Star.
London, England, 1831-06-08 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE.

The visiters of this theatre had a rich treat last night in
the varied and most amusing performances selected for the
benefit of Mr. J. Melvin. The entertainments of the evening
were so numerous, that we have room for little more than the
mere mention of them in the order in which they were given,
though, from the spirit with which every individual exerted
himself, each piece deserved a more lengthened notice. The
first performance was the favourite musical drama of John of
Paris, in which the excellent acting of Osbaldistone, Vale,
Miss Somerville and Williams, drew down loud and de-
served plaudits from all parts of the house. This was fol-
lowed by one of the most amusing dramatic sketches we ever
heard; it was called Yard-arm and Yard.arm, or two ways
of telling a story. T. P. Cooke (whose appearance though fo
this night only, was hailed with thunders of applause) is intro-
duced, and gives a most animating description of a chase, and
engagement with and capture of an enemy's frigate.—
One of his auditors is an Irish fiddler, who undertakes to
tell the same story to another, who affects not to under-
stand sea-terms. The Irishman's (Dibdin Pitt's) blundering
version of the nautical terms was one of the most amusing
things we ever heard. Of T. P. Cooke's simple and
natural, and forcible because simple and natural, mode of
telling his story, it is unnecessary to say a word. His horn-
pipe which followed was loudly encored. After this came the
first act of La Ptruuse, in which George Wieland was as
usual inimitable as a monkey. Next followed a musical
Pasticcio. Miss Grosamith (a pupil of Blewitt's), her first
appearance, sang, and was encored in, " Romance for me."
Miss Harrington (another of Blewitt's pupils), from Covent-
garden Theatre, gave her assistance in the celebrated " Tyro.
lienne Qttintette," in which she has been so successful in that
house. Miss SONERVILLZ, Visa VINCFNT, Hiss Hoe.
TON, and some amateurs, ccntributed their aid with much
effect. DIAN/ITT himself sang an admirable Irish comic
song, "?torah M'Frisky," accompanied by himself on the
piano, which was deservedly applauded. After a variety of
songs, duets, cantatas, &c. the entertainments of the evening
concluded with the melodrama of The "meals& We were
glad to find that the house was crowded in evety part.

STAGE COACII INFORJMATION special
Meeting of Magistrates, in the Brentwood Division, wu
held on Friday last, at the White Hart Inn. In that town.
fur the purpose of hearing and determining several stage.
coach informations, laid by Byew, the well-known common
informer : present, the Rev. J. Holden and the Rev. T. Lud.
bey. The tint decided was against Samuel Taylor, the driver
of the Star, ft om Yarmou th to London. Mr. Shearman, of Lon.
don, who attended as solicitor for some of the defendants, ob-
jected to this information, as having been laid upon the second
instead of the seventh section of the Act. Byers replied to
the objection, and the Bench having over-ruled it, the evi-
dence was proceeded with. Charles Digby, of Hinton-road,
proved that on Friday, the 20th of May, between eight and

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cadre published at Warsaw on the 29th ult. a trarislatie nof Line o'clock in the morning, he saw the coach in ques-
which, as it appeared in the Prussian Stale Gazelle of the tlon at Brentwood, with six horses, and having thirteen
2J inst. was given in our paper of yesterday, The intelli. outside passengers, exclusive of the coachman. " Wil-
pence which reaches this country and France through Prussia Liam Chaplin, Yarmouth and London," was upon the
is often distorted, and it is natural that the Poles should, on panel of the door. Samuel Taylor was driving. All the men
an occasion like the present, be anxious to guard their cause were, he said, grown persons, and he described the situation
apinst misrepresentationsof its enemies. Hence care has been in which they were placed upon the coach. He was sure
taken to forward correct accounts of the late important events, that there were no children under ten years of age, but
Oa comparing the article in question with the original, we he could not say how many were men and how many were
fiod several variations and omissions, which are sufficient to women.—By Mr. Holden : I should have thought it easier
jinniy the suspicion of the Poles, and to render it probable for you to have distinguished between men and women than
that the partiality of which they accuse the Prussian editors between men and children.—Witness : I made no memoran.
is not an unfounded charge. Where the Poles describe chilli at the time, or I could have told the number of men
the people of Lithuania as their "brethren," the Berlin and women.—Mr. Shearman said that the information con.
Gauge writer states them the " insurgents." After the taiaed one allegation which had not been proved, viz. that
ebeereation that " Russian troops displayed a degree of " Samuel Taylor is a person known to the informer." The
courage and resolution far superior to what they had magistrates, however, considered these words as surplus-
s'u..er. in the preceding part of the campaign," the follow. age ; and Byers said that if, instead of those words, he had
i sentence is omitted—" The prisoners who have fallen inserted, " one not known to the informer," his information
:::o our hands, state that cannon were pointed on the rear would have been equally good. Mr. IShearman said that
of the Russian columns, and grape-shot fired on those that he knew nothing of this case till he arrived at Brentwood.—
retreated." After the statement that the Russian loss must The Magistrates, after some discussion, convicted the defen.
he "at Last double ours," which, by the by, is in the migi- dant in the midgated penalty of 51. with costs amounting to
real "more than double," the following words are omitted— 1714. Gd. including 55. for each of Byers's two witnesses—
" This is may explained by the tact, that the greater part Digby and the witness who proved the service of the sum-
o,: the Russian soldiers were in a state of intoxication, and mons. Mr. Holden could not, he said, in these eases,
precipitated each other from the Dike." The conclusion of help feeling for the Coachmen, who, generally speaking,
the account, in which it is announced that 12.000 Polish were very civil fellows, still this statute was a wholesome one,
troops have formed a junction with the Lithuanians, is inasmuch as it tended to the safety of people's lives, and
retirely omitted by the Prussian Gazelle: it is as follows : therefore such men as Mr. Byers were very useful to enforce
Numerous reserves arc proceeding to the army, and will it.—An information against John Cole, the driver of the
till up our ranks, until the new recruiting decreed by the Diet Shannon Ipswich Coach, was next brought on, but Mr.
shall augment our force. The enemy, notwithstanding the Shearman requested that it might be postponed, in order to '
superiority which numbers give him, will find in the execution enable the defendant to produce witnesses in his defence.—
of his plan for passing the Vistula the turtle resistance which The Magistrates appeared to think that the summons bay-
has already so often disappointed him ; besides, the prosecu- ing been issued on Saturday, sufficient time had been
tion of this plan is not free from danger, now that 12,000 of allowed ; but Byers said he should be very sorry that
oar brave troops have joined their brethren in Lithuania, and any parties against whom he had laid informations should
that the insurrections in the southern provinces are daily have cause to complain, still he should expect the de.
zeiuiring more consitsency. The talents of our Generals, the fendant to pay the additional expenses to be incurred by
good spirit and courage of our army, the ardour and entbu- a second attendance. Teals was agreed to, and the in-
,:as nof the whole nation, afford us assurance of the success formation, with another against John Vye, driver of
et' the most gum' of causes." the Scale and DiAS Coach, was adjourned to Monday,
POST.—Not the least dangerous part of the sweeping re- the 13th inst.—John Stedman, the driver of an Ipswich
fern bill is the needless complication of its machinery—its Coach, was also informed against fur having 11 passengers,
santor. hacking and hewing of our whole representative sys- with luggage, upon the roof, being one more than the law
tvet. In fact, the perilous principles of the treasure are one allows. Byers said, in consideration of there being very
thing— their clumsy application in the clauses of the bill ano- little luggage, he should withdraw the information. Mr.
ti.tr. We are satisfied that any six men of common ac- Shearman here observe.', that a new act was in preparation,
tioireenents, who, for the sake of an experiment, should which would allow of say number of passengers, upon pay.
admit the justice and policy of the objects which the bill ment of an extra mileage duty. Byers said, that the con.
pretends to effect, could work out severally, in the course templated Act only extended to inside passengers.—
of two hours, six new Constitutions which should tally bona Henry Taylor, the driver of the Star from London to
fide with the bill's principles, as declared by Lord John Yarmouth, was the next case, but the informer's witnesses
Russell, yet carry each of them those principles into effect, failed in identifying the coach, the information consequently
by simple means, with less disturbance of existing privi- fell to the ground. A youth, named Francis, applied to
leges, with far less spirit therefore of general subversion, postpone an information against Cracknell, the driver of the
yet probably each with as fair a promise of working well for Talk -Ho Chelmsford coach, but on being asked whether he
the country. would be answerable for the extra expenses attending an
MORNING CH RONICLF--We have more than once adjournment, hereplied in the negative, and O Stapleton, the
suggested that the dissolution of the late Stamp Board, and informer's witness, waa called to prove the service of the sum-
the ground., whatever they were, which led to it, ought to mons. This, however, he was unable to do, and Byers said he
nt. made nutter of Parliamentary Inquiry. Upon the should take out a fresh summons. The hearing of this ease was
face of it, it was certainly a proceeding which calls loudly therefore adjourned to the 13th inst. John French, Samuel
'or explanation. Our attention is called to the subject Hayward, John Murrells, and Simon Bolden), all coachmen,
hy the fact of the heavy charge of Fraud which was made , against slum information. had been laid, were called at the
by the Commissioners of itevenue Inquiry against the Coun- ; door, but neither of them answered. These eases were also
ty Fare Office, turning out to be without a shadow of faun-: adjourned.—Byers took a careful survey of the coaches, as
dation, and toe Law Officers of the Crown having last week they drew up at the Inn during the proceedings, but the bye-
aharaurad 311 further proceedings, and consented to have ' standees several times exclaimed "No food for you there,
their bill dismissed. And this after carrying on a prosecution Byers!" At the conclusion of the business. Byers and one
Inainst that of ee for five years, and putting it to between of his witnesses left the town in a gig, amidst the openly
12 and 1.1001. expense, which, as the Crown pays no costs, avowed wishes of many that they might break tbelr peeks
they tan never recover. This is really a most oppressive before they reached home.

DOVER, Jess 7.

Arrived the Royal George, steamer, from Calais, with
Messieurs Jean Baptiste Nothomb and Paul Devaux,
Members of the National Congress of Belgium, proceeding
to London, in quality of Commissioners, for the settlement
of the Crown. blessieurs Vilain Quatone and Van de
Weyer, and four other Commissioners, it is said, are gone
direct from Ostend to London.