Star.
London, England, 1820-11-13 00:00:00

THEATRES.
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Covon-Gattram—Saturday evening,the
of The Confederacy was performed, with the same
powerful cast of the characters with which it was
represented last season. A similar scene ()aimed
here to that which took place the preceding night,
and the audience joined in the chorus of " GOD save
the Queen," with the same enthusiasm. The dancers
from the Opera-House concluded their temporary
engagement at this Theatre, in a Divertisement in-
troduced between the acts of the Comedy, and the
mythological ballet of Zephyr and Flora, both which
were admirably performed, amidst the warmest
plaudits of John Bull, who seemed anxious to make
up for the coldness of a first reception by the affec-
tionate cordiality of his farewell.
DRURY-LA NE.—Saturday evening, the popular
feeling at this Theatre was in full action, and the
predominant sentiment was delight at the triumph
of her MAJESTY. The audience was not numerous,
probably because the illuminations and rejoicings,
which converted the great streets of the Metropolis
into a species of carnival, were a source of greater
attraction; but they made amends, in zeal, for the
deficiency of numbers. The first impulse was given
by the presence of Lord GREY, who was recognized
early in the evening in the private box adjoining to
that of Prince LEOPOLD. His Lordship, who did
not at first advance to the front of the box, re-
mained in the House, for some time, unnoticed ;
but an individual in the front of the lower gallery,
makil the discovery, loudly called out " Lord
GREY, which was immediately re-echoed from all
parts of the House, and followed by the loudest ac-
clamations, which were frequently renewed in the
course of the evening. The performance of the
Bermars Opera, with the exception of some political
allusions, which are always honoured with a lively
notice, passed quietly on to its conclusion. The po-
pular feeling then began to display itself in regular
order, by the exclamation of a few voices—" Cheers
for the Queen," which ran through the House like
feu de joie, until at length it deepened into one
simultaneous burst of acclamation. This enthusiasm
continued until the entrance of the Musicians to
play the prelude to the Afterpiece, when it as-
sumed another form by the calls from all quarters
for " Rule Britannia," and " GOD sane Me Queen."
The Musicians, however, commenced their prelude,
but the storm of disapprobation the attempt pro-
duced annihilated all tokens of their art but the mo-
tion of the bow. Not a note, even of the drum or
trumpet, could be heard. The curta:n then rose for
the Afterpiece, which was The Maid and the Magpie;
and Mr. KNIGHT made his appearance on the Stage,
as usual, to begin it. As DEMOSTHENES, in his Rules
for Oratory, recommends recitation on the sea shore
during a storm, the Actor might derive benefit from
the attempt ; but the audience gained none, for not a
srund reached them. Mr. KNIGHT, at length retired,
and the Managers, who seem to consider it their duty
to shew a " decent reluctance" on these occasions,
deputed Mr. RussELL to the front of the Stage, to
enter into a parley with the audience. He fulfilled
his commission, we have no doubt, to the letter, and
resisted all apprehension of the real wish of the com-
pany present with an apparent obtuseness of percep-
tion that might have baffled less sincere and less
vigilant claimants. He " professed," as his words
could be caught in the intervals of the uproar, that
it was " their deity to obey, and their wish to please;"
that if " Gentlemen would agree in any one thing it
was humanly possible for them to do—" Here the
hiatus (not " dejlendus")—in the Manager's address
was produced in the usual manner, a majority of
voices demanding " GOD save the Queen," to the
tune of " GOD save the King." The Band, on the
instruction of Mr. RUSSELL, then commenced the
grand National Anthem; but without the accompani-
ment of voices ; and as that was the obvious wish
and principal object, it was evident no tranquillity
could follow. Another abortive attempt was then
made to begin the Afterpiece, succeeded by another
parley with Mr. Russet', which produced an in-
strumental performance of " Rule Britannia," if
we except as exclamation from the audience, as the
notes were played which correspond to the words—
" Bless'd isle ! With beauty, with matchless beauty crown'd,
" And manly hearts to guard the fair !"
Poor KNIGHT was then a third time exposed to the
" pelting of the pitiless storm," for the purpose of
beginning the Afterpiece, and again driven to his
place of shelter, the side scenes. After another par-
ley, Mr. RUSSELL'S understanding was at length en-
lightened • he advanced to the front of the stage,
leading Madame VESTRIS, with a due retinue Tor a'
chorus in her train, and the British Anthem was
commenced, amidst acclamations that shook the
House. In the two first verses the literal text was
adhered to by the Performers ; but the audience,
wherever the masculine pronoun occurred, substi-
tuted the feminine in one loud note, which rendered
the stage chorus, for the instant, inaudible. The
same liberty was taken, and in the same manner, in
changing the gender of the Royal substantive. Ais,
at first, was the only interruption the Performers ex-
perienced ; but the following verse—
" 0 Lord, our God, arise !
" Scatter use enemies,
" And make them fall !
" Confound their politics,
" Frustrate their knavish tricks;
" On Hilt our hopes we fix :
" God save the QUZZN
with the alteration we have distinguished by Roman
capitals, was an universal chorus, before and behind
the Orchestra. The previous coldness of the Per-
formers was here melted by the enthusiasm of the au-
dience, and they all at last made the desired altera-
tions in the different stanzas with an evident partici-
pation in the general feeling. Peace was now fully
concluded. Krim lir, at his fourth entry on the stage,
was rewarded for his past rejections with a shower
of plaudits from all parts of the House, and the per-
formance went on as usual.

Visitors at Brandenburgh-Lluuse on Saturday and
yesterday
His Royal Highness Prince ',corms, Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Tavasrucx, Sir ROPIRT WILSON, Mr. and Mrs.
HOWARD, Lord Hamm, Mrs. Woo's, 'Miss WOO% Miss C.
Wools, Mr. WILLLIM WOOD, Mr. Bv.orattAs, Mr. Ditastam,
Dr. Lusitusaten, Mr. WILDS, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. TINDALL,
Dr. Hou.asn, Lieut.-Culonel Rya's, Marquis of Dourstantaa,
Lord Ammon Hsu., Captain HUNT, R.N. Duke of Lammas,
Dur.hesa of Sostaiturs, Earl Foaaescus, Mr. WILARAIIIIM,
GRACTAI Sir RONALD FIRMISSON, Mr. O'Mr.tits, Lord I.t.sx-
*an, Le Due de Msr..riiu, Lord Curnarr, the Hon. Mn.
Autos, Mr. Sheriff WAITAIMAN.

LAW INTELUGENCE.
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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 11.
GOMM O. ROGERS, LATHAN, AND CO.
This was an action tried before Mr. Justice BAT-
LEY, at Guildhall, during the last Sittings before
Term, when a verdict was taken for the plaintiff—
Damages e 2,000.
Mr. GURNEY, this day, applied to have the verdict
set aside and a new trial granted, on the grounds of
a misdirection on the part of the Learned Judge.—
The plaintiff, it appeared, was a seafaring man in
the County of Kent, and the defendants were bank-
ers at Dover. The plaintiff was desirous to transfer
property which he had in the English 4 per Cents.
amounting to 1,1001. to the French Funds, and applied
to the defendants on the subject, who undertook to
make the transfer, and were to receive a commission
of a quarter per cent. for their trouble. They ac-
cordingly received authority to sell out the plaintiff's
English stock, and did so. They then employed an
agent named Faber to make a purchase in the French
Rentes, who employed a Government broker, named
Pillau, to purchase the stock. Pillau accordingly
did so on the 6th of May, the stock to be delivered
on the sth of June; and Faber gave information to
the defendants of the circumstance, who immediately
remitted the money to Faber, and he paid it to Pil-
lau. Previous, however, to the time arriving for
making the transfer of the stock, Pillau became a
bankrupt, and that money paid to him was lost to
the plaintiff, who then brought his action against
the defendants, on the ground of their having acted
with negligence in paying the money to Pillau before
they had regular notice of the transfer of the stock
being completed. Mr. Justice Bayley being of opi-
nion there was negligence, directed the Jury to find
for the plaintiff.—Mr. Gurney now moved for a new
trial, on the ground that the defendants had taken
every precaution in their power, and that it was ne-
cessary to pay the money to the broker some days
before the purchase was completed, to enable him to
ascertain the rate of exchange, and do other acts re-
quired in purchasing in the French Funds.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, in the present case
it was not necessary for the Court to go so far as to
say an agent, standing in the situation of the defend-
ants in this case, would be liable to indemnify his
principals generally, though he was inclined to think
it was so ; but,in the present case there certainly was
such negligence as would render him liable. The
agent was bound to take the best means in his power
to secure his principal ; and, to have done this, ,he
ought-6'y no means to have paid money on a time
bargain. The transfer ought to have been made as
speedily as the forms of business would allow.—
Rule refused.

HIGH COURT efJUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH.