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London, England, 1817-01-04 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEB roßs' COURT, JA:au.‘stY 3.

Samuel Byers, whose case came on tor a re hearing,
was opposed by Mr. HnATii, on the ground that an
ordet had out been obtained hr that purpose.
The agent for the
insolvent
stated to the Court,
that he had been inhumed at the inviter (Alice that
such an ruder was not necessary.
Alter some conversaian t:.e case was allowed to
come on, upon an understanding that the costs id the
proceeding should be paid by it r
A Inter was then sfiewit to the insolvent, who de.
tiled that the subscription and tf.e body of the Is tier
was written by him ; but iamiediat•ly niter, tip.) i
being adroitly shewn the sane letter by the C00t.,;! I
for the opposing creditor, folded up in a ditleiet.t
manner, admitted that the date and the name of the
place wore his band writing.
The letter, which was read, wa; allressed to a
creditor of the name of l'empleti.n, and stated that
he ilktle W. 15 apptised of the seat k;:e
writer's affairs, and begged that lie would not opposi,
his discharge, as lie (the insAvein) would take cart•,
that whatever became of the oilier creditors, lie
should be paid in full. The letter was d tted.Cailisle
Prison, June Gib, ISIb, and WAS admitted by the!
insolvent to be bis hand-wsiting.
The Court took a brief review of the lealinz fe;!.
tures of the case, and was of opinion that the low
was 4 legitimate document, which, it not mirk, r.
by the insolvent himself, had certainly been written
by his dirt:storm, and under his autbnri.y. to that
view of the case, the Conic ordered that he Jowls]
be finally remanded fur a gross fraud upon his
creditors.

manic :F. v. 'tome.
The opposing creditor had been, in t! i% case, the
Wadlord 4.1 the debtor. and opposed his discharge
on the ground that part of the fornriore hid heels 7
removed by the insolvent ; whip eontesiled, on the
other hand, that so t►r twin intending to injare
landlord. he had paid bun a quarter's resiCatterit
had been in prison. . ,
The Paisonia was urJued to be AL,cbargedt4
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DRURI•L 4NE THLAIRE.

Mrs. Czertirnee lively Comedy of Wonder
was performed last night at this Theatre, for the pot.-
pose of introducing Mrs. A ta.soe, daughter of the late
Mrs. JORDAN, in the character of Viokate. On her
entree she was • most sensibly affected by the enthu•
siastic manner in which she wad received.. t cons-
plimeat paid to de,.rted, unequalled excellence,
nearly deprived her of utterance : her frame was
much agitated, and the remembrance of the great
Clients of her affectionate parent, and the way in
which they re now so liberally and gratefully ac-
krlowlelged i.. Iry person. operated so powerfully on
her, that tea:s a - e could give her relief. This was
a drawback upon her first effort; but in the course
of the Play, when the sctlie was only before her, she
evinced talents of no common order. This Lady in-
herits so much of the genuine comic spirit and musi.
cal voice of het ivomparable mother, that the anxie-
ty of the Amateurs of the Drama crowded to see her
raformance. The Dress Circle was splendidly filled
with Beauty and Fashion, and a very full Theatre
bore testimony to her merits by warm and reiterated
plaudits. Yiolonte is not a character peculiarly adap-
ted to her gay and sprightly vein. Mrs. Au.sor is
most successful,: as Mrs. JORDAN was, in the play-
ful, and in the expression of that jocund mirth which
comes from the heart, and which irresistibly excites
the kindred emotion in all around; but still in this
part she had several opportunities of displaying her
lively talent to advantage, and she did not suffer one
of them to pass unimproved. In almost every sen-
tence, and particularly in all emphatic points, we were
forcibly and most delightfully reminded of the voice
a*d gesture of Mrs. JORDAN ; nay, at times the iden-
tity was so striking as to startle the auditor, and for
an instant to beget the fancy that the mother was still
before them. This was most felt in the expression
of those_ words upon which a lengthened stress was
laid, and which certainly, with all the charms of
Mrs. JORDAN'S voice, was not the happiest part of
her humour ; but it is in the nature of imitation to
' seise on the trait which is the most prominent, and
in the imitation of a parent by the child, the simila-
rity is rendered perfect (if we may be allowed the
term) by the legitimacy of the natural organ.—lt has
been generally observed, and few are the exceptions
to the observation, that the talent of the parent is
rarely inherited by the child. To this genetal rule
Mrs. ALLSOP is an exception. When we bear her tones
—when we mark her transition—her good-nature—
her anger.--hei smiles—her tears—we recollect one,
whose talents never can be forgotten by those who
have witnessed them, and whose fame will be for ever
connected with the history of the British stage.—The
Boor great scenes in the four last acts of the Comedy,
and that in the fifth act above the rest, are peculiarly
trying to the mistress of Dos Felix. All these scenes
partake of one character, but that character is JSZ.
tremely complex. Wounded tenderness—offended
pride—affection rekindling to be again repulsed—
these break out io their natural modes of speech and
manner, and lead the way to rapid transitions from
one class of sentiments to another diametrically op-
=le. In the delineation of all and each of these,
ALLSOP discovered unusual talent. Her play-
ful sarcasm was given with never-failing effect. In
the utterance of the softer emotions. it appeared as if
her sensibility was subdued by pad taste, and that
her fear of extravagance pervaded every look, word,
and gesture. This, we think, furnishes strong ground
' for anticipating in Mrs. Acme the attainment of
one excellence of the highest kind, namely. a singe.
lae approximation to truth in her anode of acting.—
..
Ilhe appears indeed, as the occasion offers, to unite
es U qualities that are rarely found without al-
by; her humour is free from grossness" her spirit
from' violence, and her feeling from the taint of af-
fectation. A beautiful air at the commencement of
tale fourth act, in which she accompanied herself on
the harp. was rapturously encored. Mr. RAN, whom
have before seen in the part (*Don Felix, perfor-
med the character with all the ease of a gentleman
and the spirit of a lover. • Mr. ,TAHLEY pl.tyed Lie-
Tdo very humorously. Miss hina.v's Flora was a
tissue of mirth and sprightliness, seasoned with that
pertness of manner in which the waitinenaid should
lever be deficient. Me Wonder is altogether so full
of active business and lively interest, that it was re-
ceived throughout with warm approbation, and was
given out for repetition on Tuesday with universal
satisfaction.

Mr. KEAN played Zanga, in the Meow, on Thum-
day evening, at Bristol, to a crowded house. Mr.
&Nat.& is to make his appearance on Monday next
in Coriekmar, at the same Theatre.
Miss Moat, who, a short time since, made a very
successful deka, at Covent Garden Theatre, as Ito-
mita, in ban is a Pillage, has been engaged fur the
ensuing season, at the Opera House.
Saturday night, as some young people were amu-
sing themselves performing a Play in a large work-
shop, belonging to Mr. Piele, cabinet-maker, in
Abbey-street, Dublin, that fart of the floor on which
the audience stood gave way, by which several were
dangerously hurt. • Two men, with their thighs
broken, one with a severe contusion of Ms chest, and
a young woman, with both her legs broken, were con-
'eyed to the Charitable Infirmary, Jervis-street.
The PRINCE RIOINT'S Balairretkal Establishment
is much more numerous than that of the most luau
Monarchs on the Continent. From the list just pub-
lished in the Court Calendar, it appears that his Royal
Highness has no fewer than 109 Chafdaitu in Ordinary.
FOOTPAD ROEEKEY.—Tuesday night as John Ro-
binson, the owner of the errand cart to Bushey Long-
town, was returning home, be was stopped about 200
yards from Carter's Mill•gate by two fellot*s armed
with sticks, who demanded his money. They took
from' him 4s. in silver and some halfpence, that offer-
ed no violence. They ransacked the cart, took away
two hams and a cheese, and insisted on the driver
getting into it whilst they made off. The robbers
were dressed hi short smock frocks, and had the ap-
pearince of farmers' men.
• Fulton Wednesday morning the shop of Mr. C.
Bamfield, boot and shot•malter, io Newgate-street,
was entered and robbed'of upwards of 100 pair of
boots, and several pair of shoes.
The same motion the shop of Mr. John Smith,
tailor, No. 12, City-road, was entered, by forcing
*pea 'the window shutters, and robbed of several
pieces of different kinds of cloth, sufficient to load a
cart, pith which the villains got off undiscovered.

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