The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-26 00:00:00

TUE DRAMA:

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

Tuesday.—The Recruiting Sri:leant was the perform-
ance of this evening. When this comedy was revived
two years ago, it immunised st fascination which extracted
the sting of criticism as to its moral tendency. The
asr ceful and elegant deportment of Rae, the witchery
of Mrs. Marilyn, and the inimitable representative of
Serjeant Kite (Johnstoue), gave a zest to libertinism,
a charm to tinily, and a delight even to roguery. Mrs.
Mardvn. on the present occasion, seemed to want the
animation with which her girlish fancy was wont to
be exeited by the gallantry of the sprightly Captain ;
end Mr. S. Penley proved but a sorry stetstitute for our
lost favourite. We regret that the present meagre list
of tterformers of this Theatre precludes the possibility of
confining this gentleman to that line in which his talents
weld doubtless receive the meed of approbation.
Wednesday/,—Bickerstaff's opera of Lionel and Cla
rissa was performed for the second time this evening.
We were prevented witnessing Mr. C. Fisher's debut in
Lionel on Saturday. His voice, though not powerful,
is pleasing: be pomsses much knowledge of the science
of music, and his execution seemed only to want ani-
mation to give it due effect. He occasionally strains
his voice beyond its natural pitch ; it then, and then
arty, becomes unmelodious. His reception was most
nattering. We understand this gentleman is a brother
ti Mr. D. Fisher, of this theatre. Miss Witham per-
sonated Cleteissa—but not with her usual success. Mr.
Memlea's Colonel Oldbov did not excite those pleasing
sensations with which Dowton inspired us in this cha-
recter. He has, though still a fitvorite, descended
fern comedy to farce. The character of Jessanty is not
Lama in the present sera of the drama: Mr. S. Penley
gave it all the effect which characterized the effiminacy
of former times—and although the Dandies of the
present day are equally oulre with that of Jessansy—
we can only pity the degradation of the human mind
that can prostitute talents for the express purpose of
excitiws. ridicule. Mrs. Bland gave her usual fascina-
tion to Jenny.
Thursday —The Distressed Mother —lt becomes an
irksome task to write a fair opinion on the merits of a
performer, and particularly when Mr Kean is the sub-
ject of that opinion, when we dislike the piece itself in
which his character is the most prominent. We had
hoped this play would have been consigned " to the
tomb of all the Capulets." It is founded on the French
model : it is deficient in passion ; it possesses no claim
to grandeur of sentiments: and the principal character
is cold, and declamatory rant, which give but
few opportunities for the display of intellectual excel-
lence. The mad scene of Orestes, indeed, has ever
been considered as ene of the greatest tests of the
theatric art—and in this scene Mr. Kean was eminently
successful. His brill:int eye full of lire encreased the
illusion of the whole scene; and in that where, Pyrrhus
since des !toyed, he anticipates the consummation of his
best hopes that Heriniane may be his, and he consents,
sooner than lose tne idol of his ullectiuns, to become an
assassin—and, after accomplishing his bloody purpose,
is received ey his mistress with exeeratisms instead of
affectionate endearments : —in these extremes of love
raised to the highest pinnacle of hope, and then hurled
to the lowest gulf of despair—language fails of con-
voying to our realers Mr. Kean's able delineation—to
be felt, it must be seen. The greatest compliment,
perhaps, ever pail to an actor, was evincedion this oc-
casion—when Mr- Kean was carried (din his paroxysm
of madness, the audience would not allow the perform-
aace to be contieued ; and when Mr. Barnard came
forwatd, as we presume, to announce its repetition,
Mr. Kean was called for from every part of the house.
lie obeyed the mandate, and announced it for Satur-
day. Of the other performers, we do not wish to
speak of them as they DESERVE: we will not descend
to personality—and shall only add, if SUCH be the BILL
or FAKE, we do not wonder that the ORDINARY is not
'better attended.
COVENT•GA R DEN.

Tuesday.—We had hoped the rage for melo-dramatic
zeprzseatations had subsided ; or, at least, that this
species of entertainment hat been consignei to Minor
Theatres. We are deceived ; and, if we may judge
from the brilliant assemblage which grazed the Boxes,
and crowded the Pit, the mania encreases rather than
diminishes. Another of these non-descripts was pre-
sented this evening. We will endeavour to give an
outline of the plot, which, we presume, is founded on
the late trial tier the murder of M. Fualdes, in France
it is entitled, Proof Presumptive; or, the Ablny of
San Marco. Romani (Macready), a determined liber-
tine, seduces his friend Aiberto (C. Kemble) to the
gaining table ; hoping, by depriving him of his fortune,
.to secure his interest with regard to his sister Ernestine
(Mrs. Faucitt) . In pursuit of this object, il/bcrto is
swindled out of a considerable sum of money and is
induced, by the persuasions of his rr dhotis friend, to
yield a reluctant consent to mintuit a robbery upon
Orsano, who is to lass through the ruins of the A.Ptwy
with a considerable sum of money, in the intentism of
paying tbr an estate he had recently purchased. Orsano
.resists the importunity of 'Milo, sad Romani shoots

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Orsano, and hurls his body into a neighbouring river.
Ernestine arrives at the Abbey to meet her husband,
Finanzio, to whom she had been secretly married ; and
who, from a soldier of fortune, returns, loaded with
riches and honours, to claim her father's sanction ; pre-
vious to which he requests an interview, to arrange
measures for the elucidation of the mystery. She, con.
Kquently becomes a witness of the murder, to which
her brother is accessary ; and being discovered by Ro-
mani, is bound most sacredly to keep the secret, and
her child is retained as an hostage for her fidelity.—
During the interview with her husband, however,
some memorials are dropped by him, which, being
found by a countryman, are brought forward as " pre-
sumptive proof" that inan.:to was the murderer—but
as these papers relate only to his clandestine union, he
refuses to submit them to the tribunal before whom he
is summoned, and, consequently, increases the suspicion
excited against him : during the trial, the firms eas of
Ernestine yields to the danger with which her husband
is threatened—she denounces Romani, and he his t
friend. The latter, who had been joined with his
father as judge, poisons himself in despair, and leaves
a written memorandum corroborating the testimony of
Ernestine Romani, in slttempting to kill himself, is
prevented ; and the curtain drops on the judgment
scene.—So much for the plot. Report ascribes this
melange of horror, remorse, and crime to the pen of
Mr. C. Kemble—as a translation—if so, we are de-
ceived in our opinion of his taste. The characters are
superficial, and are placed before us without poetical
colouring. The piece retains too many of the peculi-
arities of its original construction and has not even
the merit of novelty, having been already dramatized
at one of our Minor Theatres. sir. C. Kemble and Mrs.
Faucitt made too much of their respective parts: the
former was a continued monotony of whine—and the
latter betrayed her knowledge of the crime she had
witnessed by excessive agitation; and, consequently,
the denouement became comparatively feeble Mr.
Macready gave a specimen of abilities it will be our
pride to draw into notice : in the delineation of the cool
and crafty, yet bold and deliberate villain, he has
scarcely one competitor—and, if we had never seen him
before, we should, from his personation of Romani,
have ranked him with those who tread the highest
walk in the Drama. The opening scene surpasses every
thing we have yet witnessed—it represents, in the
fore-ground, the ruins of the Abbey—and the per-
spective comprizes a distant view of Italian scenery,
interspersed with towns and chateaus, and forest-
crowned hills and rivers meandering through its whole
extent. The effect was beautiful, and the change
from clear moonlight to a heavy storm was managed
with great skill. Though. at its conclusion, some dis-
approbation was expressed, yet the majority of the
audience were in its favour—and, when autiounced for
repetition, the AYES HAD IT.
The Wedding Dail followed, in which Farren
gave addititional proof of talent in the character of Sir
Adam Contest: he was, indeed, little inferior to the
great original. Nlrs. T. Hill, from Bath, formerly
Miss H. Kelly, made a favourable impression on the
audience. She po-sesses a handsome countenance,
a pleasing voice, although somewhat harsh in the
higher tones, and much vivacity. We cannot, however,
listen to the song, " In the dead of the Night," with•
out calling to our remembrance the spell with which
Mrs. Jordan enthralled us. Altho' it would be unjust
to make any sort of comparison between a debutante and
such excellence, yet memory delights to dwell on l• joys
now past. ' Mrs Hill was most favourably received ;
and it is our pleasure to record her as bearing a claim
to patronage rather above the ordinary novelties to
which we have been accustomed.
Thursday.—Miss Somerville, formerly of Drury
Lane, made her first courtesy at this theatre this even-
intr. in the character of Bianca, in Millman's tragedy
of Fazio. We are not sure if it be in the power of an
actor to choose his own character for a debut, or whether
the fat of the Manager decides the point: but this we
know, if the former claim the privilege, Miss Somer-
ville was injudicious in selecting one which had pre-
viously been sustained by Miss O'Neil—if the latter,
we deem it invidious, as the reputation of Miss 0 Neil
was considerably raised by her able delineation of this
character ; and, consequently, the impression on our
minds had been pre-occupied by her excellence. Pro-
vincial report has eulogized Miss Sotrmrville—and we
think deservedly—for althouah she has yet much to
learn, and something to unlearn, she is evidently Un-
proved both in the business of the scene, and in her
general conception and delineation of character. The
house was crowded to excess, and Miss Somerville was
greeted on her entrance with peals of welcome. She
sustained the part very creditably ; but we would sug-
gest to her judgment the propriety of choosing some
other ground, where we may have the opportunity of
speaking of her eadJatments. unshackled by impressions
which the admirable powers of Miss O'Neil have
stamped upon oar memary. Mr. C. Keruble gave her
every support—his Facia was excellent.

A new tragedy, from the pen of Mr. Shill, is in
considerable forwardness at Covent Garden flieatre.

POETRY.
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TILE FLOWERS.
With each expanding Rower we find
Some pleasing sentiment combined :
Love in the Myrtles bloom is MM.
Remembrance to the Violet clings,
Peace brightens in the Olive's green.
Hope from the half•closed Iris springs:
And Victory on the Laurel glows,
And Woman blushes in the Rose I

FRIENDSHIP.
Come, FRIENDSHIP. COuic, life's sweetest balm,
Thy joys are exquisite, tho' calm :
Yes, thou of bye dart all contain,
Except its dangers and its pain I

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ANECDOTES OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGES, &e. •

Lord North, when Minister, (accused of nodding
over the ruins of his country in the House) said, " I
am not dosing (a cry of hear hear !) nor, as the
Honourable Gentleman stated, am I fast asleep ! (hear!
hear !) but this I do assure the Honourable Speaker,
that I would to God that I was."

GeNERAL WASHINGTON.--When W. Washington
had closed his career in the French and Indian wars,
and had become a me caber of the House of Burgesses,
the then Speaker, Robinson, was directed, by a vote of
the House, to return their thanks to that Gentleman,
on behalf of the Colony, for the distinguished military
services which he had rendered to his country. As soon
as Colonel Washington took his seat, Mr. Robinson in
obedience to this order, and following the impulse of
his own generous and greatful heart, discharged the
duty with such warmth of colouring and strength of
expression, as entirely confounded the young Hero. He
rose to express his acknowledgments for the honour;
but such was his trepidation and confusion that he
could not give distinct utterance to a single syllable, he
blushed, stammered, and trembled for a second ; when
the Speaker relieved him by a stroke of tultlress that
would have done honour to Louis XIV. in his proudest
and happiest moment : " Sit down, %Ir. Washington,"
said he with a conciliating smile; "your modesty is
equal to your valour ; and that surpasses the power of
any language I possess."
KEN/a/A.—When this celebrated actor first appeared
in London as Alexander ths,Great during his triumphal
entry into Babylon in a splendid car drawn by ele-
phants, he appeared to be suffering under a degree of
alarm, very inconsistent with that inflexible firmness
which generally characterised him—but suddenly,
before he alighted, his fears seemed to give way to
laughter, which be was very evidently labouring to
restrain Upon being interrogated as to the cause of
this unusual appearance, he stated, that at the moment
when he had presented himself as the Macedonian hero,
an unfortunate dispute between the legs of his elephant
had caused hi, alarm, and excited his subsequent risi.
bility. The front members moving with a sprightli.
ness which the hinder parts thought inconsistent with
the ponderous body they had to support, exclaimed—
" You front legs, 4—n te, if you go so fast, by G—d
I won't fol'ow :" " why then, remain behind, and be
d—d," retorted the leaders. This disagreement pro-
ceeding to extremities had literally nearly thrown the
actor of his guard. The following morning the con-
tending members were lopped of the establishment.
A celebrated performer, during a rehearsal, having by
some accident had a severe fall in a sedentaiy position,
upon the inquiry of a sprightly young actress as to the
extent of the injury he had received, was answered by
the sufliaer that he was very much hurt upon his
honour. The following morning, the same votary of
Thalia assailed him in the words of Ophelia—How
does your honour for this many a day ?
HENDERSON.—This celebrated actor was seldom
known to be in a passion. When at Oxford he was
one day debating with a fellow student, who not keep-
ing his temper, threw a glass of wine in his face. Mr.
Henderson took out his handkerchief, wiped himself,
and cooly said, " That, sir, was a digression ; now for
the argument."

The Marriage of Figaro is to succeed The Barber of
Smile, at Covent Garden Thetare.
Ben Jonson's Volpone ; or, The For, is said to be
in the list of revivals at New Drury. This Drama was
re-produced by Mr. Garrick with much success. Should
it again be brought on the stage, Munden and Kean
will, of course, have the two principal charact• rs.
The following is a list of Actors and Actresses,
at present engaged at either of our .%:etropolitan The-
atres:—Messrs Barrymore, Bartley, Bellamy, -Betty,
Broadhurst, Brunton, Conway, De Camp, Denning,
Dowton, Elliston, Foote. Horn, Iticledon, Johnstone,
Mathews, Philips, Pope, Sinclair, Wallack, and
Wre:ich. Mesdames Bartley, Davison, Edwin, Eger-
ton, Matra, Mountain, and Renaud. Misses BoOtb,
Carew, Kelly, L. Kelly, and Poole —Rae has not vet
appeared ; and it is with regret we learn that severe
indisposition has prevented him from resuming his. .
professional duty. .

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DIJBLIY.

LORD MAYOR'S DINNER.
We have gnat pleasure in informing out readers. that the abo-
minable spirit of orasgehoi and anti-catholician, by which the go-
vernment of Ireland has ben long disgrneed, has sustained a signal
check. The liberal and enlightened sentiments and opinions of the
present Lord Lieutenant, Earl Talbot. and of Mr. Grant, his Chief'
secretary. form a splendid contrast with the Harrow and contracted
higotry of the Duke of Richmond and Mr. Peel. Even the Colu-
mn Council of the city of Dublin, which, like the Town Council of
another northern In-notions, was long distinguished titbit for the
fawning servility and grovelling prejudices of those persons of whom
it was composed. appear' at length to be awakened to a better sense of
what it owes to the community it represents. At the Lord Mayor's
dinner. both Earl Talbot and Mr. Grant were present, and their
speeches weredistinguislied for a spirit of frankness and liberality
which is the best tilLilge of what may b • expected from their future
administration. This. however, was extremely galling to the
Orange faction ; m.l no sootier had Mr. Grant sat down, than the
baud, which hail been previouly drilk.l. struck up, " Croppies lie
down." But the Lord Mayor. Alderman M•K irony. one of the
most independent and respectable gentlemen in Dublin, immediately
ordered them to play another tune. After the Lord Mayor had given
the memory of Lord Nelsoa, Alderman Archer rose, and proposed a
bumper to tic " Glorious and immortal memory of %%Wham die
Third." The Lor I Mayor paid no attention to this sally, but gave
the" Primate and Church tat Ireland ;" and when Alderman Archer
again ra:e to force his party toast on the company. the Lord Mayor.
wall infinite good humour, gave „The Mower of St. Patrick."—
This toast elicited the repeated cheers of the distinguished guests, and
silenced Alderman Archer.
Several other national and patriotic toasts weredrank, and at half-
past eleven o'clock, hi, Exit:l:Airy the Lord Lieutenant, his suite,
and several of the noblemen and gentlemen, including Mr. Grant,
Mr. Ore ten atc. retired, highly delighted with the polite and hos.
pitable attentions of the Loral Mayor, who attended Earl Talbot to
his carriage.
We have now to state an occurrence the most strange and unjusti-
fiable which perhaps ever took place at an assembly of this kind.—
When the Lord .Mayor re-entered the room, after having seen the
I,ord Lieutenant depart. some Members of the Corporation proceeded
to moron Sits LORDSUIP TO ACCOUNT, for ornittiog the noun ious
•' immortal memory." The Lord Mayor took his station at the head
(Mille table, and, in very energetic and aniurattal terms, explained
Leis reiiioON far not having given the toast. Ile said, he felt vett>,
strongly the importance and the value of the situation in which he
hail been placed by the kindness of his fellow citizens; but that. highly
a. he prized that situation, he would not compromise his own cha-
racter, or the dignity of his office, by suffering any man, or set of
men, to dictate to him. He said, he had been astonished beyond
measure upon discovering that the band, who were his servants for
the (lay, had been tutored by some secret influence, which lie was
wholly at a Insi to account for, to disobey his orders, and absolutely
insult his guests by playing obnoxious airs. To what, he asked, was
he to attributethe circumstance of" Croppies lie down" being played.
the moment Cie health of the Chief Secretary had beer. drank, if
riot to that management behind the curtain which he was surprised
to find in such pernicious activity, but which he would make it his
business to develop and destroy. Ile said. lie had taken the office of
Chief Magistrate of the city of Dublin under different circunostances,
and perhaps with different feelings, floe many of his predecessors.—
He would be happy to receive the advice of any of his friends, but he
halve. always claim the right of exercising his own judgment upon
*very act which was to be performed by himself, and Mr which lie
would hold himself wholly responsible ; bottle must repeat, he never
coulti.permit himself to he dictated to by any man at the head of his
own table. The taste and disposition must be very extraordinary
indeed, which could select such an accompaniment as " Croppies lie
down," for such speeches as those of the Lord Lieutenant and his
Socretary—sreeches abounding with sentiments SO conciliatory, so gra.;
tifying to the people of this country, so flattering to their best hopes:
—speeches such as had never, perhaps, before been heard from per-f
sons to their station. lie would take special care, however, that no
such trick should ever be played upon him again. These, said hit
Lordship. are the reasons by which, although the toast was upon my
list, I was prevented from giving it; and certainly I should not, in
any event, have proposed it a ithout such accompanying observations
as would hate divested it of all party character. and have rendered it
perfectly incapable of giving offence to any individual in this room,
or indeed to any portion of my fellow countrymen. I trust, conti-
nued the Lord Mayor, that it is not necessary for me, at this time.
to make any declaration of my principles. Every man who knows
me, knows that i am firmly attached to the King, the Constitution,
the Government and Laws of this country, and that I yield to no
one in devotion to the Protestant religion ; but I certainly am not
among those persons who think that that holy religion which I pro-
fess and venerate is best supported by wounding, oppressing, or
'insulting my Catholic countrymen. (Loud and repeated cheers.)—l
have been chosen to fill a high and honourable office, and it shall be
try unceasing study to discharge its dirties efficiently. To fulfil them
honestly, is, at all events, in my power ; and I am resolved that every
act of mine shall be regulated by the strictest impartirdity.
This admirable speech was received by the loud and continued
cheers of the immense majority of the company.

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Tuesday morning, about 10 o'clock, a fire of a very alarm
ing appearance occurred at the house of Mr. C. H. Hose, a
chymist and druggid,in Crown-street, Finsbury-square. From
the information we could gather upon the spot, it appeared
that Mrs. Hose was attending some chymical preparation, in
which was a great quantity of spirits of turpentine, on the
kitchen tire, which is up stairs. and from some accident the
utensil upset, and the kitchen was in OW biltant enveloped in
Baines, and the window being open the flames issued into the
street. Mrs. Hose wat very
and neck, and carried to a house opposite, feat fol that the
whole house would be burnt to the ground. The young man
in the shop, who ran to Mrs. Hose's assistance, had his hands
and face very much burnt. We ate happy to add that Mrs.
Hose is not in a daneet oils state. In a short time several en-
gines arrived ; but their assistance Was not necessary, as the
danger passed with the flame, leaving the whole house iu a
volume of smoke.
A few nights ago some villains entered a field at Maida-hill,
Paddington, and moat inhumanly slaughtered a mileh cow,
the properly of Mr. Sprang, the cow keeper. Whilst the
poor animal was still alive, the ream's divided the bind gnat-
ter a, pat t of which they carried away, stud nest morning the
remainder was found I y Mr. Sprang's servant in that mangled
state. A reward of 201. has been %cry properly offered for
the apprch-tision of the perpetrators of th.s outrage.
A shocking accident happened at Great Bookhant. Surrey, on
Tuesday last :—A young man, named George Hill, had the pre-
ceding day purchased a horse at leatherhead Fair, and was upon
his return to Shiinl.:y Green, near Wonersh, what the animal suit-
doily became unmanageable, and set off with his rider at full speed,
but his will curer ism soon shortened by his knocking down and
falling over a poor old woman who chanced to be going along the
road at the dim, and from deafness was insensible of his approach.
The horse ..var ...)..n illy injored by the fall, but the two unfor-
tona.c ri.tims of his ungovernable spirit were found lying near each
other. drea ittiii, led and bruised. Ha was taken up senseless:,
and rhea very shortly afterwards. Ihe watian.whers: name is Ape.,
and wt.o a mica; tof pia. of Mn?, now lies in a most miserable con-
dition. her fame and arms bong li.erally cut in pieces : she is nut
expected to recover. An inquest was held on the body of George
on Thursday. Verawt—Aczidental Death.

TTIV. NATiONAI, Itr•.ricTrtt

IVESTMINSTER oESSIONS.

Thursday these Sessions commenced before R. Baker,
Esq. and a full Berndt of Magistiates.
After the Grand Jory were sworn, the. Chairman addiessed
them. He began by expressing his regret that the eaten.
Jar was so unusually heavy. There were at the present mo.
'mut not less limo 177 pi isMiels in Totbill-fields
The Magistrates had visited that prisms, and were happy to
find that only one case of sickness, mud that was of a pri-
soner who was ill before he came in. This healthy stale of
the prison was chiefly owing to the excellent order and
discipline kept up Ly Mr. N..dder, the governor, and also to
the care and diligetwe of the surgeon. A committer of the
Moist. of Commons having declared, in their report of the
state of the prisons of the metropolis, that the prison iii
TOOlOl-fields was wholly unfit for the reception of prisoners,
the Magistrates bad takes' the matter into their serious con-
sideration ; and it might he a satisfation to the Grand Jury
aid the pithily to kitow, that by this time next year they
might expect to see a new prison erected on the present site.
In April last the attention oldie Grand Jury was called to
the state of the prison, by the late very able and active chair-
-111411 Mr. Watson; and that Jury, after having examined its
situation, presented it as a nuisance; and lie had no doubt
whatever, that berme the end of the present session, the
magistrates would come to tome decision respecting the
building of the new prison. This certainly would entail a
a considerable share of e slimier on that portion of the pudic
who were obliged to contribute to it; bat it was a charge
which would he trusted, be borne with pleasure, from the
consideration :hat it was likely to be productive of so much
good. The Chairman again called the attention of the Jury
to the great press of business which they had to go throngli,
and expressed a hope that it would be dispatched as speedily
as possible.
George Edwards was indicted for writing and publishing
a wilful, false and malicious libel against Hannah the wife of
------- Greases. _ _ .

Mr. Alley, in addressing the Jury, observed, that from the
evidence lie had to produce, this would appear a most ag.
stravnted crime, and wee which called for exemplary punish
meta. The prisoner had, from what motive it slid not ap-
pear, written and exhibited In several places a most wicked,
scandaloic., and indecent libel, casting the foulest reflections
of the characttr and comfort of Mrs. Greaves ; and in-
stead of expressing any contrition for what he had done
when a I CAM r WAS 111411 C to him, lie went from place
to place, and seemed a triter to boast of it. Under these
circumstances the proset iitor thought it necessary to hi ins;
the case before a Jury, and to refuse the offers of a compro-
mise which had been made. _ _

Mr. Greaves stated, that he was landlord of the Blown
Bear public house, Bow-street. In consequence of having
seen 4 paper written by defendant, he remonstrated with
and defendant did not deny the fact, bit told him it was
done for "a bit of fun." An associate of the prisoner, who
was implicated in the transaction, was indicted and found
guilty for it last session. [Here the libel was handed into
the Jury, it being considered of too indelicate a nature to be
read openly in Court.)
Mr. Anthill, for the defendant. said, that to save the time of
Conit, he would admit the libel.
The Chairman summed up the evidence, and the Jury re-
in: ned a verdict of—Guilty.
The Chairman, after a suitable admonition to the prisoner,
said that there was nothing in his crowfeet which could in-
duce the Bench to make any difference in his case from that
of Wilkinson, who was abeady found guilty for the same
offence,and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. The
sentence of the Court therefore was, that he be confined in
the House of Correction for 12 months.

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Thomas Norwich was indicted and found guilty of stealing
a box coat and a waistcoat belonging to John White, the
coachman to Mrs. Garrick, relict of the celebrated David
Garrick. The prosecutor who is a very old man, being asked
by a gentleman from the Be nch how old MIL Garrick was,
answered that she was 106 ears in August last.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23.
At an early hour, the passage leading to the Session's
Hmise was very much crowded by persons in expectation of
heating the trial between Mr. Hunt, of Covent Garden no•
toriety, and Mr. Lee, the High Constable, in consequence of
some plocAdings arising out of the Westminster Election ;
but, after waitmg a considerable time, they began to disperse,
it being announced that Mr. Hunt had net:lined proceeding
further in the affair.

Candles, owing to a monopoly of tallow, are made subject
to a berious rise, being mow we believe, at 14s. the dozen—
full one third higher titan last year, when the importations of
tallow front 'Russia wrie man. thousands of casks less than
the imports of the present year. The tallow being iii the
hands of but few, the markets are supplied at the discretion
of the monopolists, and thus an at titicial price is created ;
but it cannot last long, the price of candles must soon fall,
and rapidly ; consumers, therefore, had better supply them-
selves sparingly for the present. Indeed the drop has al-
ready commenced ; tallow tell in London last week, when
the importation exceeded that of the pi eeeding neck by
2,546 casks : and it appears by an extract of a letter from St.
Petersburgh, dated Sept. 19, that large quantities of tallow
have been recently purchased in that country for England
their arrival therefore, may soon be expected.
Tuesday last a daring and extensive robbery was committed
on the premises of Mr. Leftwick, a respectable tradesman,
residing at Paradise-row, Rothei !tithe. On Wednesday Mr.
Leftwich received ail 11111011y111011h letter, informing him that
several of the larger notch, which had been stolen from him,
having become voteless to the holders, in consequence of being
stopped at the Bank, lie would find them, to the amount of
one hundred pounds, either in the pound, or under the In udge
of China Hall-fields, }Collet hithe. Mr. Leftwich, *crone.
ponied by sonic friends, went to the spot described in the
letter, cud in the midst of some stinging nettles, found a
Plll4ll psrrel, covered with canvas and tied with ropeyarn,
which, upon being opened was, found to contaiu 1001. in
II mit-notes, and a watch, of which he nos also robbed the
same night. The letter hurdler informed hint, that the gang
' which broke open Ins house consisted of six men, and it was
their intention to have murdered every person lions whole
thi y experienced resistance.
At a late hour on Wednesday night, or early on Thursday
morning, the premises of Mr. Arnold, situate at the back of
the English Opera lionse, Strand, were entered, and between
3 olio 400 weight of lead was snipped off the soof, and stolen
therefrom, which the thieves coots ived to carry away unper-
ceived, supposed in a hackney coach. A similar attempt
took place sonic time since, but the Mateillliall giving the
alarm, they escaped, leaving their plunder behind.