Star.
London, England, 1806-03-11 00:00:00

COPENT GARDEN THEATRE.

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Saturday night a "Comedy, the produttion of the
veteran Dramatill Cure . D, intitled, 4 Mini to
linfiandi, was performed at this Theatre for the fiat
time, and experienced from a crowded audience a
very favourable reception. The Dramatis' Ptrfoaai,
and flory of this piece, ate briefly as follow I
Lord frank Mr. C.Keieste
Sir Charles Le Brun Mr. H. Joaust on
Heartrlght Mr. Pore
Fairford Mr. FA WCZTT
George 'Fitter Mr. Bauterdet
Pliant Mr .F
Harry Sumner Mr. FIItLD
Codicil Mr. Faulty
O'Doserty Mr. BLA NCIARD
Lady Teen& Mifs SMITS
Lady Le Bran Mrs GL,WZR
Ruth Mrs.Erear.
Lord Treat, a y, on; Noblemab of many pretenfions. becoMes
en-riveted with the sate al charmed a girl in an humble flatlet%
and marries her, but loon growing weary of retirement, be
hunches into the mares •of diMpation, and fends Lady Tram
fit back to her Family. At the time of their marriage,
Fairford. the Father of his Lady, was in Raffia, on • com-
mercial (peculation, mid hi. family were left in other dif.
mired clrcumftances; but nn the return of Lady *Frank to her
father's refnience, the finds him jolt arrived, and potreffed of a
tonfiderable property in confequence of the death of the gd•elili
partner in the continental firm. He becomes recemelloito kik
daughter, who had married without bisperrnittion, and plane a
renfiderable rum of money In her hands to maintahs h,r elpity,
but which Ix privately nonfinite to her hatband, to MINN hill
from the embarreaments In which his diiiipated ameflodt BOOM
vowed him In the mean time, Lord Tranflit, emelt by reiberiet
and ennaderlng hirifelf degraded by the levity of his (0110 amps-
niont. eagerly willies for a reconciliation with his wiles mitten-
lady on being deceived by Trevor, a young Gawk del eepirew of
Fairford, with regard to his furpielons of an bialges ISM. hi
lady and Sir Charles La Brun—the parties art tweesbe swam
at the boufe of Lady Le Brun; and Fairford, who bee dlieevered
by fame papers the benevolence of l.ned Tranfit to IdelflkaliNDS
his abfence abroad. relieves his Lobifillp from great astbeewellare
by relinquithing a confiderabk claim be held upon lioailheoheol
caskets to his daughter's reconcilement. There is a foot demo
ter plot. which confifts in the mutual attempts of Lord Tome
and Sir Charles i.e Brun to fedoee each others wives but whisk
is rendered ettifineefsful by the rigid morality of one lady, and dili
candid ridicule of the other.
The chief merit of this produltion contifis in ibs
c ti, it y of its fentimcnts, the ufefulnefs of its moral se4
the elegance of its language. It difplays little novelty-
of character, and lets of that incidental buille which
is the leading feature of modern Comedies ; but the
dialogue is fprightly throughout, and the intereft is,
kept up till the laft fcene with confiderable tkillots
We are told, that leveral Actors declined pat*
fit this Play, becaufe Al thought it would sit
tu'eCtsd :—it has, however, fucceeded ; perhaps
Set(pr without their aid than with it. It was as
aturday night admirably performed througtrut,;
particularly by the ladies: indeed we never law hlifs
Saito to fo much advantage as in the amiable hero.
inn s and Mrs. GLOVIR'S Lady Le Bran was a very
finifhed portrait of the woman of giddy difflpation,
but of an uncontaminated heart..
The Prologue and Epilorie were well delineated
by Mr. BRUNTON and MIA tIMITII. the latter, after
tome allufions to the well knows limy of Judge
Buttga's Thumb," lays, that in domenic difpntes,
i---i. The fault is always with the men. •
Hemph—No, not ohaey--ttine times out of ten."
The piece was heard throughout with much appro.
ration, and was announced for a fecond reprefinta-
tion on Monday evening with loud and reiterated
plaudits.
• The new Play of " A Hint to Nuliandr" was IA
llnight performed for a fecond time with very flatter
ing tellimonies of approbation.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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• COURT OF KING'. BENCH, MARCH,.
114/F7IIIDIIII 9. 04.111M.-SLANDIR.
Mr. Gs e aiilV raid it was extremely painful to him
to Oats this cafe, becaufe it referred to a fubjeft, the
public difeuffion of which could not but excite fenti-
'aunts of deep regret, that any an Mould have been
)ed into filch intemperate coudue as thar,which be
lad to impute to the Defendant. The Plaintiff was
.an Imoonrable man, in the fervice of hi. Majefty, as
lettpntftt of the Nottingham Militia. The Defendant
was an Officer in the fame regiment. The Plaintiff'
had to complain oT an injury to his charafler and
•nalseby a report propagated by the Defendant, which,
•if true, would render bim unworthy to continue a
Mesabir of fociety. The Nottingham Militia hap-
pened lime time ago to he quartered at Rye, where
:* Mc. Clarke, a tradcfman, refilled. It was in the
company of this Mr. Clarke, and in a communication
to him, that the Defendant charged the Plaintiff
with an offence, the bare mention of which would
. pollute th- walls of the Court. He Ihould therefore
abflain from repeating the acculistion. It was, how.
ever, neceffary to ()Verve, that the Defendant. to
make his (lender current, and induce Mr. Clarke to
believe it, gave to his malicious and feandalons re-
port, time, place, and eiccumeance. Mr. Clarke
,aras acquainted with the Plaintiff, and he did that
..which every worthy and honourable man was baud
to do, when he heard one man (peak In materially to
the diradvaMage of another, particularly when the
. parties were brother officers. He accordingly waited
on the Plaintiff, and informed him of what bad been
advanced to his prejudice. The Plaintiff was thun-
derfiruck ; he exclaimed, " For Goo's fake ena-
ble me to trace the author of fuch a malignant
and infamous report." Mr. Clarke told him that he
was (pending the-evening with Mr. Gunn, when the
c.,averfation turned upon a crime raid to have been
•committed in the town, upon which the Defendant
obrerved. he fuppored it was one of the officers who
was implicated in it, and the dircourre continued with
ieference to which of the officers was moll likely to
have been the guilty perfon. The Defendant afked
him, whether or not he could form any judgment
by the countenance of a particular officer ? Mr.
Clarke mentioned several names, and at length the
plaintiff's. The defendant laid, "That is the man ;"
thus pretending to apply the rules of Lavater on
~phytiognomy in doom a man to perpetual and lode
lible dirgrace, for no other reafon than the accidental
circamilance of his countenance being ruddier or
fairer than another's. Sure he was, that Lavater
never funetioned any theory which would jultify loch
a criterion. Upon no other foundation had the de•
fendant dared to make the actuation. It might be
a1k.:41 why did the plaintiff come before a Jury at
Guildhall to vindicate his charaeer ? He certainly
cbd not come for the fake of any conipenfation in
money, that was the trail of considerations ; but ,
I.e found, tbat with fogs a rumour afloat, he could!

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not go to his tree room without being pointed at.
He had.therefore appealed to a jury, who, he had no
doubt, would award the utmoft meafure of damages.
Mr. Nazi immed:ately interpofed. He (aid, the
defendant tilt the at molt contrition for what he had
done. It was an errror committed in a moment of
thoughlefs intemperance, for which he had no junifi•
' cation or atonement to offer, except the moll ample
and unequivocal confeffion that the Hander was falfe
and grotindlers. The infant he was apptifed of what
he had Paid, he offered any fubmiffion, and to accom-
pany it with an affidavit, eiprefsly flitting that he had
no authority on earth for what he had told Mr.
Clarke, and in fart that none of the circumftance‘
ever had any exiftence. He now molt folemnly, in
the face of the whole Court. and of the Public, de-
clared that Asere was nut the flighteft pretence for
what he had raid, and he was ready to fign any apo-
logy that might be deemed a proper atonement. He
only ruined that he fhould not be required to fign
any thing which was intended to be publiffied.
• Mr. Gaattow di(claimed the idea of withing for any
apology through the medium of a publication. The
plaintiff only fought to vindicate his charafter, and
the acknoerledgertient now made in Court was per-
fatly fatisfaaory to his feelings.
Lord Esseu.soeouon remarked, that the conduit
of the defendant had been fuch as to leave him no-
thing to hope for but from the mercy of the plaintiff.
After fuch a fubmiffion the charaaer of the plaintiff
could not poffibly fuftain the lean injury, and he was
happy that an affair of fo rearms a nature flionldhave
been brought to fuch a conclufion.
The defendant's folicitor undertook to pay Ancona
and expellees, and a juror was withdrawn.
A number of policy caufes were tried, but they in-
volved no new point, and confecinebtly it is unnecef-
fary to report them.
RICHARDSON V. SIM. •
This was an allion on a Policy of Infurance upon
the flip Lord Nelfon, from Meffina to London. The
fhip was captured by two. Spanifh privateers out of
her regular cowrie. and the queftion was, whether,
under the policy fhe was jellified in cruising fo far
ant of her direa voyage? The jury, for the fetond
time, were of opinion, that fhe was fo jellified. the
words of the policy being, " to cruise, capture. and
man prize," auJ accordingly gave the plaintiff a
verdict.

Toe ciao O. •Tatt.tyol.
This was an indiansent preferred by the City of
Looday again the Defendant fora nuifance, in ac
cumulating rubbilb, and bones with putrid Beth upon
them, on his lay-ftall at Whiter; srs Wharf, by which
the ntighbourhond were greatly annoyed from the
Reach, &c. The defendant, however, agreed to
abate the nuifitece, and not offend again.; upon which
a verdie of—Guilty was taken, and the profecotors
agreed not to on him for judgment, unlefs the
nuifante thoUld be repeated.
economise V. TNt TlUMUltilt OF TNt WIST INDIA
DOCK CODCFANY.

This was an aftion to afcettain whether the Wet
India Dock Company are entitled to charge more for
the delivery of Well India produce from dick wars.
bottles (when that produce is intended for exportatioas
and thedelivery in confequence mull be into lighters,
&c. inaead of carts brought to their wsuehonfe
doors), than is fpecified in the aft of incorporation.
The quellion has been twice tried, and twice de-
cided the fame, that the Company are not entitled
to any furcharge upon the gd flipulated by the Aft
for warelioufing each hoe:head I and for delivering
the fame, confequently the plaintiff obtained a verdig
for the amount of his forcharge.

DREADFUL Fite.—About eight o'clock loft 8a
turday evening a molt alarming firs broke nut at the
houfe of Meirs. Grafton and Field, corn chandlers,
No. 6, Shoreditch. It was difcoverod to borft forth
from the top part of the back boufe, which was filled
with ftraw. It was fuppofed to be ocealioned by the
fnoff of a caulk, which a boy had carelafsly
About nine o'clock the fire made a moll awful up
pearance, having communicated to a large inalthoufe
and two (table*, all in a confined court, with ea en.
trance but a (mall patrage called Magpye Alley.—
The Volunteers arrived with the greateft alacrity, and
kept off the feveral depredators that oftrally attend
fuch places. The fight at this time was truly
terrific, no left than four houfes in flames ; Mr.
Kirvell's Prefs.houfe having caught fire, in addition
to the three already mentioned. The flames raged
moll terribly, and fpread a light to all parts of the
town. The engines, after their art ivalovere Come tittle
rendered ufelefs tar want of water ; but afterwards
being well manned and fupplied, had the fortune to
prevent the flames from extending, and extinguifhing
the hooka of Mr. Webb, No. 13. Blofrom-fireet, and
the other houfes on each fide, which were much da.
maged in the roof. About twelve o'clock the four
houles fell irs with a dreadful crab. Happily no lives
were 101 l The engines kept playing until three
o'clock on Sunday morning, and remained during the
whole of the day. Several houfes in Shoreditch were
much damaged in the rear, but from that flreet there
was on viable effes of the fire.
Titivate communications from Gentlemen and La.
dies coming to No. 15, Soho.lquare, refpetling the
benefit they have received from the adminiftration of
SPILIBURY'II PATENT DROPII, in Scorbutic, Eruptive,
Scrophulotts, and other Complaints, &c. which,
through delicacy, Mr. SPII.3I3IYRY cannot avail him-
fclf in a public way, yet he will not let flip the op-
portunity of thanking them for their recommends-
ton in the circle of their friends.—Tie genuine me-
ticine is fold as uftial at the Difpenfary, No. tg,
Soho-fquare, in bottles gs. 6d. los. and 11. as.
duty included. To avoid Counterfeits, ask (or the
Patent Antireorbutic Drops, and obferve the (lamp
(the King's Duty) is printed in black ink inftc..d of
red ink.

At her hoore hi Hcrtford-itreet, Ala, Fair, the Hon. Mrs.
Caulfield, of a fort and heir.