The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

DEC. 17

On the part of the defendant, the Captain's surgeon, second
mate, boatswain and several other witnesses were *called to chew
that no complaints bad ever been made by the plaintiff of any
ill treatment he had received from the defendant till after he
arrived in England. After a summing up by his lordship, the
jury found a verdict for the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. DEr. 1.
MULLET V. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

This was an action to recover 27001. upon a policy of insurance
on the ship Mullet, at and front Surinam, from thence to Berhice,
and from thence to its port of discharge in the United Kingdom.
Upon the part of the Plaintiff it was submitted, that the ship in
question was perfectly sound when at Berbice ; but that having
gone from her anchor she grounded, and was so much injured as to
make it necessary to break her up.
On the part of the Defendant it was proved, that on a survey
of the ship, after the injury in question, her timbers were found
(mite rotten, and that she was not sea worthy.—Verdict for the
Defendant.

DEATH OF TilE DUKE OF NORFOLK.

Yesterday, at nine o'clock in the morning, in his 70th year,
after an illness of some months continuance, died at his house
in St. James's-square, the Most Noble Charles Howard, Duke
of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England,
Earl of Arundel and Snriev, Baron Fitz Alan, Multravers,
Clan and Oswaldestre; Premier Peer and Chief of the Noble
Eamil) of Howaid ; Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of
the county of Sossex, and Colonel of its Militia ; High Steward
of the cities of Gloucester and Hereford, and President of the
Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Manufactures,
E.R.S. and F.A.S. Ste. &c.—His Grace is succeeded in his titles,
hereditary honours, and principal estates, by Bernard Edward
!Inward, Esq. of Fornham, in the county of Suffolk —The late
Doke was a descendant in the fourth degree from Charles How-
ard, the fourth son of Henry Frederick llowArd, Earl of
Arundel, who lived in the reign of Charles I. Mr. Howard
descends in the same degiee from Bernard, a younger on of
that Earl. who was the great grandson of Thomas -ward, Duke
of Norfolk, beheaded and attainted on account of Mary, Queen
of Scotts, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The Dukedom of
Norfolk, and other honours, were restored to the family by the,
reversal of that attainder in the year 1661.

DRAMATIC REGISTER.
DRURY-LANE.

Thursday night Beaumont and Fletcher's Play of Beg-
gars' Bush was revived under the title of the Merchant of
Bruges. This Comedy, like many of the productions of
the Old School, has long of necessity lain dormant, from
the (now corrected) irregularities which it contained.
Though in many respects defective, if tried by those
rules which rigid criticism would now dictate to those who
prepare theatrical entertainments, it boasts, in some of its
scenes, a strength of language, and an energy of thought,
which rarely greet us in the original productions of our age.
In the structure of its plot a powerful roving fancy is dis-
played, which at times awakes anxious interest, and at
others affords the most agreeable surprise. The alterations
which have been made are highly judicious. Much of what
is unnecessary has been omitted ; and all, or nearly so,
that was interesting, most carefully preserved. The scene
in which Floret, struck by Wolfort, draws and disarms
the insolent tyrant, was very effective ; and the answer to
the sarcastic " Thank ye" of IVolfort, 66 Thank her for
your life ; and now go and pick up your sword," made a
most powerful impression on the audience. The denoue_
ment is remarkably striking. The vindictive tyrant, ax:.
' ulting over his supposed victim) becomes in a moment de-