Star.
London, England, 1822-11-07 00:00:00

..7

II

,i

•

Mr. BOCHSA is engaged at Drury Lane Theatre, as
Composer to that Establishment, for ten years.
A Miss KELLY, from the Dublin Theatre, will
shortly make her debut at Covent-Garden, in the
character of Juliet.
Monday last, the York Whig Club had their An-
nual Dinner at the Assembly Rooms, which was
most respectably attended. R.CH ALONER, Esq. M.P.
was in the Chair. Lord MILTON and MT.LAMBTON
were present. Several popular and constitutional
speeches were delivered on the occasion. The cause
of Reform is making rapid progress. The Reform
Committee, at the head of which is Mr. Tawrcra,
assembled on the same day, and Petitions will be
ready to be presented to the House of Commons when
Parliament meets.
RIDING ON CAUSEWAYS PROHIBITED.—By the new
General Turnpike Act, which is to take effect on the
Ist ofJanuary nest, it is enacted—" That if any per-
son shall ride upon any footpath or causeway, by the
side of any turnpike road, made or set apart for the
use or accommodation of foot passengers, or shall
lead or drive any horse, ass, mule, swine, or cattle, or
carriage of any description, or any wheel-barrow,
truck, or sledge, or any single wheel of any waggon,
cart,' or carriage, apart therefrom, upon any such
ff - causeway, every person Offeuding
fence, forfeit any sum not exceeding 405."
to set at rest the long-disputed claim be-
iassengers and horsemen to the causeway,
appears to be the right of the former.

,
THEATRES. .
' • COURT
DRURY-LANE.—The Play of Pizarro was per- Thii dal
Mrs ,CA'. assoved fora , ta
064001-
formed last night at this Theatte, after which was took their
ef the emus- o. f
represented a new Melo-Draine, called The Two -
i • t, AS
Galley Slaves, • which is an importation from our an order made byaltwo Jniticess
Llanfett, m
Gallic neighbours, with certain alterations to make Brecon, directing ii , pans', outcere.of
it suit the English palate. The outline of the plot is that county, . ,
to pay E 7.5 f.or the maintenance of jamesl
briefly this s Parry, a lunatic, in the for.
it' Hereford, from
Young Delville is second cashier in the banking-house of his the 24th of October, 1820, to the .10th. of November,,
uncle at Paris; his elder brother, who is the chief cashier, to in- 1822. This was an order, which be contended the
Bulge his passion for play, embezzles a large sum of money ; but Magistrates had no power to make:undige the Statute.
suspicion falling on the younger brother, he is taken up, tried,
By 48.
in two
111. c. 96, they had' only such au-
convicted upon strong apparent proofs a guilt, and sentenced to
the gullies, Ling him branded on the shoulder with the letters thorny two cases--.first, where the lunatic had been
('.F. signifying convicted felon. Unwilling to stigmatise his acquitted of treason or felony, on the ground of men-
brother, he keeps silence, and bears the punishment with patience.
from a
tal estrangement—and second, where the Overseers
From the gullies he makes his escape with another slave, atm'
a.snlied to them to send the lunatic to the Asylum ;
whom, however, he soon separates. and conceals himself from t-
the researches of the pace in the neighbourhood of Auvergne, neither of which extended to the-present case. He
;
where, under the assumed name of Francis, he gaini the affec-
therefore applied for the writ absolutely but the
tions f Clara, a rich young widow and the commencement of matter mutt come again before the Court, on 'a mo-
tile Piece-is the day appointed for the **tiding. Young De
lie ,tion to quash the order after its removal.
has modicadyguartied the secret of isismiwentuces front his bridelvl
g
and her relatisns; but, in the midst of the festivities consequent The Court ranted the writ.
on the marriage, it is in danger of being disclosed by the sudden After the Court had gone through the Bar, with-
appearance of the galley-Slave who had escaped in company with out hearing any motion of public interest, they en-
young Wyllie, and who now being chased by the Police, takes tercel on the consideration of cases for trial in the
shelter in the house of Clara, where he immediately recognizes
the pretended Francois, and is only prevailed on not to betrayperemptory paper.
him by a large sum of money which he receives, but afterwards TUE KING V. GEORGE JAQUES.
giving way to the native villainy of his character,he breaks open Mr. BROUGHAM. moved for the commitment of
a casket in the chamber where be had been concealed, and is
George Jaques under the 22C1 Geo. 11. c. 46, sec. 11,
about to escape *ith his plunder, but Is discovered by lllaise,
which enact • s that if any attorney shall perniit RR un-
the servaut of Clara, who gives the alarm to the guests assent-
bled to cdebrate the wedding. Young Delville meets him alone , qualified person to act in his name for the profit of
shortly after, and offers to facilitate his escape on his restorhsgl
such unqualified person, he shall be struck; off the
what he had stolen, but he refuses to past with his plunder.— rolls, and the person who shall have so acted in his
Young Delville, tinned, attacks him with his sword, but the
name may be committed to prison for any period not
ruffian draws a pistol, which he fire 4, wounds young Delville in
the shoulder, and escapes. Young Delville having fainted from exceeding a year, at the discretion of the Judges. In
the loss of blood, on opening his coat the ignominious mask of a former Term, the Learned Counsel moved against
the pllies is discovered on his shoulder, and the second act then an attorney named Thackeray, for suffering Jaques
closes. In the third act the derioxement is brought about by the
means of the uncle of young Delville, who arrives ust as the to practise in his name, and against Jaques for so
sussnaus galleyslave again in the toils of the Pollee, is de- practising. The matter was referred to the Master
noancing young Delville as a convicted felon. The uncle disco- as against Thackeray, and the Rule enlarged as to
v:as hint to be the wretch whose perjury procured the sentence there psent defendant. The Mast& had made his re-
snainst young Delville, but his innocence having been subse-
in pursuance of which Thackeray bad been
(latently made apparent, his sentence had been reversed, and he Ports
I. restored to his station iu society ; whilst the villain who had struck off the rolls, and the defendant now attended
Moen so active its endeavouring his ruin, is delivered over to the to shew cause why he should not be visited with im-
crone arm of the law. prisontnent for his share in the offence.
Out of these materials the author has managed to Mr. Jaques appeared on the floor of the Court, and
construct a most interesting piece, which was received addressed the Lord Chief Justice. In answer to a,
throughout with the highest approbation: indeed, the question from the Bench, lie said that he had• afE-
exertions of Mrs. W. Wesr, as Clara, Mr. Term, in davits which he wished to read. It was then sug-
the Galley Slave, and Mr. COOPER, as Young Delville, gested that the affidaiits in support of the charge
in the serious part of the piece, lightened by the comic must also be read, and that, as the officer proceeded,
humour of Mr. HA !MET and Mr. KNIGIIT, the former the defendant might direct the attention of the Court
as l'illaz,,e Postmaster, and the latter as servant to to his answer on any point tending to affect him.
Clara, would have insured success to a much inferior Mr. BROUGHAM, after the officer had read part of
production. There was some excellent dancing intro- the affidavit of a person named L'ickwood, who de-
duced in the second act. The piece was given out posed that he had acted as clerk to Jaques, observed,
for a shoed representation without a single dissen- that he could save the time of the Court by stating
tient voice. The House was well attended at full the substantial grounds of the charge. It was al-
price, and was crowded to an overflow at the coo- le ed that the defendant had practised in the name
mencemeut of the afterpiece. of Thackeray, receiving and paying all monies, and
Covear-GARDEN.---The Comedy of The Soldier's allowing Thackeray some weekly sum for the use of
Daughter was performed last night, in which Miss his name. As it was suggested that a cash-book had
Cneareu appeared for the first time in die charac:er been kept, the entries in which might throw some
of the IVidow Cheerly. She arrayed herself in some light on the transaction, the Court directed that bodk
of her sweetest smiles for the occasion, and was, as to be impounded, and, on its production, it appeared
usual, successful in obtaining those of her auditors. that all the entries were made in the name of Jaques.
The gaiety with which she rallied her lover, and.the This book had been the chief evidence before the
good-humoured animation with which she won the Master against Thackeray.
heart of the old Governor, were in her happiest style. Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed, that the present de-
Mr. W. FARRUN hit off the peculiarities of Governor fendant must not be prejudiced by anything which
Hearta with good effect, and Mr. CHAPMAN im- was done hi the case of Thackeray, to which Mr.
parted considerable effect to the closing scene of BROUGHAM assented.
Ferret's career. The other characters (particularly As the book referred to what was not in Courtsit
Mr. Joses's Frank Heartall) were well sustained, and was directed that the case should stand over till to-
the performance of the Comedy seemed to make a morrow, or the first convenient occasion, when its
very favourable impression.—A new Melo-Drame, merits may be heard.
entitled The Two Galley Slaves; or, The Mill of St. PREROGATIVE COURT, NOVEMBER 6.
Aldervon, was produced with the most decided suc- IN TUE GOODS OF WILLIAM JONES, DECEASED. .
cess. It is derived from the French, and abounds On the motion of his Majesty's Advocate, letters ,
in the qualities which chiefly recommend pieces of of administration of all and singular the goods, chat.'
this description. We need not sketch the plot, as it tels, credits, and effects of this Gentleman, lately de-
is sufficiently developed in our article on Drury-Lane, ceased, at Llandilo, in the County of Carmarthen,
though the characters assume different names.— were granted to the nominee of his Majesty.
The acknowledged abilities of Mr. 'l'. P. COOKE im-
Our Readers will remember that this individual
parted a degree of interest to the character of Peary, was a man of eccentric habits, and died very re.,
which it would fail to excite in other bands. Mr. cently, possessed of immense wealth, and leaving no'
FA WCETT, as Bonhomme, brother to Louisa, expressed relative behind him. The Crown, in consequence of
the blunt sincerity of a warm heart with truth and his intestacy, succeeds to the whole.
fidelity. Mr. FARLEY, who is excellent in a Melo- TAYLOR AGAINST HIS MAJESTY S PROCURATOR-.
drame, looked and spoke as the Unknown Fugitive, GENERAL.
with that reckless effrontery of which a " tread-mill" In this case Mr. Ruffin, the deceased, had executed
society may be supposed a fruitful source. Mrs. a will, dated the 4th of May, 1819: against it name(/'
CIIATTERLEY, as Louisa, looked very interesting ; her had been entered in the usual form by his Majesty's
appeal to Mejor De Lisle, against the intention which Proctor ; and -the same not having been removed, in
she imagines be entertains of delivering Henry up to consequence of which probate cannot pass the seal of
punishment, was pathetic and impressive.—The this Court, Mr. James Taylor and Mr. Hind, the two
scene' y is-extremely pretty, and the marriage festival executors named in the instrument, have instituted,
afforded an opportunity for the introduction of some the present proceeding, calling on the Court to per--
joyous groups of pretty children, who danced with mit the will to be proved. By lemon of the bank-
sufficient grace to accord with the idea of a rural ruptcy of these parties, they sue in fonna pauperis.—.
entertainment. The piece was announced for repe- As the depositions in chief were not read in Court,
tition amidst loud plaudits from a numerous and the Judge announcing that he had perused them at
elegant audience. Chambers, and as the argument of Counsel is not,
yet finished, we forbear from any reekpitulation of
the facts in this case ; and shall at present state gene-
rally, that the grounds upon which the will is op-
posed on behalf of the Crown are—the presumed in-
competency and unsound mind of the testator, at the
time of its execution ; and the imputed undue influ-
ence exercised by the parties proponent in obtaining
it. The deceased appears to have amassed a fortune
of about £16,000, and to have converted this pro-
perty in the year 1817, when he retired to the Con-
tinent, into an annuity of between £lOOO and £llOO
a year. He is supposed to have died possessed of
about £3OOO in realty and personalty. His death
took place in May, 1819. A considerable mass of
evidence has been adduced, consisting of commercial
and other letters, and checks in the Bank of England,
in the hand-writing of the deceased, for the purpose
of proving his perfect mental capability at and about
the time of executing his last will and testament.—
In the correspondence there are, however, other let--
ters, which, to judge from the opening of his Majesty's
Advocate, it is intended to rely on, with a view of
establishing a case of mental imbecility against the
deceased at that and former periods. The evidence
went generally to shew that the deceased was a man
of festive and liberal habits, a bachelor, ha.ving no 1
children, and residing, when in London, mostly as.
the Horns Tavern, Doctors Common., and always
warmly attached to the two partiss in this cause, who
were hisasld and personal friends. The argument
will be resumed next Court day.
Should the intestacy of the deceased be established

Asia had•ended.in so little. About a dozen wrier*
lad been entered op the part of persons claiming to
in relations to the deceased, an old maiden lady,whe
died in May, IS2I, at Cambridge-heath. near Hack-
ney. Those cements had now been ever"), one with-
drawn. The king had been pleased to appoint the
Stilicitor-General as his nominee ; and he (the Katie
Advocate) now prayed that letters of administraticei
to-him might pass the seal accordingly.
Tl:e Counr made an order tOlhat effect.
This property, which was originally stated at
£lOO,OOO and upwards, does not exceed £20,000.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, NOVEMBER 6.
The Judges PRAUAIf, WOOD, and GAInOW, met
as usual on the first day of Term; but the Cuter
BARON was absent LI consequence of indisposition.
An application was ,made for an order to commit
to the Fleet Prison a Gentleman of the name of Phi-

ttsense som, was Sri:night vp to Se
(IJN Jfet VPos•4S,'hat is
wantaeasteice upon some of his
not .diegievaredln be creditors
the eake was ordered to stand over
risky (on cb dity the Court will sit to finish
the eases in this day's PApeth to allele the insoivetit
'A* appoPtiOti of obtaining the consent.of those ay..
ditorslay that time.
• Mr. 011116 LOCK, the defendant's Counsel. saggested
tie vifites of ft. Williams, F"af.llll.P. and David Col-
e Esq. as It persons to be appointed assignees; to
*Cask 'assented.

• reesday, the whole neighbourbeed of Kennington
"rat one scene of sWerriment, in eottseqseace of the
celebration 4 GnyTtradets Day. At a late hour the
most grotesque figures, effigies of the individual to
whose memory the day was appropriated, were hoisted
on a high gallows, and consigned to the raging ele■
ment, which very soon demolished the men of strazel
who bore their sentence without a groan f

lips, who had been taken into custody in the country,
and brought up•by Habeas Corpus, inconsequence of
an attachment issued against him for the non-pay- '
ment of a sum for certain costs. His Counsel stated,
that Mr. Philips was then in attendance, and ready
to pay the money into Court, on being discharged.
The Judges stated that the Court could not re. '
ceive the money, and as there was not one theme to
receive it, the party must be committed ; but he mip,ht
afterwards make his application, and he should be dis-
charged on the money being paid in the regular way.
Sir WILLIAM OWEN applied to the Court to dis-
charge the recognizance of a poor man, named 80-,
binson, who had been taken into custody under the
following circumstances:—Having attended at the
'Sessions of Lincoln to answer a charge of bastardy,
he undertook to pay to the parish officers a sum of
money for the maintenance of the child. This, how-
ever, he was wholly unable to pay, and the man and
his family must be ruined if the Court did not af-
ford him relief.
The Cowie conceived that it would be very bard
to throw a burden of this kind on the parish, for the
sake of a man who had. so misconducted himself;
and before such an application as this could be at-
tended to, an affidavit must be made that the man
bad applied to the parish officers.
Sir WILLIAM OWEN next applied to discharge the
recognizance of a parish beadle, named Jones, who
was in custody for a sum of 40/. which he had for-
feited in consequence of his not attending to give evi-
dence at the Old Bailey, against a ne-n who was to
be tried for a highway robbery, but who escaped in
consequence of the witness not appearing when called
on. The Learned Counsel stated, that the beadle
attended at the Sessions at Clerkenwell, in order to
ascertain whether the Grand Jury had found a bill
against the man, whose name was stated to him to
be that of Moore; and on making inquiry of the,
proper officer, he was informed that no bill had been
found against a person of that name. The beadle,
'therefore, did not conceive it necessary to attend at
the Old Bailey. But a bill Was found against the
time man, under the name of Moon, who, when
brought t. the bar of the Old Bailey to be tried, was
discharged in consequence of the prosecutor not ap-
pearing. On the beadle afterwards applying to the
Court of the Old Bailey, the recognizance was en-
larged, but afterwards estreateJ, and the man at-
rested for the penalty.
The COURT agreed with the Learned Counsel that
the affair happened by mistake, and granted the rule.
Sir WILLIAM OWEN made a similar application on
behalf of a poor man, named Pearce, who had not
been punctual in his attendance at the Sessions in
New Sarum, to give evidence against one Thomas
Gardiner, who was to be tried for a felony, but who
was discharged. The poor man came too late for the
trial ; but the presiding Magistrate agreed not to
estreat the recognizance, provided the accused party
were taken up and prosecuted. Pearce preferred a
bill of indictment against him at the ensuing Quar-
ter Sessions; but although he used every possible dili-
gence to apprehend the man, he had not yet been
able to fled him.
The COURT, on Sir William Owen representing
that the man was very poor, agreed to the rule; but
at the same time observed that fines like this should
not be remitted to parties by whose negligence cri-
minals should escape from justice.

A few days since an affray took place at Clacendoqh
near Salisbury. Some young men were amusing
themselves, when one of the keepers going by,
.they
made use of some bad language, and thlew a stone
or two at him ; he immediately levelled his gun and
shot the son of Mr. Joseph Parsons, then upon his
father's land, and who had taken no share in the
matter. The young man fell, and is not yet re-
covered. The keeper is not in custody !
Sir JOSF.PII TITCIiftoRNE, of TitChbollle House, in
Frampshire, was accidentally wounded by his game.
keeper, last week, whilst out shooting. The keeper's
gun, from some unknown cause, went off, and the
contents lodged a little above the Baronet's left knee.
The injury is not, however, of a very serious nature.
On the 17th of October, the superb Church of St.
Peter, at Venice, was struck by lightning. in one
moment the cupola was in flames, and fell in with a
dreadful crash. The whole edifice was rearreed to a
heap of ruins. This Church, next to tirr cciebra:ed
one of St. Mark, was the finest at Veilic.%

Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the premises
of Messrs. SHEAUS, coppersmiths, in Fleet-market,
which raged with great impetuosity for'some time;
but through the speedy arrival of the engines. it was
extinguished with comparatively little injury.
Tuesday night a fire broke out in the c.ibo-3sc of
the ship Felicity, lying off Union Stairs, which, being
perceived by some police officers, they instantly ‘v‘..ne
on board, and found the crew fast asleep. The tide
was low, and the ship aground. With some difficulty
they were aroused, and by extreme activity the fire
was got under.
An Inquest was held at the Golden Anchor, Cop-
pice-row, on the bo.ly of an infant found by the
watchman in Lloyd's-row, Islington, on Sunday I.i
The watchman who found the body, and a Gentleman
stated, that life had not long been extinct ; blood waA
issuing from the nose, and the skull fractured. Brown,
the beadle, said the parish surgeon, Mr. Spencer, had
seen it, and said the body was so putrid it was uscle's
to open it ; that there was no fracture of the skull;
and that the usual mode had been adopted at the
birth to preserve life. As there was such a contra-
diction in the evidence, the Coroner said it was the
duty of the Jury to view the body. On doing this
they were amazed, and the surgeon was sent for.—
On his appearance he repeated what he had before
said ; an altercation arose, and the body was brought
in ; when Mr. Spencer, on beholding it, solemnly de-
clared he had never seen that corpse before..lt turned
out that he had, in mistake, been sliewn a chill that
had died in the. Workhouse,. and which was Li the
state he had described ; and the Jury thereupon beg-
ged his pardon for the selections upon him they had
tittered, and returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against some person unknown.
An Inquest was held at the Spread Eagle, Mill-
bank, ari the body of T. Williams, aged 17, son to a
respectable barge-master, who on Saturday was
crossing the River in a small skiff, when in taking
down the sail in consequence of a squall, the boat up-
set, and he sunk. His body, which was left by the.
tide, was found next morning. The verdict was—
Accidental Death.
A melancholy accident happened. at Llanrwst on
Monday seniright. Five or six women were assem-
bled in a bake-house in that town, when unhappily
the flooring of the room above (on which was a qu-an.-
tity of potatoes) gave way and killed on the spot one
of the poor women and her daughter. Another was
seriously hurt, and all more or less injured.
A Gentleman who has lately travelled throeglt
Herefordshire says, that in several parts a fine turkey
might be bought for 2s. a goose for Is.lod. two fowls
s. 2d. a pair of chickens ls. 101 and butchers' meat
cheap in proportion.
Cider, of the best quality, is now selling in Mete-
fordshite, in hogsheads containing 10ii gallons, at
El. Is. per hogshead.

!;) li, , .
carriage of
.
truck, or :lei
. , ,
icart,• or can
, footpath, or (
for every offt
This seems t<
tween foot pa
which now a

. .
SAW nagL4IGIANcE. .. . ,by the. sepsepee of tile Court, crown, there being apoont to an ;mown
...t...c J ' • . •
' • • ' • ' :'.
_._._
__l, ' • 1111.1ki no rilatives'ifilittf:Ke capable ofilakingihiptootheard otikitisttibitin;
t T OF'SlNtrh`REttOtl4o2lloo4ll2e.'," pert 7 in dist ihuticni, Will otreetedsiit this ottserniSo.rt ' consequence of the w
ay:Michaelis:las Ter*. hilakVii Juilloit - • fit THE GOODS OS SARAlR.Ellittlf; DECEASED.. . • -creifttire, litho Ogre
r seats at one oclock. —i:
." • • 'The litto's ADVOCATE iMJ that this was. a Cali until hiibitilty last; tits
I /4PBSLI. muted for a Orliorittrttli:i_etiitike-,
.a.b.t.o:n4ltriic.),lmmiT
iunc I
clnhistitdtirestA'
btt4oudt :isdorthene Paceveablicsi tthoeFeritiameiyinlotu4hiisyki
. . ~