Star.
London, England, 1814-11-04 00:00:00

THE KING V. K:Na V. SIIILPPERSON.

Thew were inclictnierys 315') naisuit, the.proprietors
of slaughter-houses in ‘Vrivick.l.ine, for like n,ii.
sance, and they were also I he referred i.c)
Mr. Montagu.

CCURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

BO I O. CUAPMAN.

This was an act ',1.1 brought to recover.' /CM one.
bond given to stews the payment of that amount due
from Mr. Evans to Messts..Rothwell; but its pay:
anent was resisted en the ground that Mr. Evans had
been induced to Frocure this bond from 14father-in-
law, the Defendaa, to save bins from a prosecution
fur forgery.
Mr. Scrjeant SHEPHERD stated that Messrs. R.
were considerable creditors, and on attempting It) get
security for the payment of the money due to them,
it was stated that Mr. Elsworth, another creditor,
held a bill accepted by Evans, which was charged to
be a forgery. Whether this bill was a forgery or not
he should not enquire, because that bll never was
the property of the Plaintiff's. Re'pecting the bill.a
ciinstable had carainly been empliyed ; hut to prove
that such officer was not used to territ) Evans to pro-
cure the bond, he need only state that Evans re-
mained in the constable's custody on that ch irge
alter the Plaintiff had procured the bond. As that
was so, he maintained that he was entitled to a ver-
dict, for to deptive him of it, the fact must be shewn
that the bond was a corrupt bat zain, to sniathcr the
charge of forgery, with which •H: t:nd no-
thing to do ; that, in truth,. the Plaintiff bad coin-
pounded felony.
Mr. JoNv.s, the Plaintiff's attorney, prr:ved the exe-
cution of the bond the 13th of Octobet, 143, and
added, that when it was obtained, notbiag was said
about the forged bill. Atter procuring the bond Mr
Evans was lett as much in the constable's custody
respecting the bill held by Mr. Llsworth, as eve
he had been. Messrs. R. had nothing to do *hit Mr.
Elsavorth, nor had they ever rssessed the bill al-
!edged to have Im•en a forgery, or Any interest in that
Isecurity. Mr. Evans was the sou-in-law of Mr. C.
who gave the bond.
' Mr. Serjeant Va colt AN said, that the fact of some.
thing like a forgery having been charged against
Evans, was bin too strongly supported by.the fgct
of the parti;s• proceeding with a constable at their
elbow ; and it t!.e circumstance of such charge,were
made use of to induce Evans to get his lather to gin
the bond in question, th it was a corrupt trauSaction,
and he maintained that the validity of the instrument
was thereby destroyed. That such a charge was
made was now beyond dispute, for in consequence of
its being suspected, to use no harsher phrase, that a
variety of instruments which were out in the world
had been forged by Evans, that person went abroad,
and had not since been heard of ; but the question
for the Jury was, bad the charge cf forgery, on the
abandonment of that charge, been used to prevail on
Evans to get the band from his father-in-law ?
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Mr. CL:AI:KE S.,id that he had no doubt in his own
mind that the bill held by Elsworth was a forgery i
but lie advised Mr. Elsworth nut to prosecute for
:rich iorgery, as Mr.. C. had espres.ed• himself
ready to swear that the signature to the lad was his,
in the event of any prosecution against Evans being
instituted. But the expression ut that readiness did
not alter his opinion as to the fact of the for,:eri.
Mr. Chapman, jun. deposed, that on seeing idessrs.
R. about Evans's debt. they said that the rely war
to se' :le the business" would be to procure his la-
ther's bond for the plyment of the debt. Respecting
the bill, witness, instead of acknowledging di signa-
ture of Elsworth's bill being his, acknowledged the
bill, and promised to pay it in two or three days.--
The Bill held by Mr. Elswertn, however, certainly
was a forgery.
Chief Justice Crane, interrupting this ddence, said
that it availed nothing, tor so tar mom its a;spearing
that Messrs. R. had any thing to do with tut bill, or
arranging hs consequence of the bond to ahaiitlen the
prosecution for forgery. it was in proof t!:at Evans.
a(.er the bond had been pro cuied. aid remained its
the constable's custody.., respecing the forged bill.
The imputations cast on Messrs. Rothwell's conduct.
in their legal mode of proceeding to rect.ver security
for a legal debt, were destitute of foustlation, and
therefore the Plaintiffs were entitled to A verdict.—
The reason which induced Mr. ElswErth to abandou
the prosecution of Evans for the :orliery, was in proof.
"n,rnely, that the witness. young Chapman. had said
that he would swear at the Old 13aiit) that the sig-
nature was his, and after that intimation the Attor-
ney thought it would be. Taia to institute any
proceedings against Evans.—NirdicClur the Plaintiff
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THEATRES.

Miss WALSTEINt WllO has so long held the lead as
a tragic actress on the Dublin Theatre, is engaged at
Drury-lane, and is forthwith towaake her appearance
in one Qf SHAKESPEARE'S characters.
Mrs. M•GtairoN, late of the Covent-Garden Corn-
pany; is now performing at the Chester Theatre with
great success. She played Juketto Mr.C. KENIBLE'S
Romeo, on Tuesday last.
Mrs. JORDAN performed the characters of the Widow
Chterty and Donna Vicdanie, at the Stafford Theatre,
on Tuesday and Wednesday last week.
Mrs. MOUNTAIN still contiimes to.perform at the
Theatre at brussels, with great admiration.

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DaUAY-LANF.—The Play of " Riches" was acted
last night for the first time this season. KEAN, as
Lae, in the early part of the character was even
more happy than usual. The affected meekness, and
real meanness of the lurking villain, were pourtrayed
with singular felicity. When raised by the supposed
death of his brother to affluence, the raging thirst for
revenge which animates the emancipated slave, was
most ably depicted ; and in the scene with Sir
Maurice, in the last act, he was particularly admired,
At the moment when he beholds his brother rising,
as it were, from the dead, the horrible alarm which
he pictured, and the agony and dismay which marked
the exclamations-4, Save me 1 Save me !"—while
he sunk exhausted into a chair, were most admirable,
asnl the whole of his performance was exquisitely•fine.
;Ind effective. Mrs. EDWIN, as Lady rrec, was also
very successful ; and the other parts very fairly acted.
The house was crowded in every part.
COVENT-GARDEN.•••••In the tragedy of " Pizarro,"
the Peruvian hero was last night represented by Mr.
Konica. Three rounds of applause marked his
entrance. These were frequently renewed in the
vs course of his performance, which furnished a grati-•
fying exhibiti:in of the same ability and skill.
which originally gave the character much (1 its inx-•
. purtance. Mrs. Itestavnisidvira is a very able per-.
formance. Her voice, countenance, and figure, are
well suited to give force and dignity to the character
of this intrepid heroine. Mr. BARRYMORE, as Pizarro,
and Mr. ABBOTT, as Alcmze, deserve to be spoken of
in terms of approbation : each sustained his respec-
tive character with ability. Mrs. H. JOHNSTON'S •
Cora was, on the whole, a pleasing performance.

Before the QUEEN left Brighton, she commanded
£5O should be given to the Parish Officers for distri-
bution among the industrious poor. Her Majesty
has also been pleased to become the Patroness of the
Society there for the occasional relief of the labouring
Indigent, called the Dollar So.-iely, so denominatedfrom
its supporters not being called upon for contributions
at any one time to an amount exceeding that sum.
A donation of 500 guineas has been willed by the
late Colonel T. NASH, of Bath, to that laudable In-
stituting, the Naval Charitahle Institution.
An interesting female on Wednesday presented her.
self ;fog relief to the German Committee, at Baker's
" Coffee-house, in consequence of wounds she received
in the late battles fought• in the cause of Eut opt
against France. She gave undoubted proofs of her
having fought in the tanks in the hard-contested ac-
tions in the vicinity of Leipsic, where she received se-
veral wounds. She was taken to the Hospital at
Leipsic, where her sex was discovered. This Ama-
zonian warrior is a German, of about 25 years of age;
she served five years in the army.
Tne RULING PASSION.—Them is something Judi
trans enough in the last dying speech attributed by
the wits of Paris to old ResTai:rr, the Grammarian.
After having spent fourscore years in attempting to
settle the conjngation of the irregular verbs, lie issaid
to have expired with this observation, " Je eV= rais,
Anc,ou Jr ti'en vas (car it n'y a rien de decide lades:us)
faint se grand voyage de Pautre monde."
Mr. Manisox has been compared to ACHILLES,'
but there seems this material ditlerence between thern;
that the Grecian hero was vulnerable only in his 104
whereas that is the identical part to which the Anse.,
rican htru is indebted for his safety.
Saturday morning last an alarming fire broke out,
in the house of Mr. AsiNetisw, bookbinder, Addle-
hill, Doctor}' Commons, which shortly consumed the
flame, together with the carpenters' and joiners' work-
ahops, and a counting-house of Mr. JAMES COONIB3.'
adjoining the same.
Monday last, a shocking accident occurred at the,
gig-mill of Vlr. JOHN CAE*, at Armley. One of the
straps by which motion is communicated to the gig
engine having started, a young man of the name of
Lee attempted to replace it, but in the effort his arm
prifortunately became entangled in the strap, and he
teas drawn among the machinery, and instantly killed.
His body was mangled in a manner too horrible for
description.
A Dublin Paper contains the following curious
article

gg IMPORTANT—FROM nos's.
66 The Most Rev, the Archbishop of Hieropolis
(Dr. Murray) has left Rome, and may be expected
in his native City in a few weeks.
" The Pope has already commenced the exercise
of his Jurisdictional functions in Ireland. He has
issued Boils appointing to the vacant Sees; and we
are extremely happy to find, and the public will re-
joke with us, that the appointments have fallen upon
spen, not more moral in their characters as Clergymen,
than ppulas in their department. In fact, with one
exception, the new appnotfd, or rather, who have re-
ceived Canonical induction, are those who had been
previously selected, in the only wily in which they
should, by the Canon Law, be selected, by the Parish
Priests, collected in Chapter, with.the Dean at their
bead. It will be seen by the following list, that niost
of those inducted, had been previously elected Vicars
Capitular :
Archdiocese of Tuam - - Most Rev. Dr. Kelly.
Archdiocese of Cashel - - Most Rev. Dr. Everkrd.
Diocese of Elphin - - Right Rev. Dr. ?limiter.
Diocese of Kildare - - Right Rev. Dr. Miirpky.
Diocese of Limerick - - Right Rev. Dr. 'rooky.
Diocese of Kilkenny - . - Right Rev. Dr. Marum.
Diocese of /Cilia% - Right Rev. Dr. 1W alilr on.
" The appointment to Ardagh has not arrived
here, the postulation not having reached Rome when
our letters left that City.
" We congratulate the Irish Catholic Church on
a Declaration to which the Cardina4 have unani-
mously come—, That they will for no temporal ad-
vantage acted:: to the Veto'--for to this, though ex-
piessed other words, this Declaiation 141101106."