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London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

COBURG THEATRE.

This agreeable little theatre put in its claim to
public attention on Saturday night, by having, like
the larger theatres, its Christmas pantomime.
Punch's Festival, or Harlequin's Christmas Bor.
was got up for the occasion. This piece, us the
name denotes, was full of bustle and conviviality.
Mrs. W. BA ItRYMUnt was all excellent Columbine ;
Mr. HOWELL, jut.. an active Harlequin ; and Mr.
Sorrasv (formerly at A•tley's), a very goad (hien.
There was snore attention paid in the getting up of
this patitoisome thou is usually observed at the
setwalter the-eitie The transformations were admi-
rably executed, and the feats of agility performed
in a masterly manner. Not the least staking no-
velty of the leight was the ascension of a balloon,
from which some free *Omissions were dropped Sou
the pit, where a genera: scramble took place for the
prize among the young Christmas folks, for whom
such presents were intended.

The Path of this Pantomime commences with Autumn's
dispatching a Sylph to Winter, that, as her labors for the
year ate t.%ee, she is about to take her departure from the
Earth. W inter descends in his frown glu`ry; the beautiful
autumnal scenery instantaneously laments in -view all the
rigours of his inclement reign. Winter now, in Msiruise, re-
'Ores to visit the Collage of Punch: Punch and Isis Wife
are ilisenvered, ecletnating the arrival of the New Year.—
SIT John Portly, his ward Annette, and Apollo (tire intended
husband), now r,• he; they are joined by Lubin and Vills-
gets. ate mutually p;easetl with eayli
other, and Apollo in vain elidriivuurs to attract the et,itice of
Annette, alto is solely eiie:taril by the attention of Lubin. A
knocking is heard, and Molar enter•, se an old feeble man,

tfy art leGnia Malin, NO Zprift kiln
p:i e take of t loser re•star a eca—wa hu says, " ,ray I. elite, very
very [mow y, and very cold" Asa rewairl for astir
laic.pitality, 011 Uarowint off his diagolar, be prtusaiwra thee
each a wi.h. Melo/. are the disirr able John, the lover,
and Pooch ; Lnbui s is to posse,* only Allaellf, 1111t1 Aniartein
sole wish to be imbed In Lashio. Winter, to cosign meal'
Whim for his want Or wrnitln, press is I • with a Christman
Buz, which contaisia a soave iiwoid, hia
tiny (book; his may us, earth. Artisr traosfini ruing the tbs.
ruder.. he quit% them, vend the lintlegitio.d.i towns Wintry,
previous to his final departure, resigns ilot.. to hprioti who
conducts the happy couple to the Teenple of Miss.
The chararters one a. follow :—Coluitnidoe, by Mrs. ratty,-
swore, who was most deservedly spielnutleell [lade-gum a. 4
Pantaloon, by Mews. liowi.ll sod (fill. were respeernbly
fillrA; and the part of Clown by Mr &lullaby, lately are eyed
from Spain: lie pommel reinsiderahle talents, though tits.
colt to judge of the extent, in consrouroce of the tremor
which he centred on his first appearance. Among the most
cannsioa chalices was a Dandy, who purchases a pair of
Mays; Ly the power uf Harkonin he is bereft nt MI coat,
which 'upset: his tt per t-liare; to %Ai further annoyance, is
seised by ibr populace and forced into a tallow.chandleA
welting pan ; re.appe :tree an inametise candle, which is placed
in a candlestick. Snuffers and extinguisher are produced.
His hair tonne :he wirk, which a% register!, eindkruished, and
upon removing the cutisainiasher, the candle has disappeared,
:coda Dandy, in miniature, ItitliwaVerfd;-111C alecepliOn was
admirably arranged, and rec. ived much applause. The
changes Of a emit of ;:lass into n fire-grate wat orally est..
cnlul, arid the interior of au Imo Yard to the inside of a Kit.
(+co, S nth the trick °filar Put and Pudding, caused shouts of
Infighter. The Mail Coach Itau out; the tiro Boxes eared.
tent; and the stew mode of opening a s'.op by the means of
gunpowder, caused Om most unanimon, applause. l lie
Pantomime was well rrcei-.-rd, and prosialsra to become au,
admired favourite.

The grand pageant of El Vey wee received
with neat applause. The theatre was very well at-
tended, and the audience repeatedly- to knowledged
the lii2ll sena,- they entertained of the manner in
which the performances were got isp and executed.
• Notwithstanding tile fog, the hone waacrowded.
We perceived r.atcholen, with large lanterns, pa-
rade the roads to the theatre, and at. the end of lbst
performance attal;:l to light the company. The
'somber of ',enrolls who return the Came road 'ea.
ders the avenues so the tteatre perfectly safe.

OLT Mr!C 'reF.ATRF,.

•After the piece of Rochester, ...,1):01 was ladmil
rahly sustsitita, a new Pantomime at. performed
at this beautiful little Theatre, Fmturday night,
to a very crowded house. it is got tip with great
splendour of scesiny and dress, and founded
story of more than ordinary interest. The pan.
trunimic tricks conitimiice at a very early period
of the performance, and increase in terry acewei,
shewing a boundless variety in the contrivances,
and an almost incooceivable degree of activity and
strength in the performers. The (.turn is strong,
and comic in the highest degree-. The /far/event
graceful and flexible; and the Columbine brew, till,
The quickness•witli which the st!ence; ere lofted,
proved that the Proprietor had de terisotird the per-
formance should be ow pet feet oil the first night as
it becomes after half a dozen exl.eraiseols at other
houses. The greatest applause ISUIs bestowed upon'
the exertions of the performers.

The City of York, in cmcwgitetire of hating gat
a pack of toxhounds to itself, psi .been the means
of drawing a good deal ,r c0,6,..ny to that place,
the comequeuce of which has been card amid dim.
ring assemblies, with the addition of two politico(
clubs—the one under the name of Whig, eusd the
other York, King, and Ontstitaftional Society.

THE Poon.—The ti. tom which has been adopt-
ed iii various parts of the country of quartering the
poor for employment on the dttferent farmers, has
orally extioguished the hiring of yearly servants t
and even they who are so hired, are not able to ob..
lain above half the wages of former years, Irons the
fanner being called upon to pay wore labourers
than he wants.

The LoaD Coarrccr.Lea has not yet made up
his mind to Nice iso•,tb.ion or his magnificent
house in Haimhim-place. It was built liy the late
Lord MONTGODIERIE, and puerlneirct, with the fur-
niture, fur a burn about ten limns ,ad pounds less
than the first colt by the Learned Lord, nearly two
years ago.

Friday the dispatches for Sr. !Newt, Ben.
coolen, and China, by the Will am Pant, Captain
GRAHAM, were closed at the East. India Houlie
and delivered to the Purser of that ship.
Passengers per William Pin—
go. listens—Mr. J. Sampson, Mi.. C. Johnson, and Mrs.
M. Smith.

CONTRAST NATIONAL.--it is singular. that
while the agricultural intereyt in England lies been
deteriorating for some little time !idyl, the avidity
to purchase land in France lots been ro great, that
persons were tempted to Inn row thy whole money
rather than not buy laud, however swell the
quantity.

The bridges of Paris are now completely occu-
pied by ambulatory titerchnitt. or hawkers, who in 4
permitted, by immemorial costont, to exlitlnt the::
merchandise along the.purapets of the loulge., for
fortnight before ■nd a fortnight after 'New I";at'a
day.
A Case of considerable importance is now hernia
the Royal Court at Paris. 'The names of
parties are not given ; bitt we are informed that it
is a question between a distingitished v/Artito at 41
Duke (one of the French Marshala) and his
reventeen years of age, as to the legi t i 11l airy i f thr
latter. The tallier wu► divorced in linty, Oleo mat.
ried tlw young man's mother ; but he uue
that the latter marriage was illegal, and that Ina first
is in kill force, because the divorce was prostoottnil
by the Ambassador of the French Republic at
Milan, who could here no authorial' to do so it; ti
&stun country. The cause if pubtpotied to Al in •
lure hearing.

Colonel MIAMI'', cottage, Season Park, kleurti
Kennedy, .costoty Wiekte*, was set nu tile
burned ea Wednesday eight. awl, it in beitevrtf.
maliciously. A great part of the furniture of the
house, plate, tahle•ltueos clothes.lkc. were eke
burned.

About three o'clock on Saturday. Ng Calo•
ROGERII, of 'the Proridows, of Abbernrurry, Mui
cowing along the quay, he got tiAto wane 41.1414
misenderstaudill with W. Ai.cec&, Moyne. krt.'',
jratit, when A I.voCK gave Inna one 'tingle blurt ..•
nub fist, au unlucky as to 'snuck kw. elanros. 01.4
c uNe a I MVOS limbed's te destb.--.(liaic turfs rd
Papa ./

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INQUEST.

MOST EXTRAORDINARPROCEEDING fix THE
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF A DOCTOR.

On 4rlurdny eight an Inquisition was taken at the Globe,
In Hnucorturil Minket, brfure Mr. HIGGS, Ilse Coroner, on
view of Ilse body of Samuel Hazen/ Swifter, a buy Iwo
yems uIJ, who met bis death as will appear by the following
Cr :.

Mrs. Elisabeth HotsNee, the eiereaseri's mother, deposed,
that she is the wife isf Hisdlard Bomber, residing at No. RA,
Hitogerfent-sisiss Mr Morris, the attrition, in Chardon.
street, atteutted her in her for the first time, on the
tltp of July last, and since that period he wee in the habit
of aileudirg her Mistily as oression reitired. The deceased
was taken ill with time measles four weeks Ist Monday,
when Dr. 113.wris was sent fur, het he was not at home, and
his .hopenan sent same medicines, and one of the powders
was givris to the child, as directed. Dr. Morris himself
called neat day, and was requested to look at the powders ;
butt be said it was needless, be had examined them at home,
and what had beeu seat was perfectly right. He afterwards
attended the deeemied every other day, mild the 12th, when
witness wail not satisfied without he came every day, and
couvreptently ordered hint to come the following day (Mon-
day), but he did owl cootie until Tuesday. • A letter for the
Western Dispensary being prucared, Dr. Thliennor, a phy-
sician belonging to that establishosent, attended In coast.

quesice. 110wia told Da. Morris bad peaviously attended
she clad ; be replied, Dr. Morris was no doctor. but an
apothecary i be examined the child's mouth, and said it was
fly...tolled with calomel Witorys asked him if that was
lastriler ? be replied, that it was, that mercury had destroyed
the palate, the rue( of the mouth, the bones of the head, and
that_ the baby was Wisely iiiiirdered with mercury. He
came every day until Saturday following, when he called in
the eveniag,:and found the child dead. Dr. M'Kiunun, dur-
ing tlw period be attended himself, prescribed medicines for
the child. Mini he came uo Saturday Hight, he said the
child had Sera wilfully murdered with mercury. The child
died shout Sive sysimites before one o'clock last Saturday
tut.oisight. Dr M'Kiunon, the last time lie came,- tleyirej,
when Dr Morris seat iu his hill, Out to pay him, but to
give it to hineyelf, sad be would willingly come forward ■t
any time to prove the child had turn wilfully murdered
with mercury. Her heehand asked whether the mercury
could be estraeted? be said no, that he had tried all me•.nus
to do so without effect. Witness was well pleased with Dr.
Morris when ►e attended her in her lying.in.
Juryman—is" How many of the povrds rs sent by Dr. Morris
was girea to the child?"—" There were four wit of six."
Juryinan—m Where ale the remaining two?"—" I threw
them into the fire; Dr M'Kuusion said they were of no con-
sequence, that be would come forward to prove they were
mercury."
Juryinao—." Had Dr. M'Kinnon made any proposition
to open the bead?"—" I cannot positively speak to
thyt fact ; nay husband and the nurse were pineal, and pro-
bably they iecullect it better that, I do."
hityultin. Were the same persons present no Tuesday
night ?"—." I cannot recollect "

Juryman—" Did Dr. 111•Kinuon say the powders affected
the child?" Yea, he did, that the d—d powders had
killed the child ; that the measles had filmed too soon, and
tensed the inflausmati 111 l in the mouth"
lir. Morris had seat a box of ointment for the use of the
child's lip*, hot Dr. M•binnon, whets it was 'hewn to him,
desire,: it might be put °sic side, and no more of it used.
Mrs. Hannah Law, the a idow of Richard Law, stated,
that she ludzes in the same house with the child's parents.
She was in Mrs. Boulter's room when Dr. Whitlow' first
came to see the child: he went to the and thawed
the child his watch, and asked if hr saw that lie then in-
quired if the mother hail any advice about the child ; she
:old him Dr. Morris attended him. lie replied, Dr. Mount
was no doctor, but only rat apothscary, and asked whcrc was
the thing, he had sent ; which, nn being shi wn to him, he
,aiil they were ti--41 stuff, sail to throw them away; they
weer poison, and nut to give the child any more of them ;
th it what hail been given to him from Dr. Morris bad totally
62,atroyA Ike ehihrs mouth. He then asked what the child
was its the practice of drinking? The 'souther told him bat ley-
water and milk, which was ordered by Dr. Morris to
be given cold. Dr. 111`Rin 1111 l a then said, the cold medicines
and drink which the child had taken would he his death.
The mother then 'hewed him the box of ointment seat by
Dr. Morris fur the child's lips, which were inflamed ; he said
that may he pot one side, and nut used any more, and
observed, that Dr. Morris attended two children belouging
to Mr. Dopes..' who were afflicted with the same complaint,
and they both died. lie seemed to be prejudiced against
Dr. Morris, and observed, the child's mother might as well
have On 01.1 woneau about her as him. The child got worse
and worse till be died. Witness was in the room when Dr.
111'Kinnon last came, bat she bail nut heard him say the
child was wilfully murdered She also saw the mother throw
the remainder of the medicines Dr. Morris had sesit into the
fire, by his instructi 111 l s, and heard him any the skull was
affected by the calomel givess to it by Dr. Morris.
Dr. was then sworn. He deposed that he resides
in John-street, Adelphi, and is • physician to the Western
Dispensary. Ow the 15th 'aslant, about two o'clock its the
afternoon, he was sitting at the Dispensary, in Charles-
street, Westminster, when application was made to I - to
see the deceased; but on account of the great number of
patients, be could sot see him till between liner and four
41 duck ; he saw him at the parems• house, and conceived
him in very great danger ; lw was speechless ; respiration
and digestion almost entirely gone; pulse at Use wrist not
to lw felt ; extremities cold, lips livid, with several other
marks of rapidly approaching dissolution. lie asked if any
other 'medical mass attended ; his parents answered Dr.
Morris ; he inquired whether it was Dr. Morris, the physi-
cian, of Parliamenbstreet, or Mr. Morris, the apoiliscary,
of Chazolos-street ; they answered the latter ; and he asked
what had been the opinion of that gentleman, that he would
wish to see him; they answered that kis opinion was favour-
able, but they never more wished to see him. Witness
most solemnly declared upon his oath, that he mover asked
for any medicines, nor that any had been slim., to him, or
ever bad seem any of the medicines the child had been
taking previous to his attendance. Conceiving the case
to he hopeless, lie only gave the child a few grain's of
rhubarb, and other little fever medicines; he under-
/stood the child had been ill for twelve days before he saw him,
He had not mentioued Mr. Morris's name in any disrespect.
fnl manner; did nut reconcile how often he called to see the
child, nor when Ow child died ; he was shocked to hear the
evidence given by the preceding witnesses, but he knew a
great deal of ignorance prevailed ationszst the lower order
of people ; be lived twelve years in John-street, and during
that lime had much practice • 1111 l nest them, anal knew evils
instaiwn of perjury. During his attendance the parents of
the deceased were in • constant slate of intoxication ; the
mother was on the stairs instead of attending the child, and he
was informed the father had • man of coals over the child's
body when he was dead in bed. Himself and Dr. Alums
attended together sometime ago in a dangerous case, and
both agreed so much so, that Dr. Morris had called at his
house, and conferred friendly wills him upon it. With tr-
ess.% to calurnel Beier administered to the deceased he de-
clared beacon- knee what kind of medicine thechi Id had loam
taking until be called at Dr. Morris's house, in consequence
sof the report which prevailed its the neighbourhood, and
foam' by his hooks that the awiliciues be had scut to the de-
cease., hail been such as he would himself prescribe. lie
conceived the deceased had died in consequence of a putrid
sore throat ; be had no •ppearance of the measles upon him.
Dr. Morris bore said, that the expressions used by Doctor
111,iiinnon respecting Mr. Dimree's children were solely the
'amie of nil the seaudakias reports its circulation so injurious
to We character. . _ .

Dr. 111•Kinnon said he wsa not aware of having made um
of such expressions ; if be had it ea% not to injure Doctor
Morris in his practice of medicine as a professional nom ;
he did not think himself responsible for suy itiadvertent ob-
nervations he might hate made.
1)r. Morris then produced the following anonvmona letter,
who h he 'Teemed by the twopenny !asst Sir, you are
poldiely srt•used of murder; you must clear yourself, or you
a►e ruined fur ever.'•

Mra Mary Aon Robinson, who nursed the deceased; was
then examined. She was pretest whew Dr. moon called
stir. 11o:child's death; Mid beard hi. sa) it was nti more than

lie eneected ; that the eh.ld was murdered by tallies mercury,
and if Mrs. Boulter paid Dr. Morris's bill he would
more attend her. She sever saw the parent. of the child
drunk, bite un ehe collar:cry, they both were remarkably *ober.
The landlord of the parents sweet be had been in the habit
of seising them daily, but that he arm obterved them drunk;
they lodged in the house since October Nat.
Doctor Thomas, of Leicester-place, Leicester-square, was
examineJ —When the book was presented to trim, he said,
aner what be had already wituesiwil, he hail great reluctance
in being sworn, some oust of the former witnesses must have
perjured themselves ; and for that rem.,,,,, if the Jury would
Me pleased to bear him, lie would relate the truth without
being sworn. The Coroner lutist hint nu evidewce could be
received only upon oath, on which Mr. Thomas kissed the
book. lie then stated, that Dr. Morris had called upon bin,,
and related how his character had suffered by the report in
circulation, he wished to have the whole investigates!, and
cleared up. Mr. Thomas having understood that two
respectable medical gentlemen declined doing any thing in the
bushiest., he, in the presence of an eminent physician, and
respectable apothecary, volunteered his services, and accord-
ingly went, accompanied by Mr. Jones, a reapectabie apothe-
cary and practitioner iu the Strand, to the residence of the pa-
rents of the deceased. Ow their tittering the place, lie found
them more respectable and decent than persons of their de-
scriptiun generally are, and he observed to Mr. Junes, he had
no doubt but they could readily get al the truth. They re.
quested permission to examine the child's body, which was
granted without hesitation. The body was in a rofila, and
Ile lid instautly removed. They finuid ironsidOrahle ulce-
ration in the throat, and also on the h pa; but their attention
was particularly directed to the state of the gnats, which wire
suisisit, and which would nut be the case if itirrestry had
htcu administered in any deleterious quantity. The child
had every appearance of hating died through • putrid fe-
ver, attended with a sore throat. Winona and Mr. Jones
next ex...lensed Dr. Morris's hooks, and were perfectly antis.
lied the medicines entered as having been seal to the ite.
ceased, was well Calculated to vest4re hum, :f ase virulence
of Ili. complaint adinitted of a cure. The child's parents
related to Cr Thomas, whets. he examined the body, the
satyr in sob, Jim, as now appeared in evidence respecting
Dr. %Pkiunu,i s Cu .

Mt. Junes. apothecary, in the Strand, cuiffirmed Dr.
Thomas's evidence.
Mr Morris, of Chandos-atreet, who attended the de.
ceased originally, was then examined.—He laid he practised
in-mi•Jicine 25 years in his present linaw, and was forty
years in the Mighbfierhood, Hr was called to the deceased
on the Mk of the present Month, and found him labouring
under a maliiiiaist more throat; his mouth was then ulce-
rated, and the symptoms were so violent the/ he could nut
open Isis mouth or move his tongue. He aitended him until
the day mentioned by the mother in her evidence, and at her
request would have called daily, although he was aware it
would he vain, only on that Monday two ladies, his patients,
were taken in labour, which precluded him from attending;
hut he Rhea,. hail pest medicine, sufficient fur two days.
Mrs. &oilier had taken offence at this, and procured the
attendance of Dr. M'Kinnou. This gave rise to the report
that he had nstudereil the child, and lie was afraid of his
life it• hr tame into the neighbourhood.
Mr. Gel', at the representation of the parish; issued his
'meant to sumsnim a Jury at ten o'clock um
hut Dr. M' Shim'', wrote to Mr. Gill by the Insdle,
and nu Jury was called. The receipt of wimpy:nous letters,
and the report of his having unirilereil the child, caused Dr.
Morris to apply to the parish officers to have a Jury called,
iii order to clear his character, and rescue his family from
the cilium'', and inevitable rims whirls such scaudalous
accusation was likely to bring apuu them, and destroy all
their future piospecis.

The iiivratigaiiim Limited four hours, when the Jury vita.
nimmisly acquitter' Dr. 51iirris of .11 criminality and blame.
and limy returued tlicar yertlict—" Died by Ms eisilation of
Gad."

A PIRA? A.

A letter received at Gibraltar, dated Madeira, the
November, 1818, says---, We feel it jocun-wilt, for the
isifuenialiou of all cruisers, to Odom you of an outrageous
robbery, which has lately beets committed by a pirate no the
English schooner Sir Thomas Hardy, bound from Gibraltar
to 'Trinidad, which occasioned that vessel to pot ii. here, in
order to repair her damage, and afToril the crew and passen-
gers an opportunity of renewing their stock of pros isione
and clothes. The occurrence took place on the 81h inst. in
lat. 30 40. and lung 8. The pirate plundered and destroyed
about one-ilsird of the cargo, part of which, and of the ship's
stores, he threw overboard, rut souse of the rigging, and sub.
jeeteil two gentlemen, who were p gm, Mr. Smith and
Mr. Hill, to shackles, and almost suffocating confinement,
fur eeveral hours, from whirl, be released them to undergo a
muck execution, which was attended nob every painful
circumstance of reality, except the loss of life; that he
granted there, but nut until he had taken from them every
thing valuable they possessed. That such a freebooter may
not escape the sigilance of our eruisrrs, we subjoin, fur
their information, such a descriptiou of hits, and hos ves-
sel, as we have been able to obtain. The vessel is a
ship painted black with a white streak, bas black quer.
ter cloths, mid is light and high out of the water ; but
her quarters are nut real. She has • billet bead, four
windows in the stern, with • star painted on one side
of each of the outer ours. Sire is American built, and
is supposed to base been a schooner raised upon. Her bor.
den is ;aid to be aboot three limidred tuns ; and she carries
sixteen twelve-postad carrunadee, wills one hundred no ti
at least. The pirate commanding calls himself Almeida.
He speaks English very well, is rather a short undo, stud
has a most malicious cast in his eyes. When the ideate at-
tacked the Sir Thomas Hardy, be bad a flag hoisted, blue—
while—blue, and ucver 'Mewed any other. He did nut pre-
tend to be an Insurgent, but boldly declared himself at war
with all tuitions."