The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-24 00:00:00

HATibIRKET THEArRg.

We attended this Theatre last evening for the purpose
of witnessing the first apearance of a young lady, in
the character of Captain Macheath, in the .fieggars
Opera. When a few evenings since this attempt wall
annonneed, we could not help considering it as a most
hazardous experiment, and exceedingly injudiciotts on
the part of the friends of the fair candidate, to force her
into an immediate comparison with so brilliant a star as
MadameVerrats ; we consequently anticipated a failure,
but were most agreeably disappointed.
It was not to be expected that on a first appearance,
before a London audience, Miss BLAKE, (for that we un-
slerstand is the name of the young lady,) would display.
the ease, vivacity, and we may add also the assurance of
the celebrated Svrrn, who so recently delighted the
town in this character ; it was enough if she passed the
ordeal without any extraordinary deficiency as an actress.
Miss BLAKE answered the expectations of her friends;
she was certainly somewhat agitated daring the
performance, bat evidently improved in confidence
as she proceeded, and we doubt not but that in a little
time she will please the public with her extraordi
nary voice. Miss BLAKE'S voice in most of her mid-
dle tones has a remarkable resemblance to that of
her predecessor. Madame VsaTnis ; her upper notes,
however, were by no means so clear and sweet,
though more powerful. Her lower tones were of an
extraordinary description, and for strength, depth, anti
sweetness surpassed most of the female singers we eve r
heard. Her low and full tones are completely antler her
command. afar knowledge of music too is very con-
siderable ; in three of her songs she was loudly encored.
• We have no doubt whatever but that this yonng Lady
will rise rapidly in public estimation. She is a pupil of Mr.
• Nathan's, upon whose talents as a master she reflects the
highest credit. The Opera was given out for repetition
this Evening amidst the app!anse and approbvion of a
full and most respectable audience.

ORIGINAL POETRY.

THE KISS.
Believe me lore. that tender kiss

Repays an nee—a world of w4e;
In it's coneenered all that's bliss,
All that linppiness below:
Anil though the transient pleasure flies,
Tho' soon the fond delusion's o'er,
Yet. i' thy ineling lip there lies
L'nnumher'd thousands yet in store !

C. Pore.

DCNIME, OCT. 19.—A1l our whale ships have now
'arrived from the Arctic seas ; and we learn with plea-
sure, that their Voyage has been a successful one. Two
of the Calypso's crew were lost at the fishing., in con-
sequence of their boat having been shivered to pieces .
h, a stroke from a wounded whale. The remainder of
the boat's crew were saved.—(Dendee Advert►iser.)
Exert', Ocv. 23.—Tuesday was hold the Quarter
Sessi.►r.s at the County. The attendance was the most
numerous ever remembered, there being at one time
present considerably more than a hundred Magistrate's.
I—Sainuel Kekewich, Esq. was in the Chair. In his
I excellent charge to the Grand Jury, after referring to
the heavy calendar, he expatiated in forcible and elo-
Tient terms on the vices anal crimes which in so many
instances originated in the abuses and inis-gtiverninent
of public horses. It was true the Magistrates had
great powers to control them, but in the exercise of
their authority, they might be most beneficially assist-
ed by the interference of the Grand Jury and persons
of their description. Particularly they might strenu-
ously refuse at their parish vestries ever to grant re-
lief to panpers who were known to expend the money
granted f►r their support in tippling at alehouse:.
When publicans encouraged tippling in their houses
on the Lord's Day, the offence became aggravated and
doubly injurious ; such publicans ought to be dis-
countenanced by every friend to the morals and happi-
ness of society, and their proceedings noticed and re-
ported to the proper authorities.—The Magistrates
then adjourned to the Grand Jury Room to discuss the
County business. After a very long debate, conduct-
ed with moderation and good temper, it was resolved,
by a large majority, to rescind the order of last Ses•
sions fur uniting the Governorship of the Gaol and
Bride well for the County of Devon in one person, and
to re-consider the subject of such a union on a future
occasion. Wu►. Cole, Esq. Adjutant of the South
Devon Militia, was elected Chief-Governor of the
Bridewell, with a salary of £290 per annum ; and
Mr. Brown is to continue Governor of the Gaul only.
Mr. Conant, the Magistrate, has addressed a letter
to the Editor of a Morning Paper, contradicting the
assertion stated to have been made on a recent trial
relative to the ulace in which he read the Riot Act.
The fact, Mr. C.►nant says, it, that lie read the Riot
Act in the public turnpike road, opposite the barrack
gate at Knightsbridge, shortly before eight o'clock on
the evening of the riot; and that it was immediately
announced to the people by placards.
lARINE CORPS.—As a necessary measure for main-
taining what is so truly desirable, indeed absolutely
requisite, the good fellowship and domestic comfort of
the corps of Royal Marines, Government, we are in-
formed, are removing, by appointment to ships, and
exchanges with Chatham and Woolwich, all such of
the officers of the Plymouth division of Royal Marines
as were unfortunately connected with the recent occur-
rence at their bead-quarters, where the offi.:ers are ar-
rived, whose re-appointment occasioned the trassaction
which has led to this unpleasant, but needful, interfer-
ence.—(E.ecter Gazette)
At nine o'clock on Tuesday morning the Wheel goes
round, and within a few minutes after Somebody nal
find himself posiessed of an Independent Fortune of
Thirty Thousand Pounds, real money, not Stock.
cons Excitaxos, Ocr. 24.—We have had but little
Wheat fresh in since Monday, but a very large quantity
remained over from that div's supply, and prime dry
samples supports its price ; 'but there is scarcely any
demand for the rough and inferior qualities.-What,
little fine bright Barley Appeared to day scat Is. pew
quarter higher than on 31onday. the recent decline of
prices having produced an increased demand, hut there
is no amendment in the discoloured• and sprouted
samples.—Beans, Peas, - • ash,
at Monday's prices, ow%

, and Oats were very hoary sale
ving to superabundant arrivals.

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packed
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Messrs.
ag and Co, of for a claim of 2521.
to them. Messrs. Holditch, coach-makers, of
•orr-acre, whose attachment was the last issued of
e;ght or nine, accidentally got information as to the
correct christian name of Captain Heyliger. and filed
a second attachment in the name of Peter Augustus,
al the other attachments describing the defendant as
Peter Heyliger only. By this piece of management
Messrs. Hoklitchls attachment, from being the last,
became the first, and from the value of the property
attached, there appeared every probability of their re-
c ivering the whole of their debt. The garnishee,
however, was advised to try the case with them, upon
the ground, that the goods were not delivered to her
in the name, or as the property of Captain Heyliger.
On the trial in the Mayor's Court, the Jury found a
verdict for t* e validity of the attachment, thereby de-
ri-ling the property to be the defendant's. Notwith-
standing this decision, the garnishee persisted in go-
ing to trial upon the same point on every other attach-
ment against the goods to the amount of eight or
nine ; the verdict in each case was the same as in the
first. Messrs. Holditch now looked upon themselves
as secure from. loss, when the garnishee put in bail to
their attachment, and the goods were publicly sold
by auction at Mr. Murrell's room in Skinner-street, in
august last. Though the sale purported, according
o the printed catalogue, to take place under an at-
tachment, no precept of appraisernent, it appears, had
I-en returned, and the property, which, according to
Ai re. Ileyliger's statement, bad been recently purchased
at an amount of nearly 2000/. produced at the sale
b-tween 500/. and 600/. only ; among other articles,
worked cambric handkerchiefs, which had been in-
voiced to her at three guineas each, sold at the sale for
no more than 9s. a-piece.
Captain Heyliger is, it seems, at the island of St.
('ruin, but Messrs., flolditches seeing the property thus
sacrificed and themselves thrown out, gave informa-
tion to Mrs. Heyliger at St. Omer's, who immediately
furnished them with- instrnctions to put in bail on be-
half of the defendant, to all the attachments thad bad
been issued against the property. As the bail in these
cases must be freemen of London, Messrs. Holditch
applied to their iron-merchants, Messrs. Daly and Kip-
ling, of Upper Thames-street, London, and through
them, procured as bail, Mr. Quint, of Bush-lane, and
Mr. Bickerman, of Tower Royal. When the bail ap-
peared before the Lord Mayor at the Mansion-house
to justify, Mr. Andrews, as Counsel for the present
plaintiffs, and Messrs. Reynell and Ogle, attorneys
fir the garnishee, opposed the acceptance of them, tot
on account of their insufficiency, the solvency being
undoubted, but upon the ground that they had not
been applied to by the defendant to become his bail,
Mr. Andrews contending, that under such circum-
stances, the bail could not, in conformity with the
practice of the superior courts, be received, and the
Lord Mayor, not choosing to take upon himself to de-
ride so important a question, the care was referred to
the next sitting of the Court, which took place at
liitildhsll yesterday.
Mr. Nott.roN, as Counsel for the defendant, now ten-
dered the above-mentioned bail.
Mr. BOLLAND, upon the part of the plaintiffs, put
in the affidavits of Mr. Ah:op, one of the partners in
the house, which stated. that he had written to Captain
lieyliger, at St. Croix, giving him information of the
whole transaction, and although sufficient time hail
elapsed, no answer or instructions whatever had been
ceived from him, nor from Mrs. Heyliger, nor their
WM. to both of whom he bad likewise given notice;
and he verily believed the bail now tendered had not
in any way been applied to by the defendant, or autho-
ri!scd by him to become his bail.
The bail were then called and examin:d by Mr.
lialland, and in answer to the questions put to them,
stated, that rimy had not been applied to to become
bail, either by Captain Heyliger or by Mrs. Alchorne,
the garnishee ; that Mr. Kipling, of Thames-street,
had proemeil them to be bail as the friend of the de-
f.ntlaws, and had undertaken to bear them harmless.
'..rhey had Keen introduced to Mrs. Heyliger since her
return from the Continent, by Mr. Kipling's brother,
;:s the persons who bad, as he said, kindly under-
taken to became bail in the business.
From this examination Mr. Bou.axo contended,
that according to the uniform practice in the superior
courts, this bail could not be accepted, as it was now
in proof that they bad had no communication what-
ever with the defendant, and consequently did not
offer themselves to become securities at his instance,
or by his authority.
Mr. Nnazost urged the peculiar nature of
the Foreign attachment, as taking the question out
,:f the reasoning of the rule of the Superior Courts.
In the Superior Courts the defendant had always
personal notice of every suit against him either
by arrest, or service of the copy of the writ, and
etmsequently can communicate with his intended bail ;
the offering of bail, therefore, with whom the defend-
nt has bad • no communication, was upon the very
lace ,of it objectionable and suspicious. But in foreign
attachments it is necessarily implied, and indeed gene-1
• rallyis the case, that the defendant is out of the king-
dom. in the present instance the defendant was at St.
Cruise, and his wife in prison in France. How then
were tit 7 to communicate with freemen resident in
London? indeed had Capt. Heyliger been upon the
spot, he. must have employed some such friend as Mr.
Kipling to procure bail to these attachments, as from
his habits and sitstation,an Officer of Dragoons, be was
not likely t i hive much acquaintance with freemen of
London. 'The rule laid down by hi 4 Learned Friend,
i; strictly acted upon. %%wild therefore prevent, in

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YeSterthly a question of some im
'o the adnassibility of bail, canoe on ze, relai
the 3layir's Court, before NewnuiV .r decisim
the Common Serjeant, in the casry '
Knnwlys, I
ding and others, plaintiff', spy of Anthony t
Ht y iger, defendant, and Sarah`
a/rs. Heyliger, the wife 1 Jet Peter Antral.%)rs.
Alchorne, garnish
d-tentlast, a gentleman off . Captain Heyliger,
hi:fry, had obtained ft. ortune and great revise
of goods, consisting off
hold furniture, att.. several tradesmen a vari
chorwe, a respects wearing apparel, books, hot
.iich had been sent to Mrs.
"P. in Odor tot
per, then t
e packer in the City, to be pac
a Sy
goody, seh Jr being forwarded to Mrs. He
iekri
. Omer's in Prance. Against it
less that:"Or"
were its from their quantity were contained it
garnish y-six packages,several foreign attachnto
Hardjr d while in the hands of Mrs. Alchorne,
.
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