Star.
London, England, 1820-01-26 00:00:00

BALANCES OF THE ORPHANS' FUND.

• Sir CLAUDIUS HUNTER rose, and observed, that
there had been so much said 'about the balances in
the hands of the Receiver of this fund, so great an
impression had been made upon the public-mind
respecting them, and so many imputations thrown
upon that Court, that it became necessary to take
some steps in regard to this subject ; he therefore
felt it his duty to move, " Mat a Committee of the
whole Court be appointed, to investigate the receipt
of the dues and income of the fund called the Or-
phans' Fund ; and to report their opinion, whether
any better cr more useful mode of collection can be
resorted to, with safety and propriety, than at pre-
sent is adopted ?"
This motion passel unanimously.
CITY SOLICITOR'S LILL, von THE PROSECUTION OH
S!fERIFE PARKINS AND OTHERS.

The Committee to whGm it was referred to pro-
cc -A in the prosecution against Sheriff Parkins and
others, foi- the alleged tumult in Guildhall, an Mi-
chaelnias-1)y, prestn-..!‘i a Report stating that the
bill delivered by the . City Solicitor on this account,
amounting to .C 593, had been examined and approved
by Niessis. l'reslitield, to whom it was submitted.
Mr. Alderman Ttionp asked if the Bill was with the
Report on the Table? To which it was replied, it was
nct usual to bring up the Bills with such Reports.
Mr. Alderman .f iroke thought it ought to lie there;
and no further ()pm...idols being made, it was accord-
ingly sent for and laid upon the table.
Mr. Alderman WOOD considered it highly impro-
Fer to adopt any Resolution respecting this Bill,
without affording the Members an opportunity of
examining it. The subject ought to be deferred to
the next Court.

Mr, Alderman WntrnmAN did not wish to throw
any imputation on the Soliciter, but thought the
sum enormously large for the firs: blood drawn from
the Corporation on this account : he, for one, should
protest against that Court's paying a single shilling
to Corporation-money for the purposes of this prose-
cnticn.—The conversation dropped here, without
:inY motion being made on the subject.
The Court then proceeded to the ordinary business
of hearing Appeals against Appointments for NI and
Uffices, &c. and adjourned about four o'clock.

Major-General Sir FREDERICK ADAM, with an
4idc•de-Camp, arrived in town on Monday, from
Ct.rin : he left his Lady at Milan, where she is to
wait his return.

The Honourable General &tort has left his house,
in Chesterfield-street, May-fair, on a visit to the Earl
c f WD:entLstA, at his
.seat, :Burley Oakham, Rut-
e.

General VEvrs, appointed by the Spanish Gelfern-
Inca as liai-ttr to the United States, is said to be
e:ghty years of age.

• THEATRE?.

am•Alir‘

DnvltY-LAN2.—The Tragedy of Carlo!anus was
performed last night, under circumstances which
could not fail to attract the admirers of SHAKE
SPEAHE and the lovers of histrionic talent. The lan-
guage of our great Poet was relieved from the
interpolations by which it had suffered before, and
the abilities of Mr. KEAN were excited, for the first
time, in the arduous part of Caius Marcius. Of Mr.
KEAN'S acting it is difficult to speak correctly in a
few words. There was so much to praise ant so.
much to blame in it, that a more general statement •
can scarcely do it justice. The stile of the lofty
Roman was frequently abandoned in favour of col-
loquial, but popular touches, in which applause was
often purchased at the expense of consistency. But
what it wanted in dignity was.amply compensated
in fire and energy. it is impossible to conctive
• more vehement picture of the passions. We are,
therefore, of opinion; that thotig!t the effort is likely
to give rise to much dispute, it. will become highly
popular in the end, and therefore highly advan-
tageous to the Theatre which has the benefit of hit
exertions.

COVENT-GARDEN—A musical Play, upon the story
of the Antiquary, which has been • long in prepara-
tion, was brought out last night' before a very full
and delighted auditory. The Piece is attributed to
Mr. Trainy. The incidents and dialogue are almost
wholly preserved from the original. The story corn-
menses at the time Sir Arthur trardour (Mr. CHAP-
MAN) and Wardour (Miss STEPHENS) are paying
their visit to Oldback (Mr. LisroN), his sister (Mrs.
DAVENPORT), and his niece (Miss MATTHEWS).—
There also is a Mr. Lorel (Mr. DCRUSET), on a visit.
A quarrel, which springs out of the conversation,
causes Sir Arthur to quit his friend in dudgeon.
Instead of taking the road by which they expected
their ca.riage, they stray into the celebrated and
perilous pass of Mussel CI aig, from which station
(and it is certainly one of romantic and palpitating
interest), they are relieved exactly as the Novel
! relates, by the advice of the beggar Ochiitrce (Mr.
EMERY), the gallantry of Loud, and the skill of the
fisherman, Saunders Murldcbacket (Mr. FARLEY).
They return to Monckbarns. Meantime, in the
fisherman's hut, Ochiltrec arrives and informs the
group of the death of the Countess Joscclyn, who is
to be buried by torch-light. Eibpeth (Mrs. FAUCIT),
the blind mother.of Aluddeliacket, who has been sit-
ting in the corner unheeded, is possessed of the news,
with no other design in the party than that of amus-
ing her. She starts up at the intelligence, and
petrifies them with mysterious and frightful com-
ments; and Ochiltree being left alone with her, she
commissions him to bring to her hut Lord Glenallau
(Mr. TERRY), son of the Countess, and a melancholy
man, who has not left his castle for years. She gives
him a ring as a warrant, which is delivered, and'
brings about an interview, in which she relieves his
mind from the guilty loathing of having been mar-
ried to his sister—acknowledges the plot between his
mother and herself to put the horrible deceit upon
him—and informs him that his son, the issue of that
fatal marriage, is still living, and is made heir to the
fortune of his Lordship's- brother, Geraldine, who
had brought him up under the same mistaken and
dreadful supposition as to his parentage. Lard's
pedigree, which is the only suspicious circumstance
in his character, and which has brought him into a
duel with the Antiquary's nephew, Hector ill'lntyre
(Mr. ABBOTT), wants some illustration, which is
furnished by Elspeth's developement to his Lordship.
Sir Arthur IVardour's estate is run ont, and every
thing is in the hands of the bailiffs, when Lord ar-
rives, and emancipates it with his newly-bequeathed
wealth, puts in his claim for the hand of Miss War-
dour, and (Lord Glenallan arriving at the same in-
stant) acquires a father and wife at the same juncture.
There are several minor incidents, some of which
serve to thicken the plot, and others are mere re-
dundancies, which have been preserved for the sake
of the Novel, and will, no doubt, be struck out of a
second representation. It is almost impossible for a
Piece to give more satisfaction than was felt and
evinced last night. Tile characters ware so judi-
ciously transplanted from the interesting original,
and so skilfully distributed according to the respec-
tive excellence of each of the dramatic corps, as to
remove all ground for objectionable remark. The
baffled wisdom of the Antiquary in matters of taste'
—his professed aversion to " womankind," accom-
panied by the kindest solicitude for all human crea-
tures that come within its observation, were truly
and effectively hit off by Mr. LaroN. Next in im-
portance was the vulgar and useful philosophy of
the beggar Ochiltree, combining in the same person a
sage, a vagabond, a satirist, and a philanthropist.
This most difficult personation was achieved in what
the painters call a finished style of colouring, by
I EMERY. .His playing was beyond praise in the scene
where he attempts to dissuade the young men from
fighting. As Elspeth, Mrs. (FAucrr) dilated the por-
tentous secrets of her early life in a manner which
conveyed wonder and terror into all her hearers. A
humourous appendage to the Piece, not yet named,
is Caron, the barber, the performance of which be-
came an interesting sample of the grotesque, in its
representation by BLANCIIARD. Miss STEPHENS was,
of course, very delightful; a circumstance which, as
it concerned hei• singing, brought on her the penalty
of having to repeat. much of her part. The chorusses
were also given with good effect.
We have next to speak of the scenery, which would
have left no terms of praise to describe the Piece
itself, had the description gone -first. It is lid',
abundant, and finished in execution beyond anything
that can be reasonably expected or desired in a
Theatre. One instance there is which actually reaches
the sublime in mechanism. The perils of Mussel
Craig are only described in the novel. But 'they are
-
really represented in the Play, A storm rises in the
,Iterizon with a majestic scowling and progressive as-
cent, perfect as the perspective of a sea tempest.
The flat sands at the foot of the Craig become gra-
dually covered with still and stealing waters, which
again gather hulk, then gradually assume motion,
and at last foam and swell into a mountainous con-
vulsion. The sight of this brought every person in
the house involuntarily upon their legs. Many be-
gan to breathe hard, as if they had seen the real ele-
ment threatening them with its ruthless force. The
audience did not merely applaud—they shouted, and
lat the conclusion, the Play being announced for re-

petition, the loudest cheers succeeded which were ever
perhaps heard in a Theatre. -
Mr. ABBOTT spoke an appropriate Address before
the Play, and " God save th; King," and " Rule Bri-
tannia," were afterwards sung by the whole strength
of the Elcuse. •

There is one circumstance more to be mentioned
to complete the gratif•.cation of the headers—:hr
proceeds of the entestainment ill trt.o to Funil
" Shelter for the Houseless." There could not be a
more delightful reflection than that which crossed
the mind at seeing the amusement of a fail and ele-
gant audience converted into resources of comfort
for the destitute in one of the most inclement
sons ever known. Never was a theatrical ducl rwire
sanctified, and never wa3 one more successful.

N

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 21.

The LORD.CHANCELLOR delivined judgment in the
case of the Atto-ney-General c. liart;ey, w.hicli wa;
on an information ti!ed by the Attoiney-Ciene:,l
against Dr. Hartley Vicar of Bin: and I,:z,lier
.
of a school in that Parish, for •,i!:ttst:::, of the purp”,es
of the founders of that sch( el. Ilis),o!ds!linlhoubt
no blame could possibly be att,,.cliect to 1)r. 11.4rtl:!y,
and he would hand down the r:inutcs in a few
The judgment occupied a!)0.,-e lirce hours.

COURT U KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 4.5.
MA NCI TEST:iIt EETING.

THE KING 5. MENU'S: HUNT, JOHNSON, AND

OTZ!Eit,i.

At the rising of tl:c Court, Nr. Cirri-Tv reoved
for a writ of certiorari, to remove the indictment
found by the Grand Jury of the County of Lancas-
ter against these defendants. into this Court, in order
to change the venue from Lancaster to some other
county. The Learned Counsel said, that the object
of the defendants st as to have the indictment tried
in some other county than that of Lancaster, lbr the
purpose of obtaining an impartial decision on their
case, in order to which the previous step-of removing
the indictment into this Court was necessary.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY (the Chief Justice had just
left the Court to attend an appointment with the
Lord Chancellor)—" Ilave you such. materials now
as will shew that the case ought to be tried in ano-
'ther county ?"
Mr. CHITTY said, he was not at this moment pre-
pared with such materials, inasmuch as he thought
them not necessary to found the previous motion
for a certiorari. Ile apprehended it would be time
enough to produce them when the proposed motion
for changing the venue was brought forward. The
affidavit upon which he now moved, which was that
of the defendants solicitor, stated, that the indict-
ment found against them charged them with Laving
unlawfully conspired to excite di'.alfection to tile
Government, and that in pursuance of such conspi-
racy, they had assembled together a large concourse
of persons, to the number of 60,000, whom they
had marched in military procession, and with mili-
tary array, carrying divers banners of an inflomma-
tory nature, to Manchester, on the 16th of August
last. Deponent had inquired into the circumstances
of the case, and owing to their- great digiculty and
importance, it was necessary they should be tried by
an impartial Special Jury, who could not reasonably
be expected to be found amongst persons qualified
to serve, resident in the neighbourhood of Manches-
ter; for that in consequence of the part N:hich the
defendants took in the transactions cf the 16th of
August, at Manchester, great dissensions prevailed
amongst such persons, as well as prejudices against
the defendants, who, in consequence thereof, were
likely to be prejudiced on their trials. Deponent,
therefore, thinking it necessary for the safety of his
clients, that the case should be tried in some other
county, had advised them to apply to this honont-
able Court for a writ of certiorari to rempve the in-
dictment into this Court, in order thereto.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—" You had better mention
this case again, when the Court is entirely full. If
you want an intelligent Jury, .1 think you cannot
have a better chance of
.obtaining that object than
hy leaving the venue where it is. The Special Jury
pannel of the County of Lancaster contains the names
of Gentlemen fully answering that description, and
you will find that a very large proportion of the
Jury do not come from the neighbourhood of Man-
chester—a great many come from Liverpool and
other distant parts of the county."
Mr. CHITTY said, he should yield to the sugges-
tion of the Learned Judge, and renew the motion
when the Court was full. There were affidavits in
preparation, which fully detailed the circumstances,
which he persuaded himself would be sufficient to
induce the Court to accede to the motion.

Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—" You -ought to have •the
materials for thlt purpose ready now, because the
Court would not accede to the motion for a Cer-
tiorari, unless there were sufficient affidavits to chew
that the indictment could not be fairly tried in the
County of Lancaster."
Mr. CIIITTY said, he would be prepared with such
affidavits when he mentioned the case again.

THE KING V. FRANCIS GO1:E, ESQ.
This, it will be recollected, was an indictment
against. thc defendant, late Lieutenant-Governor of
tipper Canada, for publishing a libel, affecting the
character of Dr. Thorpe, one of the Judges of the
Court of King's Bench, in that Colony. On the mo-
tion of Mr. SCARLETT, the defendant- was now
brought up to receive the judgment of the Court.
The CHIEF JesTicn was proceeding to read h••,-.,
Repot t of the Trial, from which it appeared, that the
•evidence of publication relied upon, was the fact of,
the defendant having submitted the libellous pam-
phlet in question to the perusal of Mr: Serjeant '
Frith, then Attorney-General of the Province of
Up-
per Canada, for his onicial consideration ; when
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL interposed, and said,'
that he had understood this case was to go tefore the •
Master, in consequence of the affidavits which the
defendant -had agreed to file. Those affidavits dis-
tinctly stated, that the defendant, in submitting the
pamphlet to the inspection of Mr. 821;e:Int Frith,
had no other object than that cf consulting him effi•
cially, as a Public Officer, touching the matters it
contained ; that the defendant had no intention of
circuLting the libel; that he was not the author of
it; that he had no intention whatever of injuring the
character of the prosecutor ; and that he had not,
in any manner, given his sat diva or autho:ity to

any pulAttatiott prejudicial to the reputation of
Gentleman.
Mr. SCARLETT said, that as this avowal had beer;
so distinctly and unequivocally made, he beggec!
leave to suspenJ his motion for judgment, until 1
should have an opportunity of communicating wi:h
his client.

li&casetherefcre shod over, and in the course of
the a Communication having taken place
Doctor Thorpe,
Mr. SCARLETT announced, that his client was
perfectly satisfied 'with the declaration which hati
been made on the part of the defendant, towar,,J;
whom he begged it might In understood, he had
never entertained the slightest personal ill-will.
The defendant was consequently dismissed w;l'..
out any further proceedings.

THE KTN:; V. JOHN MILNES, ESQ.;
This, it be r:.‘collectod, was a motisa
last Term, for t Rule to she w cause articles t
the pe;tce should net be exhibited against the dr
fenclant, upon an alleged imputaticm of his havirg
threatened to set fire to the premises el a Clergy rr..i,
his neighbour, residing in Lincolnshire.
Mr. SCARLETT now arra: ed for the defendant,
and NIT.. Sot.tcyro::-GENen.tt and Mr. ItEADLR
the plaintiff, when it was admitted by ;he hitter, that
the a Pidavits upon which the motion was ran:le were
completely an-.wered.—lZule ilisantrged, sc ith
There was no other case of public 'merest.