The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-07 00:00:00

,LITERARY NOTICE.

MEMOIRS of the LIFE of JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE,
Esq. Including a HISTORY of the STAGE, from the time
of GAR RICK to the- present period.--By JAseEs BOADEN,

Esq.
Nibil rnetus in vultu : gratia oris supererat.
" BONUM trlnv it facile crederes, MAoxiym libenter."
'nen% in v. ,igrid.
" This was the noblest ROMAN of them all."
• SHAXSPEARE:
In two volumes.

T.LIE STAGE forms sA important a part of our
pational amuSernent, and is attended with such

beneficial-results, in-prsen-titl.-,, goad examples, i

. ,
regulating the passions, and io polishing the man,
ners of a people, that it must always prove an
object of interesting curiosity, and is well 'en-
titled .to the attention of the Statesman, and the
protection 'of the Government. • GARt; les, as far
as tradition reaches, and it extends to the period
of BETTERTON 81141 BOOTH, Upon_ SatiSfiiCtOry
grounds, .was the greatest itOtor thin country, or
perhaps any other, ever beheld. Ilk genius was
not confined to one province of the Drama, and
the only matter in dispute was in which lie chiefly
manifested his excellence. He lived too at a
period when
_many of his contemporaries were
.acknowledged to he. great actors; but none were'
ever brought into competition with hint.;, such was
the universal estimate of his merit. All the wits,
scholars, and critics of his thne, bore testimony
to his pre-eminent merit, .1-1",1 WHITE:I" ol the
Poet-laurer,t, a sound scholar, a correct judge,
and an elegant poet. in adriri,sinlT, (..J;ANItICK,
says, indeed rather hypt.rbo/ivally,

"11 Nation's taste depends on you,
"Perhaps a Nation's virtue top."
pilunenlLL, a severe judge„ and 'a vigorous poet,
lit reviewing the Actors of his.dny gives the palm
!O GARR ICI(' and there ran he :to doubt that he
eserved ail the tributes that Were paid to his
unrival!ed powers. The subject of these .me-
meirs, after an interval of many years,frorn the
retirement of GA R RICK , me forward .with great
talents, and in the tragic province may be said to
haVe been the chief Actor of time. Mr.
BOA DEN has traced his progress with laudable
industry, and examined his merits with judg-
ment and acumen. 1-;e has pointed out
his peculiar excellencies, and thotrgh he has
written with the pen' of friendship,: he has,nof
overlooked his peculiarities. As one,
proof of the merit of Mr. Kr.woLp, his sfyie and.
manner ma v--be said to have formed the model
for his contemporaries in -general, The first of
the mottos introduced by our Author, in his
title-page, justly applies in general. to the
meter of. Mr. KEMDLE, but thi' second more im-
mediately refers to the peculiarity of his prates::
sional merit, as in the representation of Ro_
MANS that merit was chiefly conspicuous. Mr.
KEIII nr.c possessed great personal advantages,..a
'manly .F tilt ore, an expressive face, and a marking
eye. 11%. was chiefly defective in voice, but he
managed it with singular judgment and effect.
The country is indebted to him for a vast imprint.,
tnent in Costume and Scenery. Mr. BOA nEN..,haS
Omitted nothinlung that CoUld tend to t honour
of his subject, moral and intellectual. The pre-;
sent work- may be considered as the best. TH EA-
TRICAL RECORD since the days. of. COLLEY
CIBDER, and his APOLOGY, with the omission of
that memorable and Most interesting period in
which GAR RICK was _lord. of .the .ascendant ; a
period when our author must have been /no young
to be able to form any Opinion on the transcendatit
merits of that great actor. And here we cannot
help observing, that Mr. BOADEN has neverthe-
less ventured to form an opinion, and to compare
GARRICK with KEMBLE, and even in some in-

stances to give the preference to the latter, though
it is impossible that. he could have had any op-
portunity of deciding upon their comparative
merits. Indeed we think, that Mr. RoADEN is
somewhat disposed to undervalue the merit of
Gmtutcx. We shall cite one instance which we
read with regret. Speaking of GARRICK'S rejec-
tion of some plays, that were afterwards success-
ful, he says—" The true reason in all those of
his coldness was, that the female interest predo-
!minated—that Mrs. CtuaiAt would have certainly
overwliehned him"!!! As Mrs. CHEWER died
before our time, we shall not imitate Mr. BOA.
!DEN in deciding upon her merits, as he does
upon those of G AR RICK, bllt, relying. upon
CHURCH ILL and the: testimony. of many sound
Critics ‘diom we'kriew, we presome that the
powers of Mrs. CIBBER were limited, and that
she was rather likely to he 4‘ overwhelmed"
br GA It CK'S superior and irresistible ex 7
cellence. Ile performed with her in more ar-
duous characters, those of SDAKSPEA RE and OT-
WAY. than those which Mr. ROAD EN has mention-
ed,viz. Lary/ Randolph, Cleone, Mandane,
The Orphan of China), yet there is no record of
her power to " overwhelm" him. We hope that
this passage will be omitted inf(t)rbefhuetinurseeditions
of thiS work. The miscellaneous nature of these
volUmes renders. it difficult for us to select ox-
tracts,even
yiis,
oitaf
Thaitwme
rh.aid3
6,r:torTlN
has All we
given a very
in-
teresting history of his own theatrical times, and
has raised a . noble monument to the merriory of
Illtiiisssfiteienn:Ll((i:dmincLartl..d
tio'llreirlsvoArikA,J
MAJESTY,
re/.
bellished with an excellent engraving, by C.
NER, from the accurate and animated pencil of
Sir Tilos. LAWRENCE. One passage we shall c:te
on what is reported to have P"t''sed in an- jitter-
view with which Mr. KEMBLE was honoured by
his, present Majesty, because it had been told ht,
A manner much less favourable to Mr: KEMBLE.

and. we _therefore insert it in justice• to his
memory :
• . .
••"Joiikan objected to Garrick's being adMitted into hid club :
"He will disturb us," Raid he, "by his buffoonery." He
would rkit'haVe'ObjeCted to Mr. Kemble. The 'notions formed
,by these great actors, of the art they prOfessed, were totally -verse. Mr. Garrick carried its exercise into social mimicry, and
the eternal 'desire-to govern the muscles Of every being with
which he came in contact. He would play: Pwich rather than
not be acting; and seek an audience to his merriment among
the servantm, if their.masters were too desperately. grave for
rim to'venture to break in upon them. This is to be a come-
than ; a mind of courpleilbrial hilarity, happy alone in the ex-
`ercise of its powers. Such also was the mind of Henderson ;
he assumed to himself the proiver of 'entertaining, not as a task,
but a privilege, and poured himself out,ip the-most ludicrous
delineations of life, in all' its endless diversity. Mr. Kemble
would have thought himself Athxzatied..:lay arty '-ethibitinns
of.; such—a nature"; he was' IMpress'ed with a higher sense
of the dignity and - utility of his ar4•and, had. notTfound it
SO easily acquired`, as to be an object of sport and momentary
assumption he,,, therefore, put on the aetor.only with the dress
of the theatre, and was contented in society with such distinction
as the scholar and the gentleman could acquire. He carried this
feeling to a very unusual extent; for he could rarely be brought
every to recite in company ; but would very calmly tako down
the book for you, whitth contained a remarkable passage, and
tell you to read it for yourself. He was honoured by the Prince
of Wales with invitations to Carlton House,' and distinguished
by attentions as tasteful as they were gracious. On one ocett-
sten, his Royal Highness, I have heard, 'smilingly said to Mr.
Kemble--" I am afraid that, before so correct a.spealser of Ilie
English language, I have mispronounced occasionally during
our conversation." •I deed ! with great fraulcuess,•" indeed
no, Sir," replied Mr. Kemble, " I have heard hut a single word
in which I at all differ from your Royal Highness; and about
that people are allowed to differ ; the word oblige; which I
pronounce iri the English, and not in the French way." It is
to be remarked, with respect to the pronunciation attributed to
the illustrious speaker, 'that Sheridan; in 'his dictionary, 'gives
both the modes of speaking the word, without an absolute pre-
ference, or deciaion—oblige:--and dblege. It is added that, on
a subsequent visit, the Prince condescended to take a pinch of
snuff froth the gold box with which he had presented Mr.
Keuthle, and sportively remembered the word in question, by
saying, " I am obliged to you, Mr. Kemble.
We. beg have, however, to ek preSs our total
disbelief that JOHNSON ever objected to Gmt.
niches admission into his Club. under .the idea
that, he would disturb it by " buffoonery." Dr.
1116t4ikr,- one of the earliest and most itititmite
friends;. of GA MUCK; Ste led that- GA RIIICk
had assured hirn that though: he. bad so
often appeared before all the world, and had
been ndrnitted into the highest- so6elies in Eu-
rope, Potentates, Sze. &c. he never • could over=
come the awe which JOHNSON'S grert t poWPTS
exi
cited, or forget the relation that
.had origina,lly
Pxicfrd het iveen then) in early life, Ilint of
Master and Scholar. We' rietid sand morn';
GARH ICK never could have given w.ay to a luxu-
riant imagination in the presence of JonstsoN, so
far as to justify the reported prohibition of the
latter, and LlOtissosi never 'could have denied
himself the iregulated sallies of htnnour and
.enlivening. pleasantry of one who had..." gladden,
ed life," to adopt
,his own .account of GAR K
and .who teas the animating principle of private •
society, as well 'as the pride, admiration, and des.
light .of his country..

PROSPECT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.NEAR THE
OLD CHURCH, CHELSEA.
Mts.. Coss respectfully informs the Gentry,
Merchants, and her Friends in general, that she
has accommodation for Three snore Young La,
dies .as Boarders. She hopes that the flattering
success she has met with for more then 30 years,'
in :educating the daughters of some of the first
families in the country.and vicinity Of• London,,
to:whoM references may be had, Will be no'small
rceOmmendation 'to' those Ladies anti GenilemPu
who may honour her with their patronage. The!.
house stands in a very airy and healthy .par's
of
Chelsea. Terms : The Young Ladies are boarded,
and taught the English and French Languages
with grammatical purity and correctness, History,
and Needlework, for 30 guineas per annum,
washing included ; Parlour Boarders, 52 guineas
a-year ; Day
.Boarders, 31 guineas per quarter ;
and Day Scholars, 2 guineas. No entrance-moues/ requested. Masters of eminence attend for Music,
Drawing, Geography and Astronomy, Writing,
and Arithmetic.—Wanted a Young Lady, of. a
docile disposition, as half-boarder; also a House-
maid. Mrs. CROSS may be spoken with, .or di.
rested to, at her Seminary, 5, Lawrence-street,
Cheynewalk, Chelsea. This Establishment con-
sists but of a small and select number of Ladies.

DISCQVF.Ity OF ANCIENT CRTEIi TABLETS RE-
LATIVE To 11 ustc.—The doubtful character of all known
accounts relative to the music of the ancient Greeks, and the
obscurity in which the subject is consequently involved, render
interesting, in a peculiar degree, the discovery of two docunients
of high antiquity and unquestionable authenticity, with the par-
ticulars ofwli ich we here present Our readers, the documents to
which we allude are two metal tablets, of a date 709 years before
the Christian era, on which is engraved, in. ancient Greek, an
aecount of a Music Feast at Epyrm (Corinth), in the third year
of the sixteenth Olympiad, or in the year before. Christ, 709, by
Lapis, of Hermione. An important addition to the history of
ancient Greek music is thus furnished, interesting alik4 to the
antiquary and to the lover of the art, anti which throats more
light upon its nature and character in thOse early ages, than all
the labours of the numerous writers upon this subject. A most
elaborate account, with the comments and historical memo:.
randi attached, by the celebrated Profess:or Murchard, of
.Berlin, 'whose nephew, M. Kraiitmann, was the fortunatedis-
coverer of these interesting relics of antiquity, is published in
the last number of the llarmoiticon.
About ten days ago, soiree labourers, '‘who were
employed' by the Right Hon. Thomas Wallace, iii cutting a
drain through part of ' his estate, called Wytlen Eals, near
.Haltwhistle, Northumberland, came
,in contact, with what aP.
peered to be an oak tree ; and as it impeded their progress, they
had recourse to an'axe to cut it out, when to their surprise it
proved to be a coffin. 'After that, they took out the reinains'of
four more, in one of which there was part of a skull. The work.
men passed several coffin laying north and south, very near
each other, at about 'five feet below the surface. Circumstances
,would seem to indicate that a ,cemetary•had once been -here, t.ut.
at what remote period is very uncertain. There is no building
(nor are there any ruins) near the place, except the remains 'of
what appears to have been a cottage, and•a modern farm-hou4.
Featherstone Castle, the property,of ' the Right Hon. T. Wal-
lace; Blenkinsnpp Castle, belonging to ,f,ieut.-Ctil. Coulson ;
and Bellister Castle, the prthieity of Mr..kiraOpp, ate nearly
equidistant from the pfa4 witere the coffins were found. The
most perfect of the•c-qfins has been forwarded to .John Adam-
son, Esq. F.A.S. NeviCastle-Upon-Tyne, with a view to its
being placed aiming the curiosities belonging to the Antiqua-
rian Society of that town. • Its workmanship is of the most rude
order, which unquestionably is a proof of its great antiquity.

The carpet-weavers of Kilmarnock have struck work for an
advance of wages, and• the masters are advertising for othei-
werkmen.—(Glasowe F,ee Press.)

TIIE REVENUE.
TRIAL OF WILLIAM PROBERT. - '.--7'.'",!....--7.- . .
3\ o- -5- , • . ,
•
.
. . . . .
OLD BAILEY-(Tuts DAy.) LiIBSTRACT of the N.7'T PRODUCE of the BEVENUE.:.Of tlie;427-PPITAIN, iv-the Years ended sth :April. 1g24, and sth April, 189 -
.
- . . . '' ' - '''"di...iimi-dAin-6,‘Ehe 4iiiir t&-5... ''..'--:•'... .., - .
•• -These Sessions commenced this morning before
, . ~.. Quarters erxl4l.", • :-..:,
_ii ::. .:. ': . _- . 1_ .- '''''•'--
I%ord Chief Justice ABBOTT, 'Mr. justice PAnz, . ----: •• • - '- - • - ::Vidirended ',.::„ A -., Year ended
sth July, Oth October, sth january, '-', sth Afxril,-;- - sth April, ~.• sth July, 10th October, sth January, sth April, sth April,
. the LORD MAVOR, Aldermen, &c. at the Justice • 1323. -• 1823. . 1824. '...` -.1624.;:-''' 1g24. • 1124.
.. 1824. 1825. 1825. 1823.
..
Customs - - - .
Excise - - - - - - - X 2,095,420 X 3,343,25- - £2,j;53,341 4.'2;187,556 -r10,484,378 - X1;997,070 x 3,240,272 X 2,814,841 X 2,277415 , X 10,329,358
Hall, in the Old Bailey.
5,618933 6,634118 5,1;47132, _5396,3.65 23,606,553 5,963,333 7,113,017 6,640,563 5,575,448 25,292,366
On the Judges taking their seats at ten o'clock, Stamps - - - - - - - 1.629,01 1,611,945 1,556,810 ;-,1,66.i,796_ 6,454,56- '
1,691,388 ' 175u,660 1,636,032 1,714;819 6,802,119
Taxes under the Management of the Commis-
the above prisoner was put to the bar on an in- sioners of Taxes, including Arrears of Property 2,631,415 749,614 1,946,0114 - -533,382 5,860,495 1,918,672
363,000 . 381,00.0 356,090 1,413 )
34r;:090608 1,989,018 477,396 4,866,064
Post Office - - - - - - 333,000 366,900 387,000 1,475,000
-16,073 ' 13,646 - - -14,450-
dictment charging him with stealing on the 16th ls. 6d. and 4s. in the pound on Pensions - 12,471 • 21.014 11,271 14,639 17,576 64,50
56:.0640: „ pi 7,00(
Hackney-Coaches and Hawkers and Pedlars 5,700 •15,609 27,380 • " -3,700 -- 52,380 5,809 18,900 28,734 3,700 57,134
of February a black mare, the property of An- Crown Lands - ' 426
- - - - - - 486 - . . 480 • ~ . 91;6 • - 486 - -
Small of the King's Hereditary Revenue
drew Meredith, of Rewell, in Gloucestershire. 2,274 700- .1,205 ,- ,- 4.269 2,277 500 . 2,411 22 5,210
Surplus Fees, Regulated Public Offices - 133 13,719 • 18,649 '' '.5,121 " 37,622" 161 17,000 17,605 8,363 - 43,129
The prisoner addressed the Court, and begged , - • 1 • • -
Total Ordinary Revenue - - 123319,362 12,953,512 " 12,053,341 LlO 10 850 .48 061 065 11,946,020 13,018,094 13,508,873 10,461,539 48,935,426
to postpone his trial, as he had been unable to Repayment by Austria - - - _ • / 5..5 ' , •
. 5 /
- - --
7r)1163/7 ' 1,733,333 2,500,000 • - -
Imprest and other Monies - - - 70,198 108,038 33,047 " 40;324 251,607 42,560 30,956 62,182 51,028 186,726
procure Counsel, not having more than IL 3s. 6d., . .
- -
Total Revenue - - - - 12,389,560 13,961,550 ' 13,425,055 'll 936- 'O7 r 0 riq ro 11,989,480 13,049,050 , 13,571,055- 10,512,567 49,122,152
n his possession.. , 5 W . .4 1 ' '.l -....
. ~ . , . .
: Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT said all the Court Applied as Consolidated Fund - - . 11,521,821 11,360,840 13,131.970 - 11,735 070 47 739 701 11,017,485 11,201,692 13,571,013 10,404,673 46,194,863
To pay off Exch. Bills charged on the Ann. Duties 863 756 1 710 710 ' 290,0115 . ' :19"'• 37 3,(J0b'98
I. , . 0 970,138 1,843,395 42. 104,894 2,9111,469
cauld do was to assist his Counsel on points of Applied as part of the Ways and Means of t4Year • 3,983 ' '
_ 3,000' - :9,000 15,0113 1,357 , 3,063 - 3,000 8,820
.
--..1. .
law, but it could go no further. TOTAL . .' . 12;:1;3,560' 13,061,550 13,425,055 " ,11',936,507' 60,812,672 11,939,480 13,049,050 13;571,055 10512,567 49,122,152
- - .. -- --. .............,...- -

The Prisoner.—Then, my Lord, will you let
my trial stand over for a few hours?
:Mr. BARRY here rose and said, he would, with
their Lordships' permission, conduct the defence.
The COURT assented, and the prisoner, who
wa* dressed in a black coat, light breeches, and
top boots, was put upon his trial.
Mr. BOLLAND conducted the case for the pro-
secution, and stated the case to the Jury. He
called the following witnesses :

ABSTRACT of 1,
ended sth .4pr

die NET PRODUCE Of the REVENU;
1824, and sth April, 1825, sheai

EOf GREAT .BRIT.4IN in the Year; and
ing the Increase or Pecpease on each head

2narters
'hci•er/:

Years ended April 5. • - Qrs. ending stl) April. • De-
• - Increase. a:crease. i . 4,---- -- • - Increase.: crease.
1824. 1 1825. ' • 1824. - = 1825.. -
....._
X. IX. X. X. I - . X. :''. X. • •X. X.
Customs . 10,485,57810,329,398 ,- : 155,180 Customs - . - £ 2,187.556 2,277,215- 89,659'
Excise - . 23,696,553 '25,292,366 1,595,813 : Excise - - 5,396,365 5,575,448 179,083
Stamps - . 6,454,562 6,802,119 347,537 , Stamps - - - 1,665,7f,t6 - 1,714,1119 ' 49,023
Post Office - 1,413,000 1,475,000 62,000 ' : Post Office - 356,000. .. n 7,000 31,000
Taxes - 5,860,495 4,866,084 - 994,411 1 Taxes 533,38,2 477,39 f; - 55,936
Miscellaneous 403,484 357,185 - - 46,299 ' ',Miscellaneous ••- 64;0756 80,639 16,614
Repayment by Repayment by
Austria - 2,500,000 - 0 - 2,500,000 Austria - 1,733,333 - - , 1,723,333
50,812,672 ;49,122,152 2,005,3703,1195,800 11,936,507 10,512,567 365,379 1,789,319
Deduct Increase - . 2,005,370 Deduct IncreaSe - - 365,379
Decrease on the Year . 1,690,520. - Deereas2 on the Quarter - 1,423,940

Andrew Meredith Miller, of Rewell, Glou-
cestershire.—On the 16th of Feb. I had a black
mare in my possession ; on the 17th the prisoner
called at my house .twice ; I missed her on the
Friday morning, and, in consequence, I went and
watched the premises of the prisoner's mother for
two nights. I had seen the prisoner there for
the previous two months. I then went to Col-
burn, thence to Gloucester and Cheltenham, and
at length to London, having been to Hampshire
and Newbury. The mare was found in London.
I saw her at Bow-street, in the custody of Ellis,
the Officer. There was considerable alteration in
her appearance ; she seemed distressed; her
mane and tail had. been cut ; the mare was with•
cut the Court at the
.present moment.
Cross-examined.—Could swear to the mare
cut of a thousand.

No.
An ACCOUNT of the PRODUCE qf the EXCi
Years and Quarters ended sth of April, 1824, a.
crease on each Head thereof.

SE DUTIES of GREAT BR
51/1 of April, 1825, akezing the

Years ende'

sth April,

Increase.'

Decrease)

Quarters ended A Aril
1824. 1825.

1324.

1825.

Auctions
Beer - -
Bricks and Tiles
Candles
Coffee and Cocoa
Cyder, Perry, and 1
Verjuice -
Glass - -
Hides and skins
Hops -
Licences .
Malt -
Paper -
Pepper
Printed Goods

£235,782
2,9:19,296
399,742
383,176
419-,798
41,937
484;734
321,67 k
22,424

£309,697
3,113,172
472,791
400,029
367,941
38,997
558,445
370,163
186,943

X 73,915
113,876
73,0-49
22,853

Auctions '

Beer - -
Bricks and Tiles
IGlndles

1:54-,957
772,f:74
52,900
135,577
100,095
-9,186
128,527
85,1715

£8.1,012
873,951
.57,937.
151,877
61,19-1
8;157
.149;297
98,087,
11.1,3501
7,858!
137,90-11
137.,249~3 562
132,:)991
277,414.
955,8171
582,71i1
15,979
d-10

2✓,95u
101,277
(„067
16,100

51,8571
2,940!

73,f161
48,488
16-1,519

736;921
2,938,207
556,658
1-18,855

654,1;16
3,475,883

487,676
46,938
2,617
210,842

32,305

Coffee and Cocoa
Cyder, Perry, and )
Verjuice -
Class - -
Hides and Skins
Hops -
Licences
Malt - -
raper - -
,Pepper -
Print-ea Goods

Mary Meredith swore that she never gave the
prisoner liberty to take the mare away. This
witness also proved seeing the prisoner in the
neighbourhood of his residence about the time in
question.

Salt -
Soap - -
Spirits IllorirteTcrhn
Starch -
Stone Bottles -
Sweets -
Tea -
Tobacco and Snuff
Vinegar
Wine -
Wire

454,1311

268,765
1,104,801
2,644,583
2,277,327
64,259
2,932

Andrew Meredith, the son of the prosecutor,
proved the prisoner coming to his father's resi-
dence, and asking where the close was where he
kept the mare. The prisoner came into the stable
while the witness was taking off the gear. Wit-
ness saw him there on the Thursday, and on
going the next morning. to the close, he found the
mare gone. This witness also swore positively to

11,462
3,402,317
2,615,828

603,594
151,472

664,981
128,709
'1,10,798.
3,012,405
2,667,560
61,928
3,128

140,051:'

.1A:13,197
387,1422
390.233

75,522
97,7(j0
138,1334
41,377
65,931
70;777
23f3,,11/3
918,885
594,932]
15,49131

20,776
12.911
114,35 C

38,901
1,329

2,331

1

40,114

410 89
1,033,950'
7,746

10,573
3,398,334
2,513,293
47,054
924,749
8,111

102,511,

salt- • -
Soap -
-tnirhs ( British
' (Foreign
'Starch - -
Stone Bottles -
Sweets - -
Tea - -
Tobacco and Snuff
Vinegar -
%iTine - -
Wire

1,399
1158,AAi
en2,lBc
10,609
247,18 h
1,760

1,848
874,357
610,650
12,885
1f28,1:99
1,954

66,461

129,g01

41,021;
'3;;,f)32

481

idt
15,891.

1,c415
7,815

23,696,553

25,292,366:

70,777

12,201

71,526

2,25(

2,111,9101

516,097

.L•);J~v ~1;J~)Y

Deduct Decrease -

516,097

leduct Decn

5,575;44n1

593,37 g

7cas,z

Increase on the Year

324,295

1,595,8131

crease na t 1

Le Qilarter

113,487

324,29 i

170,08(11

tho mare being his father's property.
James Stammers, hostler to Mr. Francis, of
Phlll-imore-place, Kensington, proved the pri-
sonor's coming to his master's premises, &c. in the
precise words that he used at Bow-street.

An ACCOUNT Of the INcamE and CHARGE upon
the 511: day of Ap,

CONSOLIDATEDhe FUND, in the Quarters ender]
rih 1821 Una 1825.

Qrs. ended April 5.

INCOME.

The other witnesses called to bring home the
charge to the prisoner, gave precisely the seine
evidence as at Bow-street. _

Customs - -
Excise - - _
Stamps
Post Office
Taxes - -
Miscellaneous - - -
Repayment of Aust:ia -

1824.

The case for the prosecution having closed,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE addressed the pri-
sover as follows:

,‘ Wm. Probert, the case for the prosecution
having now closed, this is the time for you to
no.ke your defence; if vou have any thing to say,
you will now do so, and. the Court will hear you."
The Prisoner now rose, and holding a written
piper in his hand, proceeded to read from it at
very considerable length. He did not deny the
fict, but strongly called on the Court and the
country at large. From the dreadful circum-
stance with which his name had been associated,
he had scarcely been able to set his foot in any
litilge,.hamlet, or town, without having his feel-
ings agonized. Distress had marked his every
movement, and an outcast of society, and penny-
less, he was driven to commit the act for which
Ile was now called .upon to answer. The pri-
soner concluded by throwing himself upon the
tn,rev of • the Court.

To Cash brought to this Account, to re-
place the like Sum issued out of the
growing produce of the Consolidate&
Fund in Ireland, for Public services.

1825.

1986,118
5,396,3d5
1,1465,796
356,000
533,382
64,076
1,733,3331

2,109,321
5,575,448
1,714,819
387,00
477.396
C 0,689

11,735,0701

Qrs. ended April 5.

1824.

19,404,673

The 1,011.0 CHIEF JUSTICE, In summing up
the evidence to the Jury, dwelt most strongly
on the strong facts adduced in evidence
against tfie prisoner, particularly his being' proved
to have been in the neighbourhood for a period
of two or three months, but actually at the house
of the prosecutor on the very night previously to
the robbery, and his asking where the mare was
kept. His giving a false name, and his being
known to the family, were also facts that ren-
dered, if.true, the prisoner's guilt still more clear,
and if the Jury were of opinion that the evidence
against the p,risoner was deserving of credit, his
Lordship did not see how they, the Jury, could
do otherwise than find him guilty. lf, however,
they had any.reasonable doubt on their minds,
they would-give the prisoner the benefit of it;
and with these observations he should leave the
case in their hands.

293,3421

251 35f

.12,01U;412!10,659,029

THE ARMY.

[From TUESDAYS GAZETTE.]
Commissions in the Wiltshire Militia.

Walter Coleman, Esq. to be Captain ; Peter Harvey Lovell,
Esq. to be ditto.
Commissions in the Leicestershire Local Militia Regiment.
Major Robert Clarke to be Lieut.-Colonel; ligamucl Oliver,
jun. Esq. to be Major, vice Clarke, promoted.

The Jury consulted for four rninutevond then
found the prisoner Guilty—Death.
The prisoner, on hearing the verdict of the
Jury, turned round, and, with a look of utter
despair and,vrobling lips, attempted to speak,
but his feelings. were toomuch overcome, and the
• officer took his7arm:.tol lead him from the bar,
. and, while icy t..% act of doing so, the prisoner
e bowed to the ;Jury and the Court.

GENERAL ALEXANDER. EARL OF BALCARRAS.--.The
late Earl of Bateams entered the service on the 15th of July,
1767, as an Ensign in the 53d regiment of foot ; was promoted
on the 28th January, 1771., to a company in the 42d regiment;
and obtained, o❑ the 9th of December, 1775, a Majority in the
534 foot. He was appointed, on the oth of October, 1777,
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 24th foot ; was made, on the 13th of
February, 1782, Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the 71st
regiment of infantry ; and placed, on the 25th of March, 1783,
on half-pay. He obtained, on the 27th of August 1789, the
Colonelcy of the 63d foot ; and was appointed, on the 20th of
November, 1792, Colonel in the Army. He obtained, on the'
12th of October, .7793, the rank of Major-General ; was raised,
on the Ist of January, 1793, to the rank of Lieutenant-General;;
and on the 25th of September, 1803, to that General.

1825,

BELZONI.

morning about 00i:o'clock,
fine. boy, six:yeara old, was amusing iiirnSelf at the rat
figqt viindow of his father's;lllr. Griffiths, 'a jeweller, in:
liani's-terrace,' Kennington, ,tire child accidentally fell out a
.11eight of 15. feet, and, pitching on his: head, fractured his
thall in a dreadful 'ilia:ier: The little sufferer was-nrornently
ittiiied away fOr medical advice a senseless state. • -

We deern.it a due tribute to departed worth,
as well as an, act of justice and humanity, to inform our Readers,
that on Monday last the interesting examples of ancient Paint-
ing, discovered in one of the tombs of the Kings of Thebes by
the late ingenious and enterprising BELZ 0 N I, was opened again
to the Public, for the benefit of his afflicted widow. The pre-
mises* on whiCh the tomb is now erected (No. 28, Leicester-
squarei, being more extensive than those at Bullock's Museum,
where its was originally exhibited in the life-time of our adven-
turoui traveller. Mrs...BEIZONI has been able to add another
apartment to the suite, which has excited great additional inte-
rest. We think the effect of the whole very striking, and that
the lights by which the chambers are illuminated have been
very judiciously distributed. We understand also, from good
authority,' that the colours are very faithfully given. The de-
sign c.mnot fail to be so, since each figure represented in the
tomb was originally moulded in wax from that at Thebes, by
Mr. BELZON I himself. When we reflect that the numerous
objects here represented are accurate specimens of what Egyp-
tian painting and sculpture was capable of effecting, little less
than three thousand years ago, we cannot but consider this sin-
gular exhibition as one of very considerable interest as a wore
of art ; and as affording, at the same time, an excellent exatnp:e
of the sepulchre of an Egyptian Monarch.* We would parti-
cularly call the attention of the Public to the outlines, which a e
given in the last chamber, from one of the apartments lit un-
finished in the original tomb, as afibrding curious and un-
doubted examples of the mode of proceeding adopted by fie
Artists of Egypt. The outline, it will be seen, was first put in
with red, of a pale colour, then corrected with a stronger red,
and subsequently perfected, to the satisfaction of the Artist, in
a decided single outline in black. This finished, the sculpt° •
began to give the proper relief to the figures, and, that com-
pleted, they were coloured as we see theM. We havo no doubt
that all persons of
.taste, who have any. veneration for the sacred
relies of antiquity, will be highly gratified with this exhibition!;
hut we trust, that Were the attraction less, the claims of the
widow of such a man as BELZONI on a liberal and enlightened
Public would be fully sufficient to ensure to it patronage and
support. -

.11.. The beautiful alabaster sarcophagus, which was found by
Mr. Belzoni in this tomb, is, as our Readers know, in the pos-
session of Air. Soane, who purchased it for two thousand pounds
'from Mr. Salt, at whose expense the original tomb was exca-
vated from the mass of rubbish with which it was encumbered,
under the direction of the adventurous traveller who dis-
covemtl it. - ••

On
.Tuesday litBt the opening of the " NEW
CORN AND HOP EXMANOE," at Canterbury; was celebrated
by a Public Dinner, which was attended by upwards of 150
pe sons; consisting of the gentry, the principal farmers of that
and neighbouring places, •and the .Alembers of the CorporatiOn.'
Among - the company we observed Earl DARNLEY, Lord
CLIFTON, and Mr. LUSIIINGTON,The City .11einbers, Sir E.
KNATCIInuLI., one of the It epresentatives 'oldie County, and,
several distinguished individuals. The utmost harmony pre::
vailed during the evening ; several loyal and patriotic toasts
were drank with great enthusiasm. Songs, duets, glees, &c.
enlivened the company till a late hour. The viands, which were
of the best, were served by Mr.-Crx.mENTs, of the Rose Inn.
Tke Exchange, which, thr the occasion, was brilliantly illurui•-.
tutted with gas, had a very splendid effect„—The fifth amateur
HARMONIC SOCIETY'S CONCERT took place the same even-
ing at the Assembly Rooms, Canterbury, which, as well as
thcise preceding, was very numerously attended. The perform-
ances Of. the evening, under the superintendance of gentlemen
of great taste and abilities, were executed with..great skill and
judgment. d •

ST. SAVIOUR'S CHU RCII.---ThP worlanen are
proceeding with great spirit in the restoration of 'that fine spe_
clmen of pure Gothic architecture, St. Saviour's Church, South-
wark. The flint walls bave been. achninibly restored, and that
pin of the building which has been finished is only equalled in
tflect by the front of Westminster-hall: In repairing .the
choir, the workmen have dilcovered the remains of a magni.
ficent Gothic screen, which it is the intention of theparishioneri
to restore. The edifice is now well worthy of the attentionnf
the antiquary, and when it is completely festored,and the space.
before it is opened to form the approach -of the new London,
bridge; it will be one of the most splendid
.ornaments of the-
..
metropolis.

We Atli,
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°7l

MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.

ENGLAND.

April 11, LONDON. Nov. 40, 143, 241, 319,
329, 335.
COUNTRY. No.. 131, 243, 320, 373,
433, 473, 517, 536, 544/,
570, 574, 578, 701.
- 12, LONDON. Nos. 12, 23, 62, 100, 128,
299, 300, 307, 421, 479•
COUNTRY. No. 24, 67, 130, 145, 211,
263, 292, 427, 604, 626,
668. 714.
Wednesday, - 13, LONDON. No., 3, 11, 18, 19, 29, 47,
98, 237, 257, 334, 353,

Monday,

Tuesday,

435.
COUNTRY. Nos. 159, 213, 215, 232,
314, 344, 440, 442, 447,
477 647, 661.
Thursday, - 14, LONDON. Nos. 6, 18, 25, 34, 79,
194, 271, 299, 301, 326,
338, 499. Quart. Gan'
Court Fern. Sch. at 11.
COUNTRY. Nos. 110, 111, 153, 17%
178, 260, 278, 354, 397 p
531, 549, 591.
- 15, LormoN. No. 493.
COUNTRY. Nov. 28, 30, 55, 193, 479,
IWO, Cm
• •

Friday,

Satu►day,