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Volice. To a question from Mr, Chambers hesaid indignantly. _
HYDRoPHOIIM.—Accounts of this sad calamity
that he was not engaged as a dancer. are constantly being published ; and when the
MANSION-HOUSE. In his cross-examination by Mr. Dowlitig, he said, he results are so afflicting, they surely impose on all
MINOR TIIEA TRES. M knew Mr. Dunn, r. Jones, ami Mr. Serra, who he
the necesity of care regarding tl.e animals they may
• . -- undertoott were with Mr. Glossop, joint proprietors of keep. The following melancholy detail appears in
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• UNION-HALL die thtetre.
THE COBOURG THEATall.—Wednesday being the This was the case for the prosecution. the Cumberland paper:—About seven weeks ago,
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2; day appointed by adjournment, tor hearing and deciding Mr. Adolphus then addressed the Magistrates at some J. Jackson, landlord of the Wheat-sheaf InteUlver-
- upon the information against Mr. Glossop, of the Co- length on the part of the detelidant. The observation stun, was severely bitten in one of his legs by a dog t
e., bourg Theatre, fur the etractinets: of the teetedy of King which had been wade on the part of Mr. Turton, as to belonging to some itinerant porters. The owner
Richard the Third, this office was crowded dt au early Mr. Ellisum, was no none than he had anticipated.— was intiomed of the circumstance, and the dog made
hour by a vast variety of persous interested, directly and He knew too well the good taste as well as liberal reel- an attempt to bite him also, but only scratched his
indirectly, in the question at issue. Among the more ing of Mr. Elliston, to suppose that lie would have iron f
hand. It was deemed prudent immediately to
prominent of the auditors were author roprietors of the himself to the establishment of a principle, lii oppesi-
destroy the dog, and awful- as possible to prevent the
. . English Opera, and most of tile Maces of public boil to which he had proved himself so strenuous and ' -. d
entertainment, recognized under the title of Alitior eloquent a champion. The learned counsel proceeded dreadful consequences which were apprehended, ,
Thratres. The Magistrates before whom the morn a- to eontand, that the performance of Bichsel 111, at the the ' Ormskirk Medicine' was directly administered.
• tion had been laid were Mr. Chambers and Sir John Cobourg Theatre was no snore than a musical eatertaiii- The wound on Mr. J.'s leg gradually healed, and 11
Pinhorn ; but in addition to these, Mr. RandleJackson, mein, and similar iii all respects to those representations the fears it occasioned began to subside; but on
Mr. Biritie, and many other county in .gistraies, were which had been for ,o many years ',tattooed under tile Monday se'nnight he was taken very ill, and on
in attendance. At twelve n'cloek the counsel in sup- auspices of Mr. Elliston and other iffilividuals, at the medical aid being procured. his case was pronounced
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• port oldie intinitiation, Messrs. n'. Pollock and Turton, Storey Theatre, at Sadler's-wells, and other 'daces of
and those on behalf of the defendant, Messrs. Adolphus public amusement of the like character. He. also ex- to .be hydrophobia- The poor man felt the
i'• and Dowling, entered the office. Tile case was Mune- pressed sonic surprise that the regular theatres, as they awful conviction and submitted to his fate with the
. diately called on, and the information was produced. were called, which were so repeatedly amoniticed to be greatest magnanimity. His agonies mereused •
Previous to the commencement of the business, " filled with brilliant and userflowitigamiteuces," should with the ritaCuily till three o'elock on Wednesday sl
s . Mr. 'ninon begged lease to state, that he appeared love felt it Oceessaiy to attack, woo their " (Is ercharged morning, when " his spirit returned to- Him who i
there expressly on behalf of the committee and Forte- coffers," so humid. an individual as Mr. Glossop, who gave it !' By this melancholy event, four helpless
' tors of Drury Lane Theatre, and its no respect as the•
was doing Ito more that' waking a praiseworthy effort to
-children have become orphans, and a virtuous wife 1
representative of Mr. Elliston. He was induced to reemhurse himself for the great expence which he had
, make this declaration, as Ferns had been erroneously t helpless widow."
incurred in catering for the public an Tim a A
• circulated, that the press:tit tionnitation had been hum- A traveller worthy' of credit,' and who has re-learned counsel finally reverted to his original objection..
• toted at the desire of Mr. Ellison]. as to the form of the information, and persisted that it cently returned from Venice, has given us. some•
Mr. E. Polite-et then proceeded in bring the matter should have been joint and 11.,t several. In sup •ort of rather curious details of the means which the Eng- t .
before their Worships in a formal manner, but desired
this doctrine he lead a pa-sage of smite length from Pa- lish employ to transport to-England the palaces
to premise, di a if any blame were to be attached to the I
ley's work oil Cotivicoons. la Lig.
instiganirs ol this proc• tiling, the proprietors of both the and monuments •with which Venice' abounds, and
Mr. Pollock was ilillllll ill reply, but
winter theatres were squally involved, as he appeared which are no longer •-kept up. Afser having made
Mr. Cieuneers said, it was nut tiecessary. He was of
fir Covent Garde ti Thcatre, while Ins learned ariend the purchate, the English cause them to be care- ,
opiniou, that tinder toe 2d clause of loth Geo. 11., ttiat
attended tin the part of !Miry Lane. 'flee present infOr- fully demolished ; every stones column, capital,
the information was fitly framed. Mr. Gls-sop had •
rotation was fOttliticd on the well-known act of the roils
caused a plav to to enacted in defiance to the terms tit and architrave is numberwd, and embarked for Lon-
of Gco. 11. cap. '++.; by which it was provided, that this act, and lie was clearly liable to this penalty. don, Dover, or Plymouth, in such order, that, on 1
all persons eIIaCMIS plays, or may manner of stage Sir John Pinhurn was of the s sine opinion. their arrival, the pulaces, and monuments, &c. may
entettatunient, for litre, guilt, or reward, without royal•
A cosiviction was then recorded. i,,4. constructed at little expense. It even appears,
authority or license iri 11l the Lord Chamberlain, should
Messrs. Adolphus arid Dow loig gave notice of aorta
be dealt with as vagrants, or be subject to a ocualty of that :esme of these edifices have thus been re-esta-
anti of their intention, if it became tii.ceeety, to re'anove
a eol.—The charge iold'lliSt Mr. Glossop was, alit he had blished very far from the places which they once
that appeal by ceriionni to the King's Bench.
caused the tragaty of HiCll4l4l 111. to tie performed at the illustrated and embellished.
Cohourg tundra, of which he was a proprietor, on the Mr. Mille's match to run 19 miles in two hours,
29iii of December last, ifs contravention of the act in
questimi ; and trierefore Had subjected himself to the Hurriet Firth, agirl about sixteen years of age,
was underttaen and lust on Thursday on the Watt-
.., lie sally which was sought to be recosered ; one half of was frozen to death on Holm Moss, near Hudders- ford road. It was for fifty guineas p. p. The pe.
. emelt would go to the parish in which me (deuce was field, a few daysegos It appears that she was on destrian did five miles in the first halt' hour, and the /committed, and the oilier half to the aiii iiiii cr. The her way from 'Ashton in Lancashire, to Deighton, i ten miles was accomplished in one hour and two
oujeet of the person by whom 111 s lislot ot awn it ,‘ where her father resides. She called at Woodhead i seconds. The next five miles were done in 32 mi-
beeu Led, however, was not to recluse, the dllloUlltol toe
about two o'clock in the afternoon, and drank a nutes ; and here the pedestrian began to be beaten,
penalty, but to prevent the repetition oh Jo °fleece
ofepirits, under the idea of enabling her to
. ' whicil was nietity injurious to the patent theatres: It Oa" and lost upon time, until he was !stAten in
.the 18th
when the two hours, and two 7`ilautes had
wag al.. its d„,y ,„,,,,,, that a:2„o„,i Mr es es," per. support the cold. It however had a eontrary effect, • milt,
smokily tirt•rt was
entertainete Tor learned C 4 iiiii sel then read time ciau-es about two miles from Woodlice(' frozen stiff, and THE SPORTING WoRLD --No active movements,
of the act upon %%men the IlilOrmatloll was 1.0.11141411 ; quite dead. Drinkine spirits always increases the ,it seems, will be allowed by the amateurs to take.
Drinking
and haVIIIA 41011 C 1:1•s, he °biters, d, mat it only
.rellialliCli danger to be apprehended from severe cold. The
place till after the funeral•ef-his late Majesty; in-
to( him to prove thst illose. ClatiScS had beet, iiiiringeo. i , . . . ~„
solid .
oest preservation against its infects is WOG •
Tne licence of the Coburg Theatre, greeted by tiedeed, so warmly ditl the pugiiistic chatnpion express
magistrates of the county of Surrey, was men produced, A lamentable accident occurred on board his himself on this subject in council, • " that lie hoped
anti admitted, without proud, by Mr. Adolphus. From Majesty's ship Lee, at Weymouth, on Wednesday both the principals end lookers-on would all be
' this it appeared, that the parties to WI the licence afternoon, whilst firing the royal salute in honour ntrodded, it they broke throegh the rules of decorum
. • had been granted were Mesas. Glassop, Jones, Sires, of the accession of Lis Majesty. A freeman, named upon such an occasion." In consequence of this
• and Dunn.
, Turner. was in the act of =minims home one of the determination, the great match between Spring
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11 was then proposed to call witnesses to prove e
carronatles, when it exploded, and °dreadful to relate, and Burns (the giant), which stands for Tuesday
.57,,.. allegations in the information; when
- Mr. Adolphus observed, that lie had, in !inane, to blew the pour tallow into the sea ! Mr. Petbury, next, of course, must either be oft or postponed till
• object to the information, mu the eroited that it had midshiptnan, observing the catastrophe, immediately 1 a future day. In the match -between Belaseo and L
hes,' laid enewst Mr. Glossop about', wile", in Pe'!" " jumped overboard. with the intention of saving the' the Birmingham Youth, the Jews have drawn their 't •
fact, there appeared by the licence to be tour propriemrs untiatunate sufferer, but he sunk instantly, and 1 money ; and it its- not expected another match will ,
of the Coinsure Theatre. The ()Hence charged, if any
4 Mr.P.courageousfailed in his humane exertions. It be made. SereilDland David Hudson are matched r:-
a were co ttttt kitted, was joint and several. The whole et . ee
is shougfahwounded for the man was so severely that the 13th of Marchand of.thea ; a great part
• ~ _ the parties impheated ought therelure to have hien ill-
• Chided hi the information. The act only specified oil, he died instantly, us the sea was covered with blood, stakes arc deposited.
ee penalty for each offence; but if the course now talseit Every effort was made to pick up the oorpse, but CURIOUS CiitCURSTANCE.—The Duke of Clears '
'were to be permitted, each of the proprietors of the sentient effect, Minister
ton, who was Prime to his late Majesty;
't,' ColiourgTheatre might be proceeded alienist fore sepatate It is asserted, that the orange trees in the envi- soon atter lie Caine to the Throne, and who snakes ,
•e, penalty for the same offence.
..:.i'4 Ni r. Pollock, in answer to this objectian, submitted, runs of Nice, and in the Hyeres, 'wristlet! from the ,so distinguished a figure in the celebrated Letters
.5, that in all cases of tort, the action might he brought se- intense trust of the 10th, 1 lth, and 12th of January. of Junius, after retiring from office, employed him-
ee verally. This was the every day practice in civil cases. It is mentioned, as an additional proolof the severity self in writing "The Memoirs of his own Life,"
,sL It would be a singular answer to an action of assail', it the weather, that several of the crew of a Russian which, when comp:teed, his Grace carefully settled
• : where four persons had been coucertied, for one 0• the vessel had their hands and feet frost-bitten int' the up, and by an injunction in his will, strictly probi.
•'-. defendants who had been proceeded against separately, Hyeaela bited his heirs, out any account to open the envelope
to say, that because the whole were not included to tie
:',', action, he was tint liable. Besides, by the second seq.: Saturday a miscreant called at the house of a gen- during the reign of the lute King ; but after that
• ton of the act upon which this itilormatiou had beet. thanan in South Lambeth, Surrey, and stated to his Monarch's demise, to make the emoir known to
the tvorld. It is sepposed to contain a full dove- )
's ' tiled, it was distinctly enacted, " that any 'arson oi
?wife, that he had a note from a gentleman in So- i
)". persons who should cause to be enecied," and so lorili,lopement of all the great political events anti pri-
merset-house, communieating to her, that her
d , should be liable to a Ctflaill penalty. The situate .. as, , .ts vane husband (also holding a situation under governint. it s history of the Court, as that interesting; period,
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and in all probability will, for the first time, divulge
ilist.Mr. Glossop had caused the play of Rael the • ,
had met with a very serious aceideat, by which his
111..0 be represented at the ConottrA Theatre : and it to the public the red name of Junius, which it is
.., had been dislocated, and two or three of
WJS 110 1/41111 OititClioll ill 111111 to say, that several other shoulder.
i a understood had been made known to hie Crate, uti-
•• persons dud so too. lndrp••tidetit tit this, it migto ai.- his nits broken—that surgical aid had been intim-
: • pear in the evidetice, that in point of fact Mr. tiiiie,op diately procured, and that she was to send back with der a pledge of honour not to communicate the se-
-':-' "35 the only Person who had take" an active paint it, him two guineas as the surgeon's fee. The wife, cret to any person living, in the life time of George
•-e; the offence 'mooted. shocked at what she had heard, was quite unable the Third.
Mr. Adolphus and Al r. Dowling still surged the force
to read the note, and the villain, with all the sang On the evening of Thursday, the 10th instant,
" of thew (Mier:bon, but Mr Chambers tesersed his opt
jroid poxeible, offered to read it tin her, urging for Union Chapel, Islington, was found to have been
-te. Ilion till lite case SI lit be concluded.
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...y, e aio is cm', oyet in the o.
• Covetibitastlen theatre, was then called• lie itt..‘,..1 ti„ so agitated, that she was unable to direct her block cloth, with which the plaice had been pat into
e, ' perfoiatt.tatee tit ittelidol 111. at tilt. Cuboo i; theatre on thoughts to uny thing but the dangerous situation mounting thr our late venerable Monet-eh and the
the with' 411 the oehli of December. lie went to the her husband budd be stated to be ne and giving Duke of Kent, besides is valitable woollen covering
, pit, :.lid conceiviet time play to be similar in many pails the fellow all the money she had in her possession, fin the commuttion table, the Reader's surplice, and
to that which he had pfi:VIOUSIy Well at I:meat-gaols:it
hastened to Somerset •bouse, with feelings that may other articles.
Maitre.
be more easily conceived than described. On her
In cross-exanonation, he admitted that there were There is an adage which says, " When peacocks
s••• differences. The children were murdered on tor arrival the fraud was discovered ; but such was the die, Crown-Heads fall !" It is a fact, that all the 'a
' stage, which was 1101 mine at the regular theatres. "fO,- perturbation her mind had been thrown into on lwacocks, kept at the Palace of Carlton House, died ; •
iiiii sic was played to drown their SeCV4IOI3, hr presumed. hearing the impostors statement that she now re e
during the late intense frost ; and the sinula n-. ye-
• s.
' 13tit tiers' .vas outer IJCeJIiIOIIJI 111t1,1e• Mr. BOULII 1/161).. mans extremely
rd Richard. I,* ill' We understand that tili"Pecies ficatitn of the adage at the preaeit moment, ft Wins
ot fraud has been practised in several places near
tir les, was next cellist!. !le proved his enaaee one of the principal tea-table on-das among the
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111COI•it 'tic Cllllllllirg 1114•Jife lit perloint to RlCllatil 111 own. NlilltrOllS of St. James's. •
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