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London, England, 1818-01-29 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

A new tnelo-dramm, is. two act., entitled, Tile
Turret Clock, was produced at this Theatre last
right, The scene is laid in Spain. The follow-
mg is r rketeli of the plot :--Dlr. Ns LET.
an English officer, is iu love with Lereum, the
daughter of Bassani°, a rich merchant. The
young Lady, apprized of the approaching arrival of
now Alrarez. whom her father insists she shell
merry, agrees to elope with her English lover.—
The plan for this purpose is comtnunicated by
Iloselle. her timid, Mrs. A Lsoe, to Mr. H•astir,
the servant of the lover. on their way through it
neighbouring forret, mid is overheard I;y a banditti
who infested it. The leader of the banditti
resolves to personate the loser, and to carry the
voting lady off, fur the sake of her jewels.
Nvor the house of Baxsanau they fall in with and
attack Aleurez, who is saved lit tire Ere:Milt "Hirer;
and the father. to %hew his uruto ode for this service.
insists upon deteining the latter to plrtAke of hie
hospitality. The turret clock mow strike. Icrier,
the hour appointed for tlw elopement. The lover
is unable to effect his escape foots his host, and
the Captain of the banditti fills his place, and
carries off his mistress. The flight of Lerena he-
ing soon discovered, the lover, with the rest of the
tinnily, go iu pursuit ef her. Chance brings him
to air Mu, iii which he finds the Ceptaiii of the
banditti, who had robbed the young lady, mill
abandinied her in the forest, proposing to sell
a pearl necklace. part of her ornaments, to some
tiavel!ing merchants, wl lie met there. He
challenges the necklace, and temuses the robber ;
they fight, the robber falls, and it is supposed is
killed. The lover is seized and carried off for
trial. In some of the earlitrr scenes we find the M-
eanie of Seville has died, and all the citizen* having
declined to accept the office, it devolves, by the
law of the place, on the first stranger who enters it.
This chance happens to Lerena. who, after she
had been abandoned in the forest by the robber,
woollies male attire. and proceeds to Seville.—
Rather than betray her seciet, she accrete the
office, and is scarcely invested with it. wheu her
lower is brought before her for trial. The robbery
being no justification of the alleged murder. the
stew Alcatle is in a state of great emberrarponrut,
from which she is relieved by the entrance of the
robber, whose wound fortunately did not prove
mortal. and who is brought there on a charge of
having robbed the most to which 110 had been carried
after the tight. The father of the young lady also
makes his appearance at the same tune, and identi-
fies his daughter's necklace. The young holy also
discovers herself, and her union with her lover be-
come* certain, in pursuance of a promise suede by
her father on the first discovery of her eloiwniesit.
The plot of this piece. altlionli complex, is
clear, and develupes itself naluially. It is uni-
t* ly progressive, and fixes the attention by the
variety of its ineidests and situations. With snore
than ordinary life and hustle, the acene never flags
for a moment. The dialogue is sprightly, with few
pretensions or attempts at wit. The part of the
widow of the late Aleade of Seville, a sort of
Ephrsian matron, personated by Mrs. HsaLowe,
has some good points, which she love with effect; and
Mrs. A ',sue infused into the little part of the maid
of Lerena all the interest of which it is susceptible ;
she was arch and sprightly, but chaste and delicate.
Iveas, Nlr. HARLEY, and the other performers,
acquitted themselves very well. The scenery is
handsome, and the dresses are superb, but there
is nothing captivating in the poetry or the music.
The piece was heard throughout with uniform eye
laicise, and astununred for repetitious. The house
displayed a full and fashionable audience.

His Royal I rigleor.4 the Duke of G(OUCFSTER,
after vit•lllit Calanel 1)1X0N, at. Wertatg. proceed.
ref la+t week to 110Ikhatn, the ►eat of T. W. COKE,
E•1.,1.1'.
Ilse Duke of l;LovcEstut. was expected in town
List soglit Iron Norlolk.
. _ .

The Duke and Duchess of A [MY LE and latiffily
are arrived at their house iu U ',per lirouk-sirtrt,
fr Sanwa.

'llse Marehioneuus of A NGLEPEY is arrived in
town. f her Stet, Beaudesert, Stallortibluire.
The Marchioness of BUCKINGYAN left town yes-
terday, fur her 'war. Avingtoso, Hints.
Lund A RULN is arrived ut Wee house in St.
James's-ore, from his seat in Surrey.
The Earl and Cuuitteas of ...11bANLINGTON MIA
Niftily MC expected in town itt a few days, from their
seat, Roby Durham.
Loud and Lady G. H. CAVENDISH and family
are arrived at their house in Swillle.ruw, front their
seat iu Laticiathere.
The Duuwai4eu Ducheva of Iturt.AND is expected
in town 'text week, from Belvor Ciututlr.

The Earl and Countess of NI Ardwit:t.o and
family, are daily expected home front the Cii,ainent.
Earl and COUIllt lig V Etto.Asi arrived )ester-
day at their house in Gro.ertior-square, front their
slat, tiorlestaltury, Deus.
The Duke and Duchess of Nlsftt.tionovatt and
faintly are expected in town nest week, Irons their
seat, Blenheim, Osford•htre.
Lord and Lady FuI.I►aCONE are arrived in town,
front their seat in Berks.
It is with concern we hear Sit WALTER FAngvuAl,
But. is seriously indisposed.

TO TILE EDITOR OP TOR BRITISH PRESS.

Stn..-(tharriting in your Paper of the 271 h, wine lune-
Cur:mien relative la what I Mat. diua I. marl lu prices
of 31.t1t, and Ike arenitiati of llle 111111 ca Put of
r, at the Public al the Crown arid Anchor
river'', an 11 Itly 1a I, and bell( pargjeula,/y „„x„,„a
that the public aMNIhI out be asisisitla lard on thin impurtmit
skill fed Marla obliged by yuur ini.ertiug the lot-
luiritiz corrections:—

First-1 stated that in July 5, 1817, although the Malt
Duly was at that la•riod 3.1.4. R.I. per quarter, yet the best
Malt averaged wily 0341. per quarter ;
Ser Ily-1 oh...roved that is thiee months afterward.,
Malt advanced to Inn.. per quarter, although the war duly
..f Pis. per rpiarter had been repealed, mid the then existing
ditty way wily 18s. thl. per qnarter ; and
Thirdly-1 remarked, that the present price or Malt Was
from BIM. to :014, per quarter.
With respect to the priceofa Put of Porter. I mated that
11d, was the Victualler's profit ; duty 4iii Foreign Hops;
13-18tha ditty on Beer, 7-1611 is duty on Malt ; the remaining
341. for Barley. Hop., expenses on manufacturing and deli.
voting the Porter, iucludiog the Brewer'. profit. Theee
items a iiiiiii st to CM. the prraeut price of Porter.
eiesumiug on your tomplying with my requests
I DOI, Sir.
Your moat obedient Servant,
ROBERT DRURY.
Southwark, Jan.lB, 1818.

LAW IN7'N,LLI4KACE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, WTSTMINITIER,
WED 311141•111-, JAN. '2B.

The Leao CHANCRLI.OIt took his pest on the
Bench at ten o'clock. There was not w single
liiinesl Counsel iu Court, and only four Barristers
outside of the Bur.

His Lordship called oil Mr. IllonNit to move,
which he did, hat it was only a motion of course.
The business of the Court was then at a stand.

The LORD CUANCELLOR did not express his
approbation at not being better attended, but rose
hastily and retired to his private room.
The King's Counsel having come into Court,
his Lordship returned and resumed his seat.

APPEALS.
GITTENB C. Wr661.,

The LORD CHANCRLLOR—" I do not think it
will be necessary !Or you, Mr. Wetherell, to reply
in thin came lt is an appeal from the judgment of
his H the late Vice-Chancellor. As Friday
will be a holiday. I will read the will in my closet
on that day, and give my judgment on Saturday.
The only material question. as I take it, is, whether
a legacy of 7,0001. with the payment of his debts
and funeral expenses, left by the testator charge-
able on his freehold and leaotholti rotates, part of
which he disposed of before his decease, can now
be chargeable on his residuary property. His Ho-
nour decided it was. However I may differ from
that opinion, allow me now to remark. as I did in
■ similar case, that of Booth, that my differing in
opinion from loin, or reversing his judgment, does
not take away from the merit of the Judge. My
own judgment may be brought before another tri-
bunal and reversed ; and if on, I would say they
were right ; that they acted conscientiously ; and at
the seine time I could put my hand to my breast
and say, in differing from tnem I acted from the
raw motive. This Court, formed as it is of three
component parts, each acting conscientiously from

his own experience and feelings as a Jude,g
one part cannot he offended by another dif-
fering► from it. Perhaps, it is necessary that
I should say thus much. as I understand
these are ■ number of similar appeals to come
before me, I will consider each of them as ►f judg-
ment never had been given in them, and as if they
were only mentioord iii Court for the first time.
This cannot give offence. We must all recollect
the case of the Duke of Lancaster, as reported,
that three Commissioners sitting where I how sit,
and men of the first legal abilities, and also of in-
tegrity, gave judgment that was reversed by the
first Lord Chancellor that sat here. Ite the cases
of wills, that Learned and enlightened Judge, the
late Master of the Rolls (Sir William Grant)
whose resignation must be always considered a pule-
lie loss, laid it down as a law, which 1 have strictly
followed, that you st mint judge from the
teuour of an entire a ill, the specific meaning
of a testator, as to an individual bequest; amid
from the little 1 have seen of the instrument
before me, I perceive the testator has guarded
every species of his property, by having devised it
fur certain purposes ; even his residuary property
he has disposed of to meet legacies to hr paid
weekly to relatives, and to provide for their funeral
expenses, to relations who certainly had wearer
consanguinity to him than his other legatees. It
certainly has been most ably put by Mr. Horne,
as he does on every UCCatiloll whet. atitireb.ing this
Bench, that if the testator meant that his debts
and funeral expenses should be paid out of his
residuary 'property, he must also have intended that
the legacy of 7,0001. should come out of the fund.
The reasoning is good, but it is contrary to law,
for if the debts of the testator were not mentioned
in the will, his creditors would be entitled to be
paid out of his personal estate. I will read. the
will, and give you my judgment 011 Saturday."
Judgment postponed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WrsTmisrma,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2

The Court this clay went through the Crown
Paper. The cases set &wit tot hearing related
principally to the removal of paupers—and were,
in general. interertiug only to the parties con-
cerned.

THE KING V. TIIE INHABITANTS OF BRIGHTON.

A rule had twee obtained to shew cause why an
°pier the Magistrates, admitting the pauper to a
settlement, at Briglitoo, alionl.l not be quashed.—
'rhe pauper, itlipeßreil. had brrel a S.sirio.t ut R
Milaid regiment, which was quartered ut Origliton
for three years—awl, while there, lie lust tented a
tenement of the tearly value of tut Irons which
inhabitancy lie claimed a settlement there.
Mr. NOLAN was this slily heard against the role,
in support of the order of the Mal,istrates. Ile com
tendert that under the Act of the 4th and 5111 of
Charles 11. the rimier had °Wanted u settlement,
by trilling, for mine thou forty days, a tenconcut of
the yearly value of ICI.
Mr. BOLLAND, on the other side, argued that
`tic btatute of Clunks had recently received a con-

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&Intermit, in that Court, which tirer-luiled site
or a soldier, under such circumstances, to a new
settlement. Ile alluded to the ease of the King e.
St. James's Potash, 10,11 Eatt. That was the ca-e
or a servant, who hail broken his leg, NMI, while
the cure was vomitletung, re.eletl forty clays in the
paii.h of St. J-mits. It Wa► ht ld that this dot not
give him a tight of settlement-1111r did he inetm
to contend that it dal. Vitt slim case was impor-
tant, on account of the dietom id Lord Elleilbu-
ruitz,lt, who soot. " exiiftssion of coming to
settle, must lie ineinit as rule' ring to the :INi/ft° ON-
'apilli et sounesoll." Now the Leonard Comisel
clewed that N soldier had any amino at all. Ile
was moved f one quarter tn another, lint by Ins
own will, but liy the order id* his Csineomithag
Officer. '%'hro lists Wan wetit to Ilit, itint. he
could not he Valli to lave gone three to britie,lollCV
he inight lie removed at a in,iment's notice. Awl,
if he were asked how long lie would .tae there, lie
could give sin answer In the question—he would lie
obliged to refer Sc, his %When satchels
came into a lowa, anti the Icir,;icks were not large
enati;4ll Si. calitai.. them. they irceivr.l 10(1;014-
mit, iu takiint 4 11111;011g with that motley,
it was evident that they were wally ',laced in tither
barracks. In fine, sit lien% a wither,
suonentleil his power of making a new setts, anent.

Mr. No RTO SI, on the asone side, stated, that the
preamble of the Act of Charles, pointed out, slde-
cali, ally.
the persons who were entitled to clains u
settlemesst under they oere is class of ptr.
sons very different front soldiers. The officris of
is regiment paid fur the lodgings of the soldier, in
conformity with the provision's of the Motto), Act,
and this certainly could not be tenured u reittitig in
the lewd scceptation.of the term.
Mr. Justice BA YLET\-" The case says, that the
pauper took the teorentent."
Mr. NORTON —" He was only is politic holder,
for the beistfit of the service, out fur his own in-
dividual
Mr. Justice RAY LEY—" What do you say to
his family, who resided with him ?"
Mr. NORTON —" ThrV must he considered as
part of his hotoseho/d stuff."
'rise COURT unanimously held that the pauper
in this case came within the provisions of the Act
of Charles. It could hot lie said, that his twin,.
liable to be removed, for the piddle service, placed
Inns in • diff'ereist situation from oilier persons, as
to his right of obtuissing a settlement. Ills closi4.:
eacter of ,oldier did nut preveist him horn actiuning
a settlement like other individuals.
Rule discharged.

POLICE.

SOW-STRECT.