long continued huzza was g,iven. Those who
were near the carriage, thrust their hands, some into it;
others, who could reach no further, placed theirs upon
the door. They called upon the Duke to shake hands
with them; and he kindly grasped as many as he could,
while they ran by the side of the carriage. On return-
ing, his coachman drove faster ; but the crowd, which
was waiting for hint, chased him along the whole drive
of the Park. At the Stable-yard Gute they came up
with him, and revenged themselves for their fatigue.
They stopped the carriage, opened both the doors, had a
grand interview with hint, seized his hands, threw them-
selves upon his knees, and seemed inclined at first, to take
him out of the carriage, afterwards to loosen the horses
and draw him in it. His Grace went through the '
whole scene with great good humour, and the populace
were at last cleared away by the Horse Guards, but.
without any actual violence, which would indeed have
been sadly misapplied to men of their commendable
feeliegs.
AERIAL BOA x.—Ttiesday John Bull experienced another
grand hoax, in consequence of an advertisement fur an aeros-
tatic ascension from the Cumberland Gardens of a great num-
ber of beautiful transparent fignres ; among which were to be
sent up the Duke of Wellington, mounted on his charger, as at
the memorable battle of Waterloo, larger than life • a wild boar,
and a dog, as well as a variety of balloons; ma was to have
concluded with a noble representation of the Emperor of Rus-
sia, iu the costume in which be made his triumpluli entry into
Paris. At five o'clock a small conductor balloon went oft in
very good style; soon after a figure, which no one knew bow
to ilescribe,followed, and also went off well ; this caused a con-
siderable inquiry as to its origin, and at last the ingenious Ar-
tist allowed it to be a representation of a lobster's claw. The
company then began to be dissatisfied, supposing themselves
hoaxed, and loudly vociferated tOr the return of their money .
when the exhibitioner told them he was placed in an awkward
situation, as but little more than 101. bud been received at the
Garden doors ; Is. ed. out of each is. 041. went to the Pro-
prietor's bar for refreshments; and he hoped, as Lord
ton had arrived in London, and every one would have an op-
portunity of seeing him is pryria persona, they would permit
him to spew the figure without its ascension. The audience
readily accepted his apology, and hastily drpal led, whispering,
ifimbkdoa-114ottohnisms"

LAII' INTELLIGENCE

JULY 7

COURT Or KING'S BENCII, SATuteu.tv, JuLv 6.
sANIIERSuIi r.

This was an action for slander. The plaintiff was the pro.
prictor of Ole Bell 11111 at Hampton, and the di fimslaist not; n
perlionser in the same place, as cl also the sexton of the parish.
The plaintiff to the office of Csiurch-wardras; and the slander
complained of Was that on one occasion, the defendant in a
public shop, pea 1:i lig of the plaintiff, wid, " 1 will sopport
'llr. Church, our Nlissister; bat 1 will not support that d —m—d
Sanderson, who. in his situation of Church-warden, ha. robbed

the parish of TIM. and I Call prove it." He was also proved,
on another occasion, to have said, " I hope the affair,' ofthe pa-
rish one, ho regulated in a belt' r mantis r than they have
hectic; for Sanderson has rubbed the parish otIOUI., and by G
I can prove it."
'lke di:fence set up was, that the defendant hail not intruded
to insinuate that the pipkiniiii had motet, the property of the
parish; but that, in what he had said, he alluded to a lease of
certain parish property, wbleb plaiutit hi Id, as defendant eon.
sidered, al too 1./% a rate.—The jury found a veidict fur the
plainta-7Dainag. s /onewith costs.
mcntottu I'. C.

The parties in this case both 14-4(1.41 at Sennera-town, and
were ite‘t door neighbours. The present actioq was brought
to ree,,‘ el a compensation in (L111424'3 I'llllll the drill1111:111t, tier
basing shia a ea:liable dog. His property. The dog it, po.stion,
it aolenrea, la Si. of the ltassian breed, about fitted' months
old: and, according to the history gist' of him by the inmates
of the plaintiff's !amity and those who kbew him, .1:1.4 of a 'tacit
docile and harmless dial...with'''. It also appealed, that the
family nf the defendant were in the constant habit of wiring
fi docility attacking him w ith their hands ; this
irritating the animal, he somet:ines baiLcd at them. and basing
on nue occasion harked at the defendant, the Litter gore him a
tiulent kirk. The dr fendatit ha% ing on the 2ntil of Julie last
declared hr would shoot the animal. the plaintitigat edirePtiors
to ltas e I shut up in tile house, and this uas accordingly dune
till the tills of July last. warm the dog accidentally got alit ut

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the I 11l +c, mat, on leaping the humid. of his ruseiies7s eardcsi,
got into a held at the leads of the house. Ifere the detl.ndancs
female strvaist followed and endeavoured to get the animal ih
for suite time, but in vain. At tii.ngth the defendant., flat dtt•
to awl a female companion c• • into the Ht.'s" ; and, a, wits
%tilted Iry the plaiatiti witsiv,sis' iss itil it'd the arinsal a+ usual.
'Mr+. 1r kilts and ;us infant child also cause into the tichl, and
finally the defendant come out also. The slog jumped upon the
defendant, but did not injure hits,, nod had turso.,l is, him
and was getting over into his tthoter's partnim.,, Ainjruiti
having Isola of his nee:, and heing in the act of assisting she
• al over; whets ilefenslusit diseharaell a Islanderlnois at hit%
and wounded hint so severely, that he died almost instaistlv. It
further appeared, that the plaintiff had been Wit!' ed ht' eeu
gain. as fur the dog and had refused it.
On the pert cf the defendant it wa+ ststs.d. that the dog, on
Getting into the field, attacked the detilsdants daughter and
a young lady also was with her, whose acreasns called out the
detilittant the dog then attar Aid him, tote Isis duties, and
was in the act of flying at hum, when the pistol was discharged,
aud he was shot.

The Jury Woad a verdict fur the plaintiff, damages 141.
costs 40s.

RUE '>l cntßt

At the sitting ef the Court on Wednesday, Lord Ellenhorongh
intimated to the Master, that the Court had come to a deter-
mination to order the res ival of a nate of Court, enacted in
Trinity Term, of the 41. t of ticorge the Third, ri spurting the
regulation of prisoners confined in the King's lands prison, in
the intercourse with their fatuities. Ity the rile in question,
it wis ordered, that no prisoner should be ollowc(I to have hi*
wife or children to sleep in the prison with him, during Iris
confinement. This ride, his Lordship observed, had fallen
iuto disuse. The Court had now considered it necessary to
restive it, and to order that the Marshal of the King's Bench
bht.ll4lll not permit any prisoner's wife to continue through the
night in the prison, without special cause shown; and in that
case, the Marshal to take no tee for the aye tttttt no.lation. The
Court also ordered, that the Marshal should keep two separate
hooks. in One of which should be entered the cause of such in-
dulgence granted to prisoners ; and in the other, the Dames of
prisoners confined iu the prison at stated periods.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JusE 29,
MANY ANN CLANK I. Ir.rllEC.
This was an action of replevin, in which Mrs. Mary Ann
Clark was the plaintiff. It appeared, that the Lady had plead-
ed her tin/entire as a plea in bar, and the question had been
reserved for the opinion of the Conn.
Mr. Serjeant Vaughan was heat d on the part of the plaintiff
on a former day.
Mr. Serjeant Pell contended, that on no ground could the
plaintiff maintain her action. The rent, for which the distress
was made, became due on the 9th of May. On the Igth the
distress was made. The plaintiff now, by her plea, said,
"Yon have seized my goods, and I replevy;' in reply to this,
the defimlant says," I have a right to seize your goods, since
yon are indebted to me for rent." The plaintiff rejoins,
" You have no right to seize my goods, I have a husband living;'
and bleu e, the Learned serjeiint observed, the matter stood ;
but he contended, that unless the plaintiff proved her husband
since dead, she was not the person who could bring the pre-
sent action; and if she proved him dead. her plea oleo. ertare
would lie done away. The Court were aware of the character
of the lady with whom his client had to deal; and he trusted
their Lord! hips would nut permit her, upon her own assertion,
to he a flume reunite on the 9th of May, fine the purpose of
resisting the payment of a jnst demand; and femme suit on tlw
12th of May, for the purpose of getting Mick from the defnd-
ant the property which lie had obtained by legal process.
Another strong circumstance also existed against the plaintiff's
recovering, even allowing her the benefit of both her pleas;
the rent became tine on the 9th, at which time she said her
husband was living. She continued in possession lib the 12th;
when, to enable her to bring the present action, her husband
innst have been dead. Alton ing the Met to be so. he sub-
mitted, that by continuing to occupy after her Intsband's death.
she assented to and confirmed the contract made during his
life, and thereby rendered herself' liable.
The Court took time to consider its judgment. [lt bas shire
decided in favour of the defendant, en die grounds hod does
by Mr. Serjeant reu. j

SHERIFFS COURT.--SATURDAT.
CRIM. CON.
LORD OEO. RCM:WORD R. LORD 1118CTIVIL
[A more particular Account ihrtti was gime iu oar testi
Saturday, at halt past three o'clock, the Deputy She'll!' of
Middle.ux, and a Special Jury, met at the Sheriff's Office, St .1.
ford-row, to 11.33Cbb the datuagcs iu a case in which I:fjorkfcita-

JULY 7.

ral Lent tieorge Beresford arts and the arl
of Beetive defendant, for ci iminal conversation with the pla
tiffs wife. Judgment was suffered to go by default, and the
plaintiffs damages were laid at 30,0901.
Mr. Corn mut read the declaration.
Mr. Serjeant Best opened the Case ; and, after stating gene.
rally to the Jury the various considerations which they were
bound to take into their inquiry in cases a this kited, namely,
tke rank of the parties, the terms on whieh the husband and
wife lived, and the nature of the seduction, proceeded to state
hat was the rank of the parties in this particular case. The
plaintiff was the soil of the Marquis of Waterford, the defend-
aut the son of the Marquis of Headfort, and the heir to large
estates in Ireland. The former was a Major-General in the
army, and had been married to the lady who was one of the un-
fortunate parties whose conduct cud .ted the present inquiry.
By her he had I children, 3 of whom were now alive, and all
danehtere. When he mentioned that those now unfortunate
children were all females, it was obvious that he did so to !thew
what timid be the situation of their father, tea find therm, by an
art of seduction, deprived of the person on whom their educa-
tion the more particularly devolved, and thi single waren he had
a right to capect that hereafter they should ,e introduced into
life. In the last case in which he was COW, !sled in that Coma,
there 'night have been Annie doubts cast as to who was the se-
deicer. In the present these could be none; t.r ice hail befine
him a letter in the defendant's hand-writing. which clearly at-
fuelled that base art upon him. Lord George Bet t +ford and the
Earl of Beetive, together a itia their respective femilies, had
befit on terms of the closest intimacy. 'Flee former was, in the
course of the last summer, absent with his In igaile in France.
While there, he was laurelled that Lady George had become
deranged iu her intellects. This intimation induced him, with.
oat delay, to return home. Her Ladyship, on the birth of her
first enild, had sittl'ered en indisposition of this kind; and he, of
course, suspected that her present illness arose from a similar
cause. It wit deemed advisable that lie should not see her
Ladyship at once, lest the shock of the visit might increase her
fever. It needn't,' however, necessary that he should lay his
hands upon some faatily papers, tie• which purpose he took
possession of the keys that his wife had previously held. In pur-
suing this search, to his surprise and agony lie found a letter
from Earl Bective to Lady George Beret:ford, which clearly ea-
pond the nature of the intercourse that hail subsisted between
them. The Learned Serjeant here proceeded to read this let-
ter, which was es ithout date. It is as follows :
" The unmeaning levity with which I spoke to you yesterday,
though foreign to my heart, has made every hour since we parted up-
p ar an age, and other thoughts rushing on my mind have contributed
to make me unhappy. Can you love me, whom you say you do not
underannel? Want of confidence must diminish love. in you, my
dearest Berrien, I have the most perfact confidence; it was not a speech
I felt at heart when I said you might, in my absence, flirt with another :
no man, presumptuous, confident, artful as he might be, would dare to
think you lightly won. lam stink in melancholy despair, lest sophis-
try even induce you to think lightly of a crime, which I pray Heaven
nn consideration whatever may ever lead you to commit with another.
When i think what you have saeritical for me. the peace of mind you
have toff iced, that recollection alone, independent of my love, my
adoration for you, would titter me from inconstancy. Curses on the
character some have given toe, but not undeservedly. I have been a
profligate, deceitful, and inconstant, but never to a bring like my Har-
nett. Woman is tort and gentle as the mould in which she is formed.
till man destroys Ow beauteous work. To you were it possible to be
tresehemus, my creme would he enormous. I have this feeling to-
wards,you, that if the world, the London world, suspected one-tenth
part of the affection I bear you, it should deem it impossible for my
thoughts to he distracted for an instant from you to another woman.—
&arch now that bonen, and question whether it loves Deceive as well
as once he flattered himself it did, and still flatters himself it does.
Has no feeling of pique within the last three weeks lessened that regard?
—.I am interrupted, perhaps you arc not sorry for it.—Farewell. my
love—My only love—only cherish my affectien until you find me un-
worthy of it. and I will perish sooner than give you reason to withdraw
your regard."
The Learned .Serjeant, after eloquently dwelling upon the
enormity of the crime of seduction, and pointing out the pe-
culiar features it bore in the present case, front the intimacy
..itetween the parties. concluded by stating, that he felt he had
established the tact of commission a :Athol by the preceding
letter, and he would follow it up by producing evidence of
the affectionate terms on which Lord George Beresford and
his Lady lived antecedent to this seduction.
Sir Richard Crofts fated, that he i 5.1411 accouehenr end knew
Lord George Heresford and his wife, who lived on the best pos-
sible terms with each other. He attended Lady George on her
first accouchement, after which she was affected in her mind,
which is not unusual in such a situation. He on that, and every
other occasion, observed the warm affection of Lord George to
his Lady. In the month of A iteuet Iteet Lord George was abroad"
with his regiment. He returned, however, and came to witness's
bower before he went to Harley-street. He never saw a man in
his life more distressed at the situation of his Lady.
Cross-examined.—He cold.' not say whether he heard from
Lord George Iteresforel that the Lady had beets mentally ill
before her marriage. Her illness with her first child continued
for several months ; and this last indisposition was a long time
after the birth of the second child.
The Marquis of Cholmondeley was acquainted for more than
four years with Lord George and Lady Beresford ; they had
been on a visit with Ithn at his seat in Norfolk; on which, as
well us on either occasions, they up; eared to Ilse perfectly well
together. He saw nothing to the contrary.
Cenas-examined.—lfis Lordship's house was then full of cons
pany.
The Earl of Arran watt a relative of Lord George Baresford,
and lie lead repeated intercourse with his family. Lord Genesi
and his Lady appeared to live in great domestic happine..s.
Welter Jones, Esq.,,is a first cousin of time Iterestord family,
and spoke in the same manner as the last witness, of the domes-
tics happiness of the parties.
Colonel ilryilges is Lord George's hrother-in.law„ and spoke
or the exemplary conduct of Lord George as a husband, and
his wife appeared equal) s affectionate.
In his crossexamimation he slid he did not believe his Lord-
ship to be a gay man.
The case here closed on the part of the plaintiff.
Al r. Se rj.Vaugb an felt the weight of the dirty impend mem him
in this case, after the colouring which his Learned Friend's evi-
dence had given to it. lie could not, however, concisr with
him in thinking that the high rank of the parties was one of
the circumstances which aggravated the present matter at
issue; for moiety it was to insult the feelings of the plaintiff to
imagine that pecuniary compensation could repair his wound-
ed honour. Realties. he meld never. as a general proposition,
exclude the middling and loner ranks of society from their
Pharr of claint, when their domestic facity Muesli happen to
be violated. In this case, as indeed all others of the same
complexion, it was not the conduct of the defendant that was
alone to be inquired into: the plaintiff must also abide his
trial; he must chew that he :Mewled, as he was hound to do,
to the happiness nod comfort of his wife, and that he left her
to ground of complaint in the interconrse of private lute. On
Cis point, as his Leaped Friend bad said on a former occa-