Star.
London, England, 1826-05-15 00:00:00

'NAVAL INIELLIGENCE:

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Arrived off Dartmouth, the Scaleby Castle, from thina-L-
-spoke the. Dughess of Athpl on the 3.3 of April. on thetLine. Off
the port, the Harriet, Fosszaa. from Sierra. Leone. - •
FAI.MOUTM, May 15.—Wind E.-Arrived the titagliet packet,
from Lisbon, in 17 days. Off the port. the Woodlark, poasurs-,
from Singapore; and John Guise, SP VAR, from. London: Salted
his Majesty's brig Purrostat, with a mail for Lisbon ; arid' Rielips
packet, for the Brazils. Put back, the Amos Palmer, for
Antwerp.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind t.—Arrived the Black
,River
Packet, Rein, from Jamaica--sailed 16th March; shush man of
war 13ooe, from Surinam ; and Tae Gebroeders, Wive, front the •
Havannah. Sailed the /3railsford; Moon, for St. Jo4tn4 (N. 8.);
and the Emulous steam packet, for Calcutta. • •
PORINIXOUTII, May 13.—This morning, his Majesty's frigate Gras-
cow, Captain the Hon. J. A. MAUDE, arrived from Lisbon, is 15
days,taving sailed OS the 29th ult. The GLasaow•lefte:there the
Ocean, 98, Vice-Admiral Lord Asszt.tos BEAUCLERE, Captain-
Stags; Genoa, 74, Captain Watraa BA:Hoare ; ALatow, 74,
Captain Osesaartuar ; and the REYMANN and Lyaa brigs. The
LivaLy frigate, Captain W. lirt.terre, C.B. left the Tagus on the
29th ult. for Plymouth. The Fate** bad gone to Cadiz and
Gibraltar, for money. The Gtrisatow passed nearly 300 sail of
homeward bound merchant ships -in the mouth of the . Channel,
, struggling with contrary winds. None of them made the signal for
assistance, or as requiring provisions or water. It is .understood
that the Gzasuow is to refit, and proceed to the Mediterranean, to
relieve the NAIAD.
MAY 14..—Wind S.F.—Passed by, the Vansittart,
China. Sailed his Majesty's ship Davao, on a cruise to the west-
ward, and will afford such supplies to any ships she may fall in with.
u their necessities may require. Sailed the William and Nary
yacht, for Deptford.
DEAL, MAY 14.—Wind N.B. by E.—Passed through, the
Kingston, Mime, for Jamaica; Calists, liosaarson, for, the Cape
of Good Hope; Fanny Voase, foe Oporto; Rliza, JOHNNON,
for Antigua ; Unicorn, Wn.son, and Melantho, for St.
Vincent's. •
lavaaroot, MAY 13.—Arrived the Laurel, DUN, from New
Orleans ; Dublin, Ms Lsoaart, from Savannah ; Favourites, HADDON,
from Maranbam; William, FOTHEIGILL, front Ceara; Francis
Watson, Garsoatx, and Thos. Parsons, BLUM, from New Orleans.

DRUB Y-LANZ THEATRICAL "FUND. •
.§attrrflay the anniversary. of the establishment of the
Dru' ryelitne Theatrical Fund, was celebrated at the
Freemasons"ravern ; his Royal Highness the Duke ci!-
SUSSItin the Chair. .
The room was decorated on the ocestkn with more than usual
splendour.'
After the removal of the ellithi his Royal Highness
gave 44 The King, the munificent Patron of tke Institu-
tion," and other toasts which are usually drank at public
dinners. He then proposed " The Drury-lane nea-
r trical Find, and prosperity to it ;" in doing whiCh he
took occasion to state, that his Majesty had, by his
patronage, acknowledged it to be one of the most me.
ritotious charitable institutions of the country.
Mr. COOPER rose to return thanks. He regretted his
incompetency to the task of describing the admirable
effect; produced by the institution. The meeting of its
friends was not, he observed, so numerous as it had been
sewn on some former occasions, but their :pi:it arid
kindness were as great as ever. The charity had been,
in consequence of the liberality of the contributors, ex-
tended to the widows and orphans of deceased actors
within the last year for the first time, and the strongest
expectations were entertained that Every succeeding
year would be. marked by an equally s stisfactory addi-
tion to the numbers of the relieved (cheers). The actor,
hessad, stood in peculiar need of some protection against
want. Other professions could be rallied pn
the qualifications so indispensable in an actor. Years,
which added to the skill and to the convenience of
others, presented an obstacle to the " poor player's"
advancement. His success was impaired by what would
be in no manner injurious to any other person of an
equal rank in thecommunity.i. Popular applause would
not wait upon a broken down ebnstitution—(Applause).
Perhaps the profits*of no profession in the world were
more . mistaken and misrepresented than those of the
actor. He was subject to infinite difficulties, expenses,
and mortification' ; and wherrthe public spoke of his
profits, they looked without paying any attention to the
inevitable expenses of his situation. The establishment
of such an institution was one of the proud events which
contributed to place England so high above other
nations.. He regretted his inability to do justice to the
subject, and alluded to the talents and exertions of Mr.
Kean, who had appeared so ably and frequently in the
arduous characters which he now filled so humbly and
inadequately, and who was at this moment extending
in a distant country that fame which had excited such
envy and hostility here.
.The next toast which excited interest was that of
Mr. Etaarrosrowho appeared to be quite recovered
from his late indisposition. In returning thanks for the
honour ,done him, . Mr. ELLIST,IN expressed a hope
that the company would believe him when he assured
them that he had lost none of that good humour
which had in so high a degree aided in recom-
mending him to the notice and approbation of tl:e
public. (Applause.) The company would, perhaps,
some of them be sprprised at not finding his name in
the list of the contributors of the day. But, he believed,
they would all give him credit for sincerity when he
told them that he gave nothing because he had nothing
to give--(Laughier and applause). He assured them,
that he had had many difficulties to encounter in his
endeavour to raise the classical reputation of Di toy-
Lane Theatre—(Cheers). But the difficulties had not
prove.] insurmountable, and he now felt himself restored
to health aad strength,, and confident of succeeding in
the...great experiment which he' had undertaken.
The most delightful glees, duets, and songs, abounded in the
roam in the course of the evening, as might be expected. Upwards
of 8001. were collected in the room, Including the donation of 1001.
by his Majesty, and 501. by his Royal Highness the Duke of York.
The Duke of Sasswin addressing the company is the beginning
of the evening, stated, that his Royal Highness the Duke of York
regretted his inability to preside, having been recommended by his
medical attendants to absent himself from public dinners.

OLD BAILEY, MAY IS..

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Mary Lay; aged 2.5, was indicted for the wilful mur-
der of her illegitimate child, but the evidence not being
strong enough to criminate the prisoner, Mr. Baron
fluu.ocx stopped Ore case, anddirected an acquittal.
, James Curtis was indicted for the murder of Mr.
Cundy, by driving his cart against him, in Regent.
street. The same evidence was given As on the Coro-
t nei 75 Inquest.
. Mr. Bettors Iluccocg, in summing up, said, the
prisoner must be acquitted on the charge of murder.
The only question the Jury had to decide war, whether
Mr. Cundy's death was the result of carelessness on the
part of the prisoner, or was it the effect of mere acci-
dent ?—The Jury found the prisoner guilty of'Man.l
slaughter; and, on the Jury recommending the prisoner
to mercy, the Judge said, it would be necess ay for him
to pass such a sentence upon the prisoner, as would put
an end to such practices in futute.

Robert Savage, Joseph Ber:field, and Charles Wilson,
were indicted for burglary in the dwelling•houso of
Mr. Robert Bigg, at Annett-place, in the Lower Road,
Islington, on the 23d of April last. It appeared, from
the evidence, that on the night stated in the indictment,
the prosecutor's house was broken open, and a pocket.
book, containing 251. a dressing-case, ani a variety of
other articles stolen. The robbery, however, was net
discovered by the prosecutor till the following morning.
In the meantime, the prisoners were met in Union-
street, Kingsland Road, with part of the stolen property
then in their possession, and on being interrogated as t 3
how they came by it, two of them presented loaded
pistols at the person who made the inquiry, and who, of
course, got away from them as quickly as possible.
He gave an alarm, and the prisoners were pursued by
some watchmen, and were observed, in their flight to
throw away a centre bit, and ether implements of house-
breaking; but they succeeded in effecting their escape.
They were apprehended, two days afterwards, at the
Blue Boar public-house, and on the persons of the two
former prisoners were found part of the stolen property,
and a brace of loaded pistols, s ith a quantity of pow-
der, bullet mould,. and a variety of duplicates.
The Sur", found Savage and Benfield Guilty,andbaquittedWilaon.
Charles Abbott, the porter of Mr. Lancaster, the
.Coach Office proprietor, Regent-street, was charged
with stealing a gold seal and chain. Mr. T2onnelly, a
jowelier in Piccadilly, left the parcel at the office, to be
sent to a Trench Countess at)Paris, and he paid 2s. for
the .carriage, and 2d. for the booking. It was after-
wards discovered that the prisoner had pawned the
property, at the shop of Mr. Collins,O pawnbroker, No.
66, Long Acre, and an affidavit of the duplicate, which
he Jud lust, was found upon him.

The Jury, without hesitation., found hint Guilty.
.7ssepA Low:Ester, v, he received sentence of 14 days' imprisonment.
at the Middlesex S.:salons, for stealing a parcel sent to the Atlas
office. was liberated from his sentence, on paying a fine of ls. in
opier that he might give evideuce in the above case, but he did not
arrive to-tigte.

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• SINCrULA R LA W CASL►. • •

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Alibis, of the name of Salfeld, who held an office in Reese
Dartnallde, and who has been dead above. 900 yeari, lent in 1e25
to the city of Worms the sum of 5000 dollars, at lye per cent. Hio
wife survived him. After,lar dem& the hews of the husband claimed
these 5000 dollars, but the heirs of the wife disputed the claim. The
proceedings were protracted to an immense length by the ingenious
Lawyers, and at len,gth the two parties time to a compromise for
the division of the fortune. Bet now the city made difficulties
about the repayment. The storms of revolutions which followed,
caused the affairs to fall into oblivion. But the heirs of the wife
have lately cote forward again, and the Tribunal has decided, that
if the heirs of the husband, whose residence is •unknown, do not
appear within two months, the heirs of the wills shall receive the
principal and the arrears of interest fir 'OO yea:L....Berlin Paper.