Star.
London, England, 1821-07-26 00:00:00

THE.4TRES.

KING'S THEATRE.—Tuesday evening, after the
Opera of La Gazza Ladra, the new Ballet of Alcide
was performed for the second time. The subject, as
the title intimates, is drawn from the adventures of
Hercules. His famous trial between the attractions
of virtue, on the one hand, and the allurements of
vice on the other, is introduced in the earlier scenes.
The gilded Palace of Pleasure is exposed to his view
with all its fascinations of female beauty, dancing,
and music. The hero is about to yield, when the
clangour of martial trumpets and the sight of con-
tending armies rouse his attention. Ile is inspired
with the glorious pomp of war, arms himself with a
sword, and asserts the power of virtue, by assuming
the garb, and performing the feats of a hero. The
scenery is very fine, though the incidents are not as
numerous and diversified as the subject would seem
to admit. The figures of the dances are well con-
ceived, and they were sustained in the highest style
of excellence by the members of the corps de Ballet.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night Mr. KEAN
reamed the character-of Shyloek. He sustained the
part with his usual discrimination, but his voice
failed in many passages to give adequate expression
to the malignant hate and raging fire that consumes
the furious Israelite. Mrs.EGERTON, whom we were
glad to see recovered from her late severe indispo,,i-
tion, played Portia with spirit and energy. The
House displayed a full and elegant audience.
DANMARKEY THEATRlelesterday evening the
Comedy of Who wants a Guissea ? was performed for
the first time this season. It may be recollected that
this Play. was first brought out at Covent-Garden
-about sixteen or seventeen years ago, where it was
layout ably received for some nights, but has almost
ever since been a ithheld from representation. It
pesse;ses one vice, which was first borrowed from
the Ft ench school ; and which, from the fascinating
manner the same was decked out by CUMBERLAND,
afterwards became so fashionable in England, as
nearly to extirpate the genuine old English Comedy.
The vice we allude to is that morbid morality and
crying sentiment which gave to the representations
of common life all the gloom, without any of the
grandeur of T; agedy ; and which, by way of set-off
to this species of artificial distress, substituted a col-
lection of extravagant caricatures, in the place of ster-
ling wit, enlivening humour, and natural character.
Of the actors and actresses who performed last night,
it is but justice to say that they all did their parts
well, particularly Mr. TERRY, Mr. TAYLEURE, Mr.
Fact KNER, and Mr. YOUNG; but the Play itself will
not bear many more representations. In the Enter-
tainment of No Song no Supper, Miss *CAREW, as
Mergarctta, sung delightfully, and acted correctly.
SADLER'S WELLS.—A numerous and highly re-
spectable audience assembled at this pleasing little
Theatre last night, who appeared to be highly gra-
tified with the entertainment which it presented. The
performances of the evenitv, commenced with the
laughable Barletta of The Bath Rood, in which Mr.
KEELEY and Miss JOHNSTONE. acquitted themselves
to admiration in their respective parts. Time Air
Balloon followed, in which the dry humour of LAN-
cAsTER,-as the Doctor; the whimsical eccentricities
of KEELEY, as Johnny Atkins, the cobbler; and the
genuine comic talent of MissJOhNSTONE, as Fanny,
afforded an inexhaustible fund of amusement. To
the above was added the Pantomime of Harlegnin at
Home, which had lost none of its attraction ; and the
whole concluded with the diverting little Comedy of
Jacintlia, in which Mrs. EGERTON sustained the part
of the waiting-woman of that name with her wonted
spirit and vivacity.
NEW ARGYLE Rooms.—The rooms were fillrd last
night with company of high fashion to hear Madame
CATALANI'S second Concert, which was given in aid
of the funds for rebuilding Westminster Hospital.

Tuesday the State Lottery finished Drawing,
when No. 4,421 was drawn a Prize of TWENTY-FIVE
TnousAND POUNDS, Consols, and Shared by J. and
J. SIVEWRIGHT, 37, Cornhill ; 11, Holborn; and 38,
Haymarket.—Messrs. J. and J. SIVEWRIGHT have
also the pleasure of announcing their having Sold in
the same Lottery,
1,446 ... £4,000 I 12,730 £2,400
9,182 ... £2,400 19,025 ... £2,100
Besides EIGHT Minor Capitals. The Public are re-
quested to bring them in for payment—A New Lot-
tery will be Contracted for on Thursday, and if J.
and J. SivEwaintir are the Contractors, they will
have the pleasure of submitting to the Public a very
brilliant Scheme.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, JULY IS.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE GENERAL EDEN.

Thomas Patmore, a small man of colour, about 40
years of age, was capitally indicted for maliciously
cutting and maiming William Eden, with intent to
murder him. In two other counts he was charged
with the like offence, only stating the intent to be to
do him some grievous bodily harm.
The Counsel for the prosecution observed, that the
cause alleged by the prisoner for the desperate act
was the supposed seduction of his wife by General
Eden. He mentioned this circumstance openly and
candidly, in order that the Counsel on the other side
might, if they chose, probe the matter to the bottom.
The first witness called for the prosecution was
Lieutenant-General Eden.—He deposed that the
'prisoner had been in his service about eight years and
a half, and had travelled in India with him. Witness
had a sister of the name of Simpson, with whom a
young woman lived as a servant, and the prisoner
some years ago married her. They both left their
respective situations. Some time after the marriage
they were in embarrassed circumstances; and Mrs.
Simpson took the prisoner's wife again into her ser-
vice. The prisoner left his service in 1811.. Witness
had since been travelling on the Continent, and re-
turned to London on the 30th of May last, and took
up his abode at his -sister's house, near Hanover-
square. On the 3d of June he was informed that the
prisoner wished to speak to him, and he went into
the hall to him, and Aced him what he wanted ?—.
He answered, You have seduced my wife,. and I
am come to demand satisfaction." Witness declared
that the accusation was false, and desired the prisoner
to leave the house. The prisoner refused, and be-
haved in a most violent manner. He was at length
compelled to order the servants to turn him out, and
this was accordingly done. On the 13th of June the
prisoner came again and demanded to see him. Ile
again went into the hall to him, and the prisoner re-
peated what lie had already said respecting the seduc-
tion of his wife, adding—" I have proof of it." Wit-
ness replied—" Upon my word and honour it is
false ; and if you have any proof of it, bring it for-
ward." The prisoner repeated the charge of seduc-
tion, and he again denied it, desiring him to leave
the house. Witness at this time was retreating from
the pi isoner, when he perceived a large butcher's
knife in his hand. Witness was left-handed, and so
was the prisoner. Witness upon seeing this ceased
to retreat, and faced the prisoner in his own defence.
In a moment the prisoner rushed upon him, and
'tabbed him with the knife in the right breast, making
a wound of about three inches in depth. Witness
grappled with him, and got hold of the knife, and in
the struggle they both fell, the prisoner being upper-
most. Ile got the knife from witness's grasp, and
made three or four other stabs at him. Witness again
got hold of the knife, and the prisoner drew it threw
his hand : a servant of the name of Hamilton, and
Sir Wm. Eden, then interfered, and secured the pri-
soner. Both witness's hands were cut, and other parts.
William Hamilton then came behind the prisoner
and pinioned him. All three closed and fell together.
The prisoner was then secured, and sent to Marlbo-
rough-street. Witness was afterwards attended by
Mr. Earl, the surgeon. He was stabbed in his right
breast, scratched on his right hand, and stabbed in
his left. Ile lost about 20 ur 30 ounces of blood, but
did not keep his bed.
Examined by the CovaT.—The prisoner said, when
it was over, that he was sorry for it. Witness did not
see the knife until he was attacked.

Cross-examined.—The prisoner had been in India
with him as servant, and had served him eight years.
In 1814. the prisoner went from his service, and in
1616 he gave him a character. In 1813 the prisoner
married, and at the present moment his wife and
child were living with his (witness's) sister. He saw
the prisoner on the 3d, lgth, and 14th of June, and
his language was quite clear, and his manner col-
lected. On the 3d of June, the prisoner was beastly
drunk, but on the 13th he was quite sober. After
the stab had been given, he expressed great contri-
tion.—(The General here produced the knife. It .1
ap-
peared to be a butcher's knife.)
Sir W. Eden was present on the occasion. In con-
sequence of hearing a noise, he went into the hall.
He saw his uncle (the General) struggling with Pat-
more, and the servant, Hamilton, endeavouring to
drag Patmore away. General Eden was on the
ground, and Patmore was attacking him. He then
took hold of the prisoner's right arm, and, with the
assistance of another servant, succeeded in taking
him away.

Cross•esmnined.—He resided with the General's
sister at that time.

William Hamilton was servant to Mrs. Simpson.
Ile remembered, on the 13th of June the prisoner
came to the house of General Eden's sister. The pri-
soner asked hint if the General was at home? witness
answered in the affirmative, and went into the par-
lour to tell the General that Patmore wished to see

him. The General told him t 6 tell the prisoner that
he would not see him. This he told the prisoner; and
the latter said, " I want an answer, yes or no." Wit-
ne:s then said the answer was given, " No," meaning
that the General would not see him. The General
then went into the hall, and the prisoner accused the
General of seducing his wife. The General said he
knew nothing of his wife. The prisoner said he did,
and the Genet al again denied it. The prisoner ac-
cused the General of things he knew nothing about,
and the General said he had no proof. The prisoner
said, " I have plenty." The General said, " Produce
it." The prisoner then ran at the General, and gave
a determined thrust with his left hand. Witness then
pinioned the prisoner behind, and he continued to
thrust three or four times. After a short struggle,
all three fell. Sir W. Eden came out of the parlour,
and assisted in extricating the General from the pri-
soner. He did not hear the prisoner say he was sorry
for what lie had done, but he heard him say, " It
has come to something at last." When the General
got up, he said, " He has stabbed me in three places:'
A surgeon was sent for, and the prisoner was taken
to Marlborough-street. -
Cross-examsned.—ln the course of the laseyeari the
prisoner had often come to see his.wife: wAs se-
• .
viral times denied to him. She was cut-lof the-house
at the time. Patmore's wife-once went -tolbe Lying,
in Hospital. One Sunday morning the prisoher tame?.
and witness told him that his wife had sorkefis.and:
had gone to the General's cottage. at Ham. The prey
*spur said he would then trudge on foot to -Him) fou

'he %via determined to find her. The tvife tithe psi.
soner was not continually denied to him, but some.
times. The prisoner had said that he had heard re.
ports, and was determined to see her: he did see her.
After this, when the prisoner's wife went away to tile
Lying-in Hospital, a servant supplied her place....
Patmore's wife's sister also had a child, and u•as de-
livered at the Lying-in Hospital.
Re-examined.—The sister went to the Lying-in Ho,
pital about five months ago. He never denied the
wife to the prisoner by General Eden's desire. Ge.
neral Eden never spoke to him about these women.
He was desired by his own wife and sister to deny
them. When the prisoner's wife went to Ham Co.
mon, General Eden was not in England. She never
went to Ham Common till after the stab was given.
The prisoner was sometimes with his wife alone for an
hour or two together: sometimes he came twice a week;
Examined by the COURT.—The prisoner was sue.
feted to see his wife when she was visibly pregrunt.
Henry Earl, The surgeon, was called in to seethe
wounds inflicted upon General Eden. A swelling
had taken place near the wound on the right breast,
It was an inch and a quarter in length, and appeared
to have taken an oblique direction towards the breast
bone. There was a great deal of blood round the
part. The wound was between two and three inches
deep. The knife appeared to have struck upon the
rib, and glanced towards the breast bone. The
wuund appeared to have been inflicted by the left
hand. It it had been given by the right, the blew
would probably have been fatal.

Cross-examined.—The wounds on the hand might
have been occasioned by the General struggling to
obtain the knife.

General Eden was again called. He had given
no orders to the servants to deny the prisoner seeing
his wife. He was otb. of England at the time. He
had never visited his sister more than about twenty
times before he went abi cad. He returned to Eng-
land on the SI q(f May. He never had any intl.
mac)- with either Patmore's wife or his wife's s4ter.
The prisoner was called upon, but made no defence.
Three persons were called to character. The lint,
Mr. Tumer, deposed to the prisoner being of a hasty
temper. T!t^ second, Mr. Barber, sen. with when
the prisoner had lived, thought him latterly dejected
more than ; he could not account for the cause,
The third. Mr. Barber, jun. thought him a very
mane man ; he was at times more dejected thm othe:s.
Mr. Justice BURROUULI summed up, and the
Jury having consulted for a short time, found the
prisoner—Guilty.
He left the bar with a species of apathy that would
induce a belief that he was wholly unconcerned at
his awful fate.

The following were also capitally convicted:
George Lee, for uttering a forged C 5 Bank-note,
with intent to defraud.

John Collett, for a burglary in the dwelling-honse
of James Martin Sanderson, and stealing several ar.
tides of wearing apparel.
Thomas Powell alias Regan, for returning from
transportation, having been capitally convicted in
1814., and afterwards pardoned to be transported
for life. •

George Laburn, for stealing several article of
plate, value 40s. and upwards, the property of Bryan
llolme, in his dwelling-house.
Mary Stalker pleaded guilty of having in her pos.
session a 1.:1 note, purporting to be of the Bank of
England, knowing it to have been forged.
John Shorter was put to the bar, charged with a
rape on Eliza Godfrey, a child not yet eleven years
of age, in the month "of February last. The evi-
dence called in support of the prosecution did not in
many instances agree ; and in the course of the eta-
mination, it appeared that the prisoner had been at
large on bail up to Thursday or Friday last. The
Jury retired for about twenty minutes, and then
found a verdict of Not Guilty.
The trial of Turner, the Bank clerk, is put off until
the next Session.

Yesterday, an Inquisition was taken at the Gun Ta-
vern, Blackwall, on the body of a lad named Roust.
Sunday, the deceased was invited by a youth about
fifteen years of age, named Benjamin Chittle, whose
parents reside in a cottage at the back of Chapel
House, Isle of Dogs, to come and see a favourite doe.
On his arrival at the house, young Chittle took him
into the yard where the doe and her young ones were
kept. Having amused themselves for some time,
Chittle saw a pistol, which his father had just before
been shooting rats with, and not supposing it was
loaded, presented it at his young friend, and drew the
trigger, when the whole charge, consisting of small
shot, entered the fleshy part of Roust's thigh, and se-
veral grains pierced his abdomen. The poor boy im-
mediately fell, uttering the most piercing shrieks.—
Mr. Hodgson, of the Chapel House, ran to his assist-
ance, and caused him to be conveyed home to his
parents, who lived about a mile off. Medical aid
was promptly procured, but it was in vain—he ex-
pired shortly afterwards. The Jury made some very
just: remarks on the impropriety of leaving loaded
fire-arms in the way of young and inexperienced per-
sons; but they were of opinion that the present case
was of a purely accidental nature, and they returned
a verdict to that effect.

Another Inquest was held last night at the Nag's
Head, Houndsditch, on the body of
who, being detected in the act of stealing some bacon
on Monday evening, at a cheesemonger's, in the Ali•
noties, fell down in the shop and expired ! Verdict -•
Died by the visitation of GOD.

DIED.
Sunday, at Ealing, in his 60th year, Sir Jonathan Miles, Knt
At the Cape of Good Hope, on the 21st April last, aged 50s
Major Abraham Brunt, late of the 83d Regiment, and wad
Lieutenant-Colonel Brunt.

Ships at Market.
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CORN EXCHANGE, JULY 23.
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samples obtained rather better prices ; the inferior quaLtiei
meet heavy sale. Barley, Peas, and Beans, sold on full as gtcd
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