Star.
London, England, 1802-01-02 00:00:00

BOTANT BAT TII.E.ITRICALS.

PLAY BILL—For the BENEFIT of Mrs. PARRY.
By Permit: an of his Excellency,.
At the THEATRE, SYDNEY.
On Saturday, June 28, 1800, will be prefented the Favourite
Comedy of
SHE STOOPS TO coNqiJER ; or, The MISTAKES OF
A NIGIrr.
Hardcaflle, G. lirghes ; Tony Lumkin, J. White ;
Young Marlow, W. Smith; Miff Mrs. RAley;
Hsltings2 W. Knight; Mr5.142.,-dr;:ftle, Mrs }tames;
Sir Cha. Marlow, H. Narcons; Pimple Mrs. Chat Win erd
Diggory, J. Cox; Mifs ifardeattle, Mrs Party.
End of the Play the Into luck of
MISS IN HER f.Ns.

Billy Ribble (for that night only) D. Parmil.
Mils 'Biddy Mrs. 1):•rt
For the bit time, the Comic Song of 4‘ Ne.16;,0n s h.ft: to
the Fair," by D. Parnell.
To which will be added, a Mufieel Entertainment, called
THE DEVIL TO PAY; or, The WIVES METAMLPRA
PHOSED.
Sir John Loverulc, G. Hughes; Lucy, Mrs. Barnes ;
Magician, J. White; Lettice, Mrs. Chariton; and
Joltfon, D. Parnell; Nell, Mrs. Parry.
Lady Loverule, Mrs. Radley ;
Boxes cll.—Front Boxes 35 64.—Pitt as. 6d.—Gallery 5.—
Doors open at half paft five, begin at half pail fir.
No otrron will he ado-I:tied without a Tick. t, and it is re-
!hat no perfot c,iU attc upt to oe bring Ipiri:s
into the Theatre.--No 1110 m y will be returned.
Ticke:s to he had of Seleant Major jannefon, S.
Lord, M. Kearns, Mrs. Pam-, Serjeant Field, S. k and
J. Mackey, next door to the'theatre.

By Permiflion of his Excellency.
At the THEATRE, SYDNEY.
On Tue.fday, Auguft 12, I iioo, will be Frei-cubed,
The LYING VALET.
G.Hughes ;
Mrs. Gadabout, Mrs. Getty;
Kitty Pry, Mrs. Racil-y.

Sharp, J. Payne ;
Outdo, H. Patrons;
Coon, R. Rowell ;
Gaylefs, W Smith;
To which will be added, The UPHOLSTERER.
Qpidnunc, G. Hughes; Razor, J. Payne;
Bamoor, W. Smith; Harriet, Mrs. Buckley;
Rovewell, W. Knight ; Termagant, Mrs. Ritchey.
Feeble, H. ParSitis ;_ _ _

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Bolts Ss.—.l rout boxes 3s. 6d.—Pit as. 6d.—Gallery
Doors open at half iwU Ave. begin at half pall fix.
No (picks admitt,-d behind the Scenes. and as the Proprietors
have Lund fume difficulty in coUeding the price of admillion,
ro perfon will be admitted without a Ticket.
Tickets to be had of T. P-adley, T. Rai I, 1). Bevan. S. Lord.
M. Kcanis, R. Sideway, S. Politer, J. Mack, W. Miller, M,
Newton, J. Chip, and of J. Mackey, next door to the Theatte.

FRENCH THEATRICAes.—The prolific genius of
the French Dramatifls manifclis itfelf in fome new
produEtions every week. The return of Peace will
afford us the opportunity of occalionally noticing
theft ephemeral prodnCtions. Among the latctt
is a new piece, which, if the accounts in the French
papers are corrcd, may very fairly be put in com-
petition with Come of our own modern Dramatic
Vroduttions. This piece is called An Inn at Calaic.
At this Inn arc affembled the following perfonages:
A Gafcon, who is going to ellablith a Theatre in
England : a Parifian, who comes down to meet h's
Niece on her at rival from London : the Niece her-
felf : the young Lady's Lover ; and an Englifh.
man, alfo in love with the young Lady. and who
has followed her from England. The Englifliman
forms a plan for carrying off the Lady, and bribes
the Garcon to affitt him : but by a mi'take, the
Landlady is carried off in her (lead.—Such is the
.Piece, which is hated to have been received with
a mixture of applaufe and cenfurc.
This Piece," f.tys the French Editor, " will
undoubtedly pltiafe the Engli fh, who always defc: ibe
the French, on their Theatres, as true Gafcons."
Another Piece has alfo made its appearance
during the Lift decade at the Theatre Feydeau. It
is entitled Plutarch, and is rather of an amufing
defcription. It teems however to afford but a flight
fovndation even for a (Ingle aft. A young Officer;
who is over head and ears in love, requeffs form
pecuniaiy affiflance of a rich uncle, by means of
which he hopes to render himfelf more worthy of
the woman of his heart : to this application the
uncle makes this laconic reply—" Read Plutarch,"'.
at the fame time prefenting him with a copy. The
young man, who cannot conceive that the perufal
of a Greek author could prove any refource to him,
not only negleEted the advice, but fold all his books,
including even Plutarch. The Valet difpofes of
the whole to a perfon whorit he takesfor a broker,
but who, in fait, proves to be the uncle. The
Plutarch, which was given to the nephew, fealed up,
was in faift alone worth a thoultnd crowns. At
length, the uncle and the nephew have an inter.
view: and after many ironical and hume,roas re-
fledions on the taste of young men for reading, he
gives him to underfiand, that the book in quetticn
contained a note for 6000 francs, and a content to
his wished-for marriage. The benevolent uncle
pardons him, and unites the lovers.—He gives, at
the fame time, a thoufand crowns to the valet,
who, perceiving the/vat of the old man for ancient
authors, prefents him with a Cicero, obferviag, at
the fame time, that he was not thefiri great awn who
had ma& the fortune orf a fool. •
I DRAMATIC ANECDOTE.—At the rehearfals of
Irene, which VOLTAIRE always attended, he beg.
ged Madame VErrais to repeat a couplet, which
he thought not well delivered. V s.STRis did fo two
OT three times fucceilively ; but VOLT4IRE was not
pleafed. At haft a great Lord, who was prefent,
laid, " Indeed you teaze Madame; and I think
the has delivered the paffage very well." " It
may be very well for a Duke," replied the Wit;
" but it is not very well for me." _

In the evening of General BONAPARTE'S decree
for altering the I'tztorian command at the Thuil-
.leries, and fplitting the authority r.f the Prefrit, a
Placarde appeared upon the Palace, with the fol.
lowing pleafantry Fortaidolofa, verfatur in Ge-
neralibut."

The Abbe MAVRY ufed to relate a (tory of a
Miter with whom he was acquainted. Meeting
him one day, he fitid, " My dear Baron, what t
change in your appearance ?"—" Ah ! my life is
a bunhen to me lince the Abbe TERR AY fltpprvired
the Tontines ! Bel Ore that wicked meafure was
carried into effcd, I ulcd to rife in the morning
and walk to the Thuilleries. There I aiked for the
Newfpapers, and read the lifts of death ; if one of
my clefs was gone off, I gained an annuity of
15 or 30 francs : there was pleafure for the whole
day : when I met a burial, my firft queltion was,
who is dead ? If it was a member of my clafs,
0 how
.delightful !—Alas, I now meet forty bu.
Hats without caring who is going to the grave I"

LAW Iite7ELA.IGENCE.

colnur OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. at.

BIATSON V. SCRAWL.
Mr. EltSlll4l Rated, that this was an oftion
againit the Defendant, as a Commiffioner of the
Tranfport Board, under the following circum.
fiances :—The Plaintiff had chartered his (hip to
the Commitlinners of that Board at a cettain

freight, fubjea to a claufc, that if the (hip loft
any time, or was guilty of any breach of orders,
that in filch cafe the Commiaioners fhould have
power to mutt them, by flopping a part of the
freight. The Defendant had pleaded that there
was a fors of time and breach of orders, upon
which he grounded his Defence. The eitctins.
fiances of the cal were as follow: The fbip
Afia failed from Cork on the allth of Auguß, with
a crew of forty.cight men and nine boys. On
board this (hip was put about 7co men, women,
and children, defined for Quebec : among them
was a child with the fmall pox, which was the
fource of all their misfortunes. In a very few
days the fmall pox broke out, and made the 'hip
a fcene of the utmof mifery ; the (tench and pu-
tridity of this diforder produced alto a malignant
fever, attacking thofc who were not fubjed to the
(mall pox. Several of the troops, a great many
of the children, and two of the Seamen diet
during their parage, and when they arnved at
Quebec, the malady fn much. istcreafed that molt
of the Seamen were taken with the infe4tions dif
order. Several were fent on (bore lick, and fix
deferted fuch a (cene of wretchednefs. With the
crew in this fate, General Hunter, certainly from
mifreprcfentation of the Rate of the Ihip, ordered
or 'zoo men on board to proceed to Hali-
fax, and the captain tired every endeavour to re-
cruit his (hip's company, by getting Canadian
Sailors. With there difadvantagcs againfl him he
weighed anchor, and was proceeding to fea, when
thecarpenterand the remainder of his originalcrew
refufed to go to fea with fuch an infuthcient com-
plement of me*. Under there circumftances Mr.
E. contended that there was no breach of cove-
nant, and that when the Plaintiff undertook to
have a fuelcitast crew, if he took all . reafonable
means to fecnre that point; if he failed with
his full complement he could not he fuppofed to
contend againft a moral and phyfical evil. The
amount of the mule would not come into quef-
tion, as it was agreed, by admiffions between the
parties, that the only queftion to be tried (honk!
be—Whether there were any grounds for impofing
the penalty at all
The evidence fubftantiated the cafe as opened
bey Mr. Erfkine.
The Avroaxsy GENTIAL argued for the De•
fendant, that the Plaintiff mull be confidered as a
general infurer, and that be was bound to provide
aping all rifques. The whole public fervice de-
pended upon enforcing, with the utmoft rigour,
all fuch contracts; and in the prefent cafe the de-
lay had been attended with the moll ferious incon-
venience. Independant of the troops being delayed,
whore Cervices were wanted at Halifax, the (hip
was dellined to carry the Maroons from America
to Sierra Leone. The climate was inhofpitable to
the conftitutions of chafe men, and by the delay
of the (hip many of them per:tilled with the cold
of that northern region. The Learned Counfel
contended with great eat neftnefs, that in order to
fupport the public Awoke, no latitude of conftruc-
tion fhould be admitted in infruments fuch as
was before the Court, but that the parties fhould
be bound to conform to their very letter.
Lord lEzavox, in giving his opinion, Paid, that
looking at the Charter Party, he thought that a
party was not bound to do more than ufe all ne-
ceffary precautions. If by the vifiution of Goo.
as in this cafe, the crew was difabled from navi-
gating the (hip, he could not think it a breach of
orders, nor a wilful neglect of duty. It had ap-
peared in the caufe, that the Captain bad ufed all
diligence to repair his lots, but that his utmoft ef-
forts had proved tneffeßnal. His Lordlhip then
complimented the Public Board for the cautions
manner in which they expended the public mo-
ney, and commended their yfroesefi, but vra; in-
dined to think, in this cafe, diet there had been
no breach of the Charter Party.
A converfation took place between Mr. Arroa-
111Y-GIMBILAL and Mr. Eeserwit, in which it was
at length agreed to take a fpecial verdict; finding
the leading fees of the cafe, viz. That the (hip
failed with the full complement; that the crew was
dimininted by the vifitation of GOD; that the Cap-
tain did all in his power to repair the lots ; and
referring it to the Court in this cafe—Whether
the non-failing was any breach of the Charter
Tarty t—Vatia fo found.

RAYMOND V. BARCLAY.
Mr. Glass ftaied, that this anion was brought
to afcertain whether the freight, &c. of a thip was
belonging to the plaintiff, as executor of a Mr.
Blight, or to the defendant ? The faits of the cafe
were as follow :—Mr. James Blight, refiding in
the Weft Indies, was the owner of a Chip called
the Julius Clear, which was about to fail to Eng-
land, and which he withed to have fold upon her
arrival. He accordingly wrote to a Mr. Fenton,
to receive the freight and fell the thip. It had fo
kaaeplened, that during the voyage, Mr. Blight
and the Captain received dircaions from
the execotoo to apply to Mr. Fenton. Mr. Fen-
ton had accepted bills upon the credit of this con-
fignment, one of which he had paid, but the thip
had never heat conveyed to him. Hammond
agreed that Fenton fhould receive the freight, fub-
jea to the opinion of the Court.
Lord )(savor: Laid, he wifhed much that a cafe
&mild be made to fettle this point. If they tra-
velled over to the other fide of the Hall to a Court
of Equity, an aaual affignment of an eflate was
not neeeffary to create an ownerthip ; the mere
tiepofiting of title deeds, under certain circum.
'Lances, would in that Court be decreed I convey-
ance. If property was taken out of a man's hands,
whin in ionidence of that depots he had advanced
his many, it famed to him very unlike jaatce--
if it ware joked lawe—erafe moved.