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London, England, 1812-02-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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Covmr-GAnnEN-Tußxrat.—The Virgin of the Sun,
followed by Harlequin and Padmanaba, was repeated
last night. This Harlequinade is extremely amusing
altogether, but GIUNI ALM is the Hamlet of the play."
17n the bang.up scene, after harnessing his dogs, and
dressing himself in the caricatured costume of a fa-
shionable charioteer, just as he was springing into
the dickey, a new thought seemed to strike him ; he
perceived a want in the same place where a certain
remarkable personage had already perceived one, and
he supplied it in the same manner. After 'a short
search, he returned to his team with three code, two
of which I.e stuck upon the harness of the dogs, and
the third urn his hat. This new touch of satire was
received with infinite merriment by the whole house.
11avir THEATRE.—Saturday evening Mr. BETTY
(formerly the rorag Rarciu.r) made his appearance
at this Theatre, in the character of the Earl af Emu,
and was very favourably received. The burst of ac-
clamation which followed his reproof to the Cour.
tiers, in tie third act, retarded the performance for
some minutes.

ADMIRALTY-COURT, FEBRUARY IS.
Reindeer, Roden moster. This vessel, 'under
Prussian colours, laden with cheese, &c. was captured
while on a voyage from Norden to London.—Ship,
cheese, and master's private adventure, restored, with
:reight and expences.—The other articles reserved
for further consideration.

PANTHEON.,- Saturday night, the Subscribers to
the new Opera Establishment at this Theatre, and
their friends were gratified with an undressed rehear-
sal of singing and dancing, preparatory to the public
opening of the regular Season. The doors were open-
ed at eight o'clock, and the house was soon complete-
ly filled by a fashionable and well-dressed audience.
Precisely at 9 O'clock Signor TRAN TO, the Composer,
ni peat% d on the Stage, and gave directions to the Or-
chestra to strike up' GonSave the King.' Theprincipal
male andie male Singers, among whom were Mesdames
BEUTIN 01 I 1 and Cot Lwr,with SigiIOrSCAAPVINI and
FiKliEn, then came forward, and each sung a verse
of that truly popular and loyal air, with exquisite
taste, amid the cheers of the audience. 'Their enun-
ciation of the words was distinct and articulate, nor
could we perceive much of the foreign accent—A
Very pretty Overture, composed by Signor Tatatim,
followed, and the Singers were then brought forward
in succession to give a display of their powers. BER•
TiNCNTI sung the Maid of Lodi with the original ha-
tan words; with that mixed pathos and simplicity,
which is so requisite to ensure success to a Ballad
competition. Her voice was in fine order. The
graceful C0u.121 next made her appearance, and
gratified the audience with some of her favourite
airs. Her voice, like that of our favourite English
(linger, 'Mrs. Bj.ANo, is leCulifte to herself. It pos-
sesses all that fullness of melody.and fiimness of
tone, which nature alone and not science can confer.
At the King's Theatre CoLitgr was always a favou-
rite, and it must be pleasing to her admirers to find
that her talents are likely to be once more duly ap.
preciatcd. FISCHER, the new male singer, possesses
a fine deep-toned manly. bass voice, and is likely to
become a valuable supporter of the establishment.—
The merits of Signors CAL.vINI and BERTINI are al-
ready known ; the former executed a duet with Ma-
dame BERTINOTTI, which was rapturously encored.
A rehearsal of a Ballet concluded the entertainment :
the light It oted corps was numerous and complete,and
Fare a favourable specimen of grace and agility..—
.ITc House is uncommonly elegant ; the decorations
are silendid, and die front or body of the House re.
aerobics greatly that of the King's Theatre, but the
stage It Intich smaller. The roof exhibits a lull view of
Apollo 2:nd the nine Muses in the full exercise of their
fabtilous. vocations, and is altogether a font painting.
The stage curtain is crimson, which gives a magnifi.
cent appearance to the proscenium, but it is perhaps
huitful to the visual organs of an audience. In the'
course of the afternoon of Saturday, the Lord Cham-
berlain
removed all doubts as to the legali:y of the
future licence, by granting a new one, with ample
privileges. The Performers were therefore in high
spirits and went through their rehearsal literally con j
gmore.

L'Eleonore, Rebaux muter.—This vessel, under
French colours, in ballast, was considered as a French
tish ing-vessel. —Restored, subject to c aptors'expences.
Pieter, Bruwer master.—This vessel, under Dutch
colours, laden with pitch and tar, was coming from
Archangel to this county;-.—Further proof required.
Alexandria, and its Dependencies.— In this case a
parcel of goods, which stood over for adjudication,
were condemned.

Mortyn, Pearson master.—This was a case of re
capture.—One-eighth salvage decreed.
La Necessite.—This was a question respecting a
quantity of dollars, which were taken out of a French
frigate —Restored, subject to 1-Bth salvage.

COURT OF COMMON PI.EAS, FEB. 14.

APPRENTICES TO TILE SEA SERVICE.-THE GOVERNORS

OF CItI.:ENNVICH HOSPITAL V. SPIVOR.

Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD stated, that this was an
action brought against the surety of a bond, and the
object was to prevent a practice which had lately
prevailed, to the injury of the public and naval ser-
vice. The Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital,
among other duties, had hound out lads as appren-
tices to sea-faring persons, on such persons entering
into a bond that the boys shall serve in that situation.
One .of the objects was to afford a supply of lads to
servo as sailors in the merchant service, or in the
Royal Navy, therefore, they bound them out to be
taught the art of navigation, and no person was to
have dirge boys for any other pUrpose. Instead of
taking them out to sea, the boys.had rften been tip-
ned over to somebody else, and consequently the ob-
ject cf benefit to the country was defeated. The Com-
missioners, in the present case, had brought their ac-
tion against one of the sureties of a bond, because a
lad, of the name of W. Finley, who had been bound
fore sea service, had been since bound apprentice
to r. Bazier, an engraver, in Chancery-lane. The
grand question •was, whether the surety was an-
swerable in the penalty of the bond (R5O) fur the
breach of it.

'NAV EST& —An Inquest was lately held at Dinton,
on the body of Elizabeth Yates, five' years old, who,
in the absence ef her mother, lighted a furze faggot,
and-set,, ire to her clothes ; when a brother, seven
years cld, endeavoured to relieve his sister, but unfor-
tunately adopted a wrong step. for, seizing the bel-
lOWs, he attempted to blow out the flames, and there-
by made them burn the fiercer. In the end the poor
child was so much burnt, that she expired shortly
after. Verdict—r Accidental dcath.
Yesterday, a Miss Tollens was knocked down by
the pole of a hackney-coach, while attempting to'
civet from Bridge:street. Blackiriars. The horses
were stopped in time to prevent their passiog over
her, lust she was so much bruised from the concussion
gat' serious apprehensions are entertained for her life.
She *was conveyed to.the house of her father in Black.
friars-road.

Mr. Serjeant LEN'S, in behalf of the defendant, cm -
tended that this action was unncessary, another action
having been brought in the King's Beuch against the
other surety, who was the person most guilty of the
breach of the bond, by putting out the boy to an en-
graver instead of the sea.
Sir. J. MANSFIELD chserved—When these Gentle-
men bind out boys to fit them for the :ca, it is proper
that they shoultl be employed in the naval service,
And it is abominable that persons who take them
should pursue a different course, which cannot bene-
fit the public. There is in this case ground for da-
mages to be given by a Jury, and the damages should
be the penalty of the bond ; that is the only way to
put an end to this practice.
Mr. Seijeant LENS said, it would not be humane'
to take the full amount of the penalty.
Jt,noz—Be that as it may, it will be the way of
making sureties take care that apprentices are pro-
perly disposed of.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
masts a'af.

ARCHES COURT, FEB. IS.
Lon) V. BOYD.

This was a cause of divorce, brought by C. Boyd,
Esq. against Isabella, his wife, on the ground of
;adultery. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd were married August
29, 1 ;07, and cohabited together as man and wife
till the latter end of 1809, when she quitted her hus-
band's house, in Sidinouth.street, having ,forrn7d a
connection with a Mr. White, a gentleman re,,ilcrit
in Millman-street'; and, during the absence of Mr.
Boyd, who belonged to the Custom-house, they be.
Trendy walked out together ; on one occasion they
Went to a brothel in Chandos-street, where they had a
private room ; 'and, on another occasion, Mrs. B.
war seen to go into the same house, where M:. B.
immediately went, and caught her coming down
stairs; when she exclaimed, 4I How did you suspect
me i" to which he answered, « I have suspected you
some time." it further appeared, that Mr. B. ob-
tained a verdict of £2OO in the Court of King'sl
Bench against Mr. White. On the part of Mrs. B. a
plea of iecrinaination was put in.
Threvidence having been read, the Counsel on
behalf of Mr. Boyd, stated, that not conceiving any
part of the defence offered by Mrs. Boyd to be sup-
ported by the evidence examined on her allegation,
he should not think it right to detain the Court by,
entering into tie particulars of evidence.
The Judge, thereupon stated, that there was full
proof of the adultery between Mrs. Boyd and Mr.
White. Two kinds of defence have been set up—
recrimination and inattention on the part of the hus-
band, neither of which have been made out in the
slightest degree. I can therefore hardly express in
terms strong enough, the disapprobation of the Court
at such a defence, and mast pronounce for the sepa-
ration, as prayed.

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A melancholy accident happened at Cetterstock,
ewer dondel, on Tuesday last. The road being in-
undated, Mr. Rickett, mina., of that. place, sent a
nun in his employ with a horse, to fetch a fellow.
servant over the water. Both men had mounted, and
'were proceeding finward, when the horse and its
riders suddenly disappeared—the former got out, but
the men were drowned.
Wednesday evening, about nine o'clock, John Wil-
liams, an English sailor, was knocked down and rob-
bed, on the -Ptiint, Portsmouth, by three foreigners,
named Manuel Soto, Manuel Gorne, and Francisco I At the October Term of St. Jago de la Vega, in
Schea. After having knocked him down, one of
Jamaica, there were 2000 causes for trial, which oe-
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them (Manuel Soto) stead on his neck, while the cupied the Court five hours in calling over.
ethers rubbed him of his pocket book, and stripped Lately at Bergen, in Norway, in consequence of
him of his jacket, comforter, and hat, with which i the heavy rains, an enormous stone was detached from
a mountain, and crushed 49 persons to death.
they.tan oft, leaviag the poor fellow bleeding pro.
fusely from several wounds on the head, Ste. On A heavy storm fell at ()adore, in the East Indies,
an ataliu heing given, tl?ey were pursued by Mr. ,
on the Bth of May. Many of the hail-stones were an
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inch square, and others, in shape and size, resembled
Cole and other constables, who secured them in a
Louse at the back of the Point, with all the property . the egg of a sparrow.
An alligator was snot at Ghazepoore by an officer
in their possession. they were committed to Win- I
chester gaol, to take their trial at the next Assizes..
1 of the 67th regiment, which was 29 feet in length,
and .seven in circumference. In the stomach were The gardner and footman of Jon); WINDER, Esq. i
of Veynor-park, Montgomeryshire, have been com-
I of two ail iren, and more than 20 stones, swallowed found several half-digested human limbs, the heads
mi red for trial ou charges of robbing their master's
cellar. Having access. to a room over the cellar, they to assist digestion.
A boat arrived on Friday last at Folkston, with
had cut a trap-door late enough to obtain entrance,
two American sAlors from Freport, who report that
and bad fur .the last eighteen months been acting I
I an order has been issued by the Emperor to arrest
High Lye &law stairs alter the family retired to rest.
all able seamen from on board the French privateers
Two, hundred and thirty bottles of wine, besides rtrm
as they p
enter the variousports and roadsteads, and
and brattly,.are ascertained to be missing ; a dozen
of Old, sherry was found buried in the garden. that they are immediately ordered on board the ships
fitting in the Scheldt.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL 14ARKL I.

Beef 4s Ott to 5s 4d Veal 41 8d to 7s bd
Mutton 41 Oil v.) 5s Od Pork is the to 64 Od
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.
Bags• Pockets.
Kent 41 6s to 61 10, Kent 41 101 to 71 15
SUMICX 41 Os to 61 Os Sussex 41 Os to 61 10a
PRICE OF HAX AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Hay 41 Os to 51 St New Clover 51 Os to 61 Os
New Hay 111 Os to 01 Os bt raw Os to ul los
LISIZARD Felt—Fat cattle sold well for the fainter: leS
541 per Cwt. There were but few shetp, and the sale heavy.
WoaCirrraz—At the Toll Free Market there was a large chew
of fat and other cattle, the prices of which were rather era t►e
decline, and many were driven away unsold. Vary few sheep.

HIGH WAIER. Al LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOIWOW.
M0rning.......... ..... 59 minutes after 6
Afternoon l9 minutes after 7

DIE 1).
On Frithy, the 14th inst. at ClAphan3. the Wife pf Lieutenant
CoLinel Lya aged 41.
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At Haivi4.,-on the 30th ult. Mrs. Janet ackam, wile of
Captain Irwin, Royal Navy.
l'hursday mart I in Dukestreet, Portland-1 bee; Ma4or-
Gincral Charles Vtham Este, Lieuter.ant-Uovernor Carude,
in the Tith year of his age.
Lately, at Bristol Hot Wells Mr.. Curtis, w.fe of the Rt.v.
Wm. Curtis, of Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire.
Tuesday, in the prime of lite, Mr. WiLliam Pinder, Soticitcr,
of Wastage, Berkshire.

'1 uesdai nigh. at Ws house In Cavendish-square, John Lang..
ston, Esq. of Jar:iden House, Uaford•bire.
a-urday last, from the effects of an accident, in being thr iron
out of a gig, in his 14th year, Wager, ynuugest son ut the late J.
P. Allix, i.,q. of Svr.iff ham Hodse, Canewidgeshire.
At his lodgings on the South Parade, Bath, Vice-Admiral
Lumsdaii e.
Fl tilay se'nnight at Sheernen, Mr. George Clarkson, of the
Fountain Hotel, deeerness.