Star.
London, England, 1815-07-18 00:00:00

HATMARK.F.T THEATR4

The season commenced last night at this Theatre.
with the pleasant Comedy of A Bold Stroke fora Hat-
kind, which was represented in a very efficient style.'
The pelf irmers, comprising several favourites at the
Winter Theatres, and some actors of established pro-
vincial reputation, acquitted themselves greatly to
the satisfaction of a numerous audience. Mr. "PERRY
and Mr. JONES. supported the characters of Don
Came and Don Juks. It is almost unnecessary to add,
that they supported thim with ability. The tomer
expressed the testy humour of the old grandee, with
strong comic effect—the latter, sprightly and vola-
tile, exhibited a finished picture of the accomplished
JotiNsToNa, from the Hull Theatre,
made his first appearance as Don Vincentio. His
ha vire is good—his features tolerably expressive—his
voice powerful —and his enunciation clear and dis-
tinct He i. by no mears deficient in spirit—a qua.
Nty essentially necessary in the delineation of this
character. A Lady of the name of BELFIELD made
her.fii..t appearance as IX:ma Victoria. She is of tall
sta,ur.l—ltee countenance indicative of good sense
and good burnout—her voice silt and pleasing—her
carriage easy and genteel. We were highly gratified
by her performance, which was, throughdut, distill-
goist.cd by a fine vein of feeling. Her second scene
with Drvaa Laura. was exceedingly well acted.
Mr. J. JONES appeared for the first time in the en.
tertairment of the Rival Seidler& He has a good.
voice, and will be a considerable addition to the mu.
siva talent of the Haymarket. He sung a song in
raise rf the Doke of ‘k
!ELLINGTON, which obtained
him considerable applause.' Mr. TeKELgles l.inter-
kin wai exCellent.
'lle entertainments concluded with the broad farce
of The rave Laeorr, in which a Mr. SALTER, from
the Cheltenham Theatre, made a most successful
aut. as Sheepface. He is a low comedian of great
merit. flis humour is pure and sterling —undebased
by any mixture of grimace or buffoonery. it is im-
possible to conceive any piece of acting more exqui-
sitely humorous than the Lawyer Scout of Mr.
MATIIEWS.

THE LATE DREADFUL F.712E.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An Inquest was held last evening at the Ten Bells
public ho,it., near Srirattirld's Church, on the bodies
of the tullowi,,g ind,vidua:s, who fell victims to the
explosion and subsequent fire which took place •in
John-street, Spitalfieids, on Friday night last, viz.—
Gasper Lichellas, Penel-pe, his wife, Susan, his sis-
ter, IV. Oldham, a lodger ist the house of Mr. Lichiel.
las, and Mary Blake, a servant in the house of Messrs.
Broom and Taylor, adjoining.
.Mr. Rabbi:on depored, that about five minutes
before nine o'clock on Friday night, he was at the
bailee of Mr. Lichellas, who was then in his shop
the deceased was 4 manufacturer of fireworks. At
this time there. wat in.the parlour at the back of the
shop, the siAer of Mr. Lichen is, and Mr. Oldham, a
INlger, an aged man. Mr. Lichellas at the moment
entered the shop, followed by a person with some
porter for supper, of which they entreated witness to
partake. 'This he declined, having an "engaftment
elsewhere. lie remarkei, that the cloth was laid for
sapper, and on one end of the same table saw some
ItTe-w..rks piled in a heap.' At the moment he was
about to Like his departure, two boys came in. and
asked to purchase some crackers and serpents. These
it appeared were not at hand, and Mr. Lichellas went
out of the shop, as it for the purpose of procuring
*ern. Witness then went out, and had not proceeded
more than 2(n) yards when he heard an explosion, but
being rather deaf, he imagined it arose from some
fire-works in the neighbonrhood. He, thercfore, pro-
eeeded on to Bethnal-green, on reaching which be
heard an alarm of fire. and on his return he found his
friend's huuse reduced to ashes. Witness recollected

that when he was in the shop,he remarked under the
counter an iamense quantity of various. descriptions
• of fire.works piled up; he also remembered Mr. Li.
chellas having told him a fortnight back, that he had
sold out £5O in Navy five per Cents. which he had
devoted to the purchase of saltpetre, gun powder, ice.
The deceased Mr. Lichellas and the other persons
whom he SAW on the night in question, were perfectly
sober.

Hoary Potts, a youth of 11 years of age, deposed,
• that he went in company with another boy to the
Louse of Mr. Lichellas on Friday evening, to purchase
some fife works. There was n•ne of the sort he
winced in the shop, and Mr. Oldham, who, it ap-
prated, %VAS lsrne in the hand, took a candle and
went clown stairs to bring some from the cellar, and
soon Afterwards returned with a quantity in his arms,
but without the candle which he had taken with him.

Nr. Lichellas then served witness with two serpents
• and two crac':;ers, and he and his companions went out
towards the chapel, at the opposite side of the way,
about fifty y ads up. They had scarce reached this
spot, hosvever, when they were knocked down by the'
effect of a sudden explosion. Upon recovering, they
toroed r,-ca, .rod saw fire-works of all descriptions
issuing from the rains of the house they had just lift,
which was in a general blaze.
Thompeot and George Sire& proved, that a few
snointnts previous to the explosion they went to the
house of Mr. Lichellas to purchase some fire.works.
Immediately after they left the house, Birch went into
chandlei's shop on the opposite side of the way,
itnd lighted a serpent, with which he ran out, and
sinew it up in the air. Upon its descent it was taken
I p by anoiher bay, and again thrown up, but where it
alighted, or what became of it, witnesses could not tell.
The Jury having only to decide as to the cause of
the death of the unfortunate persons into whose me-
lancholy fate they had met to examine, without hesi-
tation found a verdict of—Accidental Deeds.

A young Lady who lost her life by a fatal mistake,
is administering opium, was not at the time at school,
' but at the house of her mother, near Kirnbolton.
Miss MARTINI granddaughter of Professor MARTINI
was the melancholy subject.
Sunday se'nnight, the remains of the two Miss
Parry's, who lost their lives by the upsetting of a
boat, were removed from Aldwick for interment:
the Tutor and Fishermin's Lad were buried on
Tuesday last at • Berst'ed; the two Master Poyntes
were also buried on Thursday at Midhurst. Colonel
Pelona; still remains very ill.

L4ll INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY.tp.
• • THE LATE DUCHESS OF cumuli/Arm
An application was made by Mr. Leach, praying
that his Lordship would-order a considerable sum of
money belonging to the estate•of the late Duchess of
Cumberland to be paid out of Court, foi the use of
Lord Carhampton. He observed that Lord Car-
hampton was the only individual who wat a creditot'
upon the estate of the late Duchess, and therefore a
sum larger than was in the hands of the Court having
been reported due to Lord Carhampton, it was a
matter of course that he should.receive payment of
his debt as far as the funds extended.
Sir S. Itoutuv said, he hoped his Lordship would
be far from considering this Application a matter of
course. In truth it was one of the hardest cases in
the world with respect to the very deserving lady who
was the devisee and executrix of the late Duchess. It
was one of the greatest misfortunes in the life of Miss
Lawler, the ladyto whom he alluded, that she should
by her amiable qualitioi'have gained the esteem and
friendship of the late Duchess of Cumberland. The
tact was, that in consequence of that regard, the
Duchess had bt•qti ea thed to her nearly the whole of
her property. It would have been a very consider-
able property, had it not been for a suit instituted by
Lord Carhampton, to recover an instalment due upon
an annuity granted to him by the late Duke of Cum-
berland. Pnloitunatcly, owing to an error in plead-
ing pleat adminiarimit, the estate of the Duchess be-
came not only liable to the instalment due, bat all the
arrears of the annuity, amounting to 9 or selo,ooo ;
thus Miss Lawler, instead of being possessed of an
ample fortune by the death of bier patroness, found
herself involved in a tedious litigation, the expence.
o f which site had to defray out of her personal means.
Among other objects of property belonging to the
late Duchess, these were a number of very valuable
jewels, which were deposited at Vienna. It had been
deemed advisable, with a view to the recovery of
these diamonds, to send a gentleman of the name of
Jones to Vienna. Mr. Jones having performed the
service •m?osed upon him, by recovering the jewels,
naturally made Miss Lawler his debtor for the amount
of his trouble and expences. Now, as Lord Car.,
hampton's demand would sweep away the whole of
the estate of the Duchess of Cumberland, including',
the produce of the diamonds, the consequence would
be, it the present application was complied with, and'
the money paid' out of Court, that Miss " Lhwler,'
withoutteaping the slightest benefit under the Duchess
of Cumberland's will, would be answerable for Mr.
Jones's demand to the amount, of several hundred
pounds.
The LORD CHANCELLOR' said he thought it a eery
hard case upon Miss Lawler. He would, however,
so far mke care of her interests, that be would not
suffer the money to go out of the Court, unless Lord
Cat hampton indemnified her against the claim of
Mr. Jones, and other claims to which she might ,on
the same grounds be liable.
Mr. LEACH, on the pan of Lord Carhampton,
having consented to give the indemnity recommended
upon this arrangement, the whole of the property in
Court belonging to the estate of the Duchess was or-
dered to be paid to Lord Carhampton.