The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-20 00:00:00

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pointed r'• tappro a n ss and .to
not 'at any thing offensive or, absurd, and those
parts may be easily removed iiv‘ithout i,n „the least
interfering with a due devekpetnent of,tf'ke fable.. f•
A-
plain well written Pro ogee. was
in'
which
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Mr..EvaE, and a lively -Epilogue, , Mrs.
EDWIN had an opportunilY'bf imitating 'Sow:eh and
Irish, was much applauded.
The Theatre was well attended, and the
.audiience.
in general received the piece in a very .favcyrable
manner, and san6tionedits repetition this 'evening,
with very few marks of an opposite senlitnent.

z4F TOY' ORro

CO:; TOF KING's LE ell, DEC. I 9

, WILCOX V. KEATES.:
Thls was an action brought q,tlie piaintiir,, an
ingenirm.ls mechanic, to recover iron] the defendant,
a hat-rnapufdaurer, the stipulated value for a ma=
chine ;'vented by the for, reducing the
qunntura of manual labour 'in the tnanufa6ture of
bats.

• : Tie witness adduced by the 'plaintiff proved the
agreeinent for 25 01 . for the exclusive use of the plain-
tiffi invention; that 2001. or thereabouts,. had been
paid by the detendant ; but that the machine, .at no
tithe, under the
,plaintiff's :auspices, was fit for the
purpose intended. ,
The Plaintiff was aceord'ingly nonsuitel
DAVEIDS ‘74/. bARBY. • ,
Mr. PARK, 'for the plaintiff, ,stated this to be an
aEtion by a foreign seaman', tor. 'payment of his
wages, in a vessel' of this co6ntry; in a voyage to
• 'Sr. Domingo and back, whiCh occupied about the
period of:six months, the wages for' which, being
at the rate 'of tOur 'l4'll'l66as and 4 half per 'month,
amounted to 271.
The service of the plaintift.on board the defend-
ant's vessel; was pro',;ed, and also an offer of the 'def.
lendant to pay the plaintiff's claini, On receiving a
release. ,Th.ts propo?itiOn, however,: the plaintiff
'could not comply irh, having, an aetion.Jpending
against the defendant for ay.iolent a,sault committed
on lint) by the defendant, also standing in. the paper
tot trial.'
. Mr. GA itllo-'Yir,' for the defendant; preided that' the
platntif.had behaved in a mutinous and insubor-
dinate manner, itninediately atter an ,engagetnent

Coven t -G tif- den .

The Metawit of 'Pence was represented fast night
at this house, and it is with pleasure we Thfcirtn out
Readers that the reign
.of tumult is. whoily..At an
end. We are gli:d alsd to find that the sen-
timents, which, however obscured by Occasional
resentment, will always aniniate:tliel)eOple (If this
country, haveletutued With the general tranquility,
for when a d was raised in:fave;YuSr of Mr.
BRANDON, it was received With grea.t.apPlause. We
must repeat our hopes that Mr. ERANDiii•J may fully
participate in the general amnesty, and we have
little doubt 'that a wanly concession on his part (fiA.
Britons will never require any unseemly abasement)
will be well received, and effedually reinstafelain
-
-in that employment which he .has discharged with-
unimpeachable re6titude and diligence throith the
greater part of his life.

Mrs. WEsToiv, a Cothic I\l-tress of io.ri:t'e'
brity on Provincial Boards, is engaged at Covent-
Garden Theatre, and is to Mike her debut soon
after Christmas.

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The' Falmouth TheatieVias la open last night, 1 vvith.a Kreuch privateer Off, the harbour oi. St. Do-
'tinder the inatergemeot oaf Mr. FISHER; with the t Mingo, and while the pri'vateer sallhoie in sight;
CoMedy of The Honey Moon, and The irishn'tan zit I tit; which the.cietenclant had, to represS that insUbor-
London. , ' - i &thaw Spirit, been obliged to file his ;pistol at
Madame CATALAN' left town, yesterday, for l lbe 151aintiff, On occO'int of which the anion of as-
. Vott, I sank was hrout ; but, vii in consequence -of which
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The bomedy.,of The Rivals, and the: Farce of 'disobedience, e(orders, the Learned Connsel con-
-The Children in the IPood,were to be performed, fo I tended the 'plaintiff hiid forfeited all claim to wages.
the, be'rtefit 'of Mrs. FLETCHER, at the Newark Mr. PARE. contended; that such a forfeiture, sup-
Theatre, on Saturday last. posing it to have Laken place, could not be both re-
Miss Faffors and Mr. BENNET are perforaling the nospective and prospeeti•;.e. If the plaintiff had for-
parts of Prince 'Orlando and Flaretta, ip the Opera feited his wages by disobedience of orders previous
of Thet'aZinec't., at the Manchester Theatre. to the arrival of the ship at St. Deming(); why not
The Theatre in Doblin has had its riots also.--A -then dismiss WA), and it he deserVed it, punish him
dispute arose betWVeti M. Des HAYES and M. for bii disobedierice ? He submitted, however, that
D'EGviLLE , which ptbduted hand-bilks; placards, , (lie defendant was not entitled :to Seem lo'pass by
. and advertisements on bOth :sides:
.03 Wednesday •t ally tiliscotidat in the plaintiff at the time, and now
last Mr. D'EL;vit.hE's pupil (the fine groupe of f, to bring it for Ward., as inferring a total forfeiture of
1 girls whom he has tau lit to dame so beautifully) . wage's tor a; voyage both out and house. . ,
had a benefit. A' !umber was spread that he would - Lord Ei-
__L,,,liNeellonGfi liel, however, that it ,was
himself pocket the profits. This rumour he im.. j all One contract, and that ho. new contract having
peted to M. DES HAYES, and solerenly denied the. beet's smade, a violation during any part ofit,.woisid
a
fad: The girls had an overtfewing Theatre. They serve
are ndw on their return to London'. j . A witness wits then adduced for the defendant, to
.............. . prove the alnii.tiLlS spirit evinced by the plaintiff,
- EXTRACT OF A LETTER. and by, others" ot tile. crew; while the French pri-
Ised was still in .i h
" CADIZ, NOV. 29.—Nothing interesting iias.oc-:., . vateer whom they Lid repo , ,gt. ,
The eiidence, 'however,
~was not git':en with that
letter.of the t6tt current
ciarred s nee my last to you i ,
temper; or s erring 'disinterestedness 'as to the issue
1 excepti;ig the very sanguinary battle of Ocana, be,
of the, suit, whlch could satisfy- the Court of. its '
tweets the French and Spaniards a few Particulars
and .impartiality. On. his cross-exainination
only of which yet are known The general opinion truth
too, the 'witness was oblheed to .-tdinit that,,in con-
as to the result is; that it was nearly e4nally dc_ too,
the wound which the plaintiff received
stradive on both sides. The number reported to
have been killed between them is 16,000 4nm. - r from a pistol fired at him by the defendant, though,
but,
" The Spanish infantry behaved like heroes, -In the witness alleged, loaded only with powder and
wadding, itie plaintiff was confined for seven weeks;
. unfortunately, their cavalry being but raw and bad.-
ly mounted, instead of rendering that assistance t and that, while the plaintiff was lying.apparently
lifeless on 'the deck, in cousequence ot this wound,
which was greatly needed, failed. The consequence
the defendant seized the other pistol, loaded in. a si-
Was, that the rest of. the forces were intimidated,
and a general dispersion was occasioned. Fad it radar manner; and swore that he would blow out
not been for this miscondua of the horse, there s the brain, of any other than on .board who might so
would nu- have remained a single Frtuchinan alive; e°hll‘l6t himself. -
victory flaying already been shouted by the Spanish On a, suggestion by the Learned Judge, it was
infantry. . . agreed that no more should be heard of the case;
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The hadbehaviour of the cavalry Will of course that a redid should in this adion ho taken for the
plaintiff, and' ally- the assault should be referred to
lead to an inquiry,. and those hound guilty of coLv-:
. • , Mr i
• •• Gzelee.
ardice or treachery (thelatter is the most probable), . -
will.be shot. The infantry have rallied again, and, DECHAUNE AND OTHERS V. LANE.
according to the advises from La .Carolina, are c01,.t 'Mr. GARROW opened this case on behalf of the
lect e:_k 41 that neighbourhood to the • number' of Plaititills; who were the assignees of two bankrupts;
40,000 men, the •
one .being a_separate, and the other a joint corn-
t'. The new Government is extremely wive:—i missdn, in which it was alleged, but not proved,
The Ecclesiastical. President (the Bishop in partitus : there were many flagitious circumstances,' and that
of Laodicea) appears to be -a man exactly fit to go- ; the; refendant and his father; -were perhaps
vein them dining the present state of affairs. Cadiz .orittbined to aki very dishonestly towards their cre-
has a new COnlinanOtint,,_ t , ditors. 'He observed, that by the late Mt of Par
Gen&al Venegas *as sent purposely by the .-
liament,-Which is usually denominated Sir Samuel
Junta to put these people upon their mettle. Be- ' ROll-filly's Ad, a Commission of Bankruptcy aro-
fort, he
ift. their Regiments, and were displaying
arrived here, this place was full Of Officers, duced in Court) superseded the necessity of. proving
who hadle
that the party against whom it issued, had comnsitted -
their dazzling unitorms in the public walks. His I an aiSt of bankruptcy, unless a Defendant, in an
first care was, to order these Gentlemen immediately. adion -in which . Such bankruptcy Was diSPUted,
to join their respedive corps; his next was, to es should at the tirne.of pleading, give netioe that. he
tablish a regular police, and to send from hetice to should dispute the fad of an ad of bankruptcy having
the army all the idle inhabitants who could give no I been
.committed. Here the Defendant had origi-
rational account of themselves; and last night. he nally-pleaded without such notice, but that plea had
issued an order for every Spaniard in Cadiz, whether` been abandoned ; the Defendant had pleaded de
Merchant or tradesman,- or of whatever description, nova, and accompanied themew plea with such tw-
it between 14 and 60 years of, age) to enrol them- tiee, therefore the .id of bankruptcy west be proved,
selves as volunteers." Upon this there was a question between the At-
We hare another letter from•Cadii, witted by torney-General and Mr. Garrow, who should'
sa Officer of the British Army, suartered at T3a, I take the.burthen of. proving the ad of' bankruptcy ?
dajos. It is dated-one day later than the Preaed-: Lord ELLEarteROUGH held, that the construction'
ing, and mentions, that it was. daily' expeded that .16 beptit upon the ;.ACt was, that the givin of no-
the. army would withdraw - either :to Abrantes or lice at the. time of delivering in the plea, - that the
Lisbon. at of bulkroptcy would be disputed, did not, shift
the ordinary mode of i.f001; it only,made that proof
teeklssary,. -which, but for the notice, the Ad (Lis-
, penned with,, but Which., with the notice, the Ad
called for.. That burthen 'was upon the Plaintiff be-
fore the AO,- and, the notice being given, the same
burthen remained on the Plaintiff after the Ad. The
Plaintiff therefore must, its this case, prove the ad
of bankruptcy.
This knocked Up the Plaintiff's Case in this ac-
tion, for he had no witness who could -prove the
ads of bankruptcy, in
.question,- except those who
were interested +n increasing the funds out of which
the debts were to be paid; and such witnesses were
not competent, and therefore' the Plaintiffs were

Yesterday Lord HAnildwnr, and 'the Hon. Mr.
RYDER, had a long coriference.
A letter from a Gentlepan at Malta,.to his friend
in 'Glasgow, dated 22d 06tober, says, ", We have
all been taken aback by the death of Sir ALEXANDER
BALL. Fie.died on the 20th inst. aged 52 years.--,r
He was rather devoted to the Maltese interest, but
he was certainly in the right. We, British, are too
apt to despise foreigners ; he fOund it necessary, to
_prate& them 'as he did. They, however, are an
ungrateful set of wretches; their bigotry .would not
permit that their bells should-be rung at, his fune-
ral ; even his leniency seemed to make them disre-
spea hint. We buried- him yesterday ; he was laid
in a fort-close to that in which Sir Jinx!! ABER.
CROMSY lies, The Man of War and Cavaliers (two
dominatin forts) fired minute guns, and 1 1 pieces
of artillery fired three rounds over his.grave. We
are all in mourning for a month, an .0 all pAlie
amusements are suspended for eight days atter the
funeral, He was most exemplary in virtue, ho-
nour, honesty, and friendship, and died embalmed
i in our tears, and wafted to heaven in our sighs."'

nodsuited.

GWYNE V. JURDINE.
Mr. GAtinow stated thii.to be an aetion for an in-
jury done to the Plaintiff's vessel` by that of the Dc-
fendant, while it passed Gravesend Reach.
There appeared upon the evicience,no doubt what-
ever of the lad.of the injury, and the amount of it
was's4l,

But the defence set up.by Mr.IYIARRYAT was that
y the statute of the sth of Geo. 11. C, 20,
.it %%as
rovided, that no foreign vessel (and this was a SW a-