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The Times, 1824-02-18T00:00:00

%I e are inftormed; thiat the new tragedy, whlichl was in- tend(edI to be brought out at Covent-garden theatre, alid of whiich re- port spke in sci highi terms, hias lbeen wvithidrawn, the new licenser having refused to sanction its representation. The ncwv officer (M r. G. Colman, we- believe) appears somewhat eager to show his authiority. The story of the MUrder of' I Ipyersons by 528 assassins, at afarmn-house in the neighbourhood of Paris, is contradicted in the same paper from whiich we qtioted it on Mlondav. 1BRKW E itS A N l5 Pu Bt.ICA,Ns.-( Proin a correspaondent.)_ The A ttorney-focnecral hias given an opinion, that all publicarns whio are under bondI to take the beer thiey- retail of a comnmon brewer, can be consideredI in no othier lighit thain as hiiredI a,entit, with three mioniths' notice to qulit, according to thie obligation of the bolndl; and thiat the commion-brewer whon sells hiis beer uinder such coniditionis is, in fact, a retail brewer, to all intcnts andl purposes, and not entitled to thae allowances. The Law-officers of' the Excise are about to comimence proceedfings agaiinst common.brewers who sell their beer by, hoodled agents, to~ recover back tlie allowances thecy have received on their duty froni the date of all such bonds. Thie question was deocided in the Court of Excheq(uer, in the case of the (Golden-lane Brewery, thec proprietors of' whiichi were compelled to return the amount of the allowances they liad received on the beer they had brewed for thiree ye.,rs, in consequence of several free publicanis, who took shares in tlte concerts, having engaged by bond to take all their beer at this b)rewerv: the Cotirt of Exchequer having deter- ruiinedi that in so doing t! ey becamne thie agents of the brewvery wvith- its the meaningz of the act. It is understooti that the bond( system in. country towvas dates its, rise withiin the last thiree years, and is become thle comnpractice its districts whiere the mnagistrates hiave tolerated a monopoly in tire beer-trade. P_Rt, Fb12-A cu-rious accidlent occurredI yesterdlay in thec Chamrps ]ily:s6es. An elegantly irlumned dlam-se'l. mnointeti on a beautiflul chtarger, accomp-,anied. by' a. gay and youthiful chievalier, and followed by a servant in lirery, whille ridfing at a conversation pace, soddlenly uttered a piercinig shriek, and fell from her seat in a swooni. A number of versons fromu rho thirong ran instantly to hier ass,istance ; aniong thietn was observedI a gentleman, who rushed for. ward withi violent impetuoksity towards the lady. The groom ap- peared thuindterstruck, and the clhevalier, lost in'surprise, fixedt his eyes for anmomncrt on thie faintinig fair one, with an air of perplexed astonishmlient: then, turning to thle persons who surrounded themi, antieentreating their kind attentionis towardIs hier, hie darted from ihienii with the greatest peiiain and in a few momients wholly tItsappeared, leav-ingz every one astounded at the singularity of th;e adventure, whiich hias given rise to many conjectures. At present the svliole is enveloped in mystery. Thec lady was placed in a car- riage, anld conducted in safety to her residence. IltAtt;OPEN A Dmtutu.-' Lo:nngE.-0t5 Monday even- ong, thie 9thi inst., a circumstance of a curious natiure took place at the sign ot' the Black -Boy, Rochester, wherce a Druid(s' Lodtge is heldI weekly. Tise brethren wvere in lodge assembledl, and in 'the miidst of their invocations, shaded by the sacred niistletoe, a loud knock wvas heard t the dloor, wchich Was immnediately attended to by the guardiatn, when an officer of the 54th 7regiment demanded ad- mittance. Tile sign of the order was formally requiredI of him, but lie was not, however, in possession of the secret consequently adniitunciie was, refused himi ; anid thien (withiout further parley) the dtoor ofthie rooRm was violenitlY forcedl fromi its hinges;, ~and fell uipon the floior. Soddlenly ani armned bandl appeared, prepared to invade these irrystic rilesv! headled by their officer, a young atid in. experioenced Slibernian, who, it turned out, seas in s4earch of somie of his, men. Hlowever, his ill-timed valour suddenly eva- ponrated,-whether from the grotesque appearance of thle officers aind brethireni, or fiom tule calmniess' and fortitude displayed bY them on receiv-ing so uiticourteouis a vistit, we aLre not pre- pared to sa v,-b,ut it was evident tlsat he felt dismiayed at the appearance of those of the order wlso were abotit him. It for. tonately happened that the city, constables (Payne and We- therelt) wvere present, weho tooik' him into custody, amidI a inca. sage wais sent tO thie corkniandant- Sir Richardf Wiilliams ar. riei,an ave bail tur Ithe appearanc oftevtng. soldier. Thie foll11wing morning (Tuesday) lIke appeared biefore tsle Mayor, Sir Archibhald Christie. Sir Richard Williansa andI otlhers; the princi- (:apal officers 3of tie garrison, wereIrresertitattlie bearing. The charge 'aicanet the officer wvas attentivel y receivedl aisd consideredl. Sir A r- ciilaldlChristaierose anidaddres'metd himself to thle Druids, wlso hrad theis assembled, exprersinr his disapprobation of thec co-n- du,ct of tite officer, Stated hlini to be ani adventurer froin the sister country, wvho hail crnl,.srid hiSs ervire rur Inrflh, antI wilkise fortiune whollv depended on hiis sword ; anti w'hen that officer had begged patrdoni for the breach of tlse peace srlmicli he had commnitted, lie (Sir Archiibald )trusted thiat the goodi faiths whiels lid hitherto existed betwreen th osltarv and thle citizens of Rochester would not be 'interruiptedlb i faulit of' tilts individual. The lieutenant was then disusiised on asii the expenses, andi 101. to cliaritab!e puirpnses4.-Ker 'tlmid rEa~sier Merczir11. WA reiR-GU tIl) Bo Ari LoSTA-.Extract of a Ietter fromi Domnagliadee, Feb. 10 -.-On Saturday evenihtg last, about 7 O'clock, tile water-guarnl bolat stationedl at the Coplanti Island left this bar. hour, windI S.5W. blowving fresh. TtIe follokwing coinpased her crew :-William Name, chief boatiiiait ; 1I. Shepherd, M. Col- lins, comsOusaonetl boatmen ; and J1. Mackin andl J1. Suillivan, extra mren. Thte beat wvas found thlis Tnoriuin- iiezar the Forelandl point reithi her sails set ; it is supposed tlsat site Sad been upset uts a squall, aisdl -llon boardi tIrowned. Tue men who found tl:e boat, viz. )anies Benson, George Orr, WVns. Ilutrphy, arid Win. Ruissel, report, tlsat tisere was one oar, and tour ballast sand-bags oil boardi these articles hiad been jamnised iturlierneatis the beamns' there was also n ersig ariae fast to an after rollick. The bo~at liss been, hrui iioiis harbiour. There are b,,ats our Pesrching, for the deadl todiesilse water-gutard bioat anti crew fromi (ireonisport, and aRs;siarsee from D)onaghatdee."_Beif;mt.yr, Ncs letlter. Amoisg olIser imnhsroyelnents in prolgress in St. Coiles's pa- rish the paving andi ligistinev commnittee, we hiear, are oni thec point itt concluinling a conitract for lighiting the whole parish with gas. The niece'ssary conseq etluen will lie. tse ea~Pulsiots front those nuisances, Oeti~tret is is puirlieus, the reiorts of itsfamy and vice, of those eliismnmcrers to wlions darknesss is mnore desirable than lighst, who ivffl probsablyl .tate refiue in the adljoining'parisi of Mirylebone, the Only partot the towin in' whiich thec local authorities inteirpose toa prevent the desires of' thse inhabitaits to be lightedi uvith gas;, although it is iunderstood that tite question of lighiting tise parishs of AMarylebone withl gas has fotmnd somne stanch supporters in the vestry, by, whoml 11the dealers in darkitess (tlue oil-harsp-conitractois ) lave be~en hiard pressedi. The questioti stanids for fart'her debate for the 13th Mlarch. A eircunmatarnca hias just occurreml itt Fomrest-rouv, near Ex.st (Irinmeuad, wvhich, tUr waltitois antI unnaLtural barbarity, standis almrost unplarallcled in the annals of crime. M Ar. -,'o1' Forest- row, quarrelledi wit!) lia nursery-mn.id a few dlays ago, btait tite quiarre-l had subsided, enid he thoughit nothing trore about it. Sa- imirday ev-eningr, however, a y'ounsg chiild of the famnily was mLissing, aitd the distreunted parents niadle the mos,t laborious buit fruidesi searclh after it dtiring thie whoale of the niglst.- it was not, howeiver, till the next moriiing 'hiat the cause of the child a disa'ppearance wits discovered, when, to thfe grief if its parenits, it was f'ound dead in. the boiler that is usd orashiig. The niiiid Was immiediately ap- prehendleth on s'ispicior, aisd, wre understanid, has since confessed thcli crimye, addling, th:it she d1id it to spite her master I The dis- closueie of thiis hiorridl circutmstance hsas excited thha greatest piossible intere.,t ini the neighsbotirhood, which ha~ unifortunately .ime~q, wthinithe las-tfew years,trhoeilieatre of verymntty atrocions crnme.- E'vettibgpaper.. [A'lvertisemsent.1-0n NfonAay, the 16uh' Was Iaumnehiedl in cexceL. leilt-iterlfe, anti in the preseiiecofa numerous -no.1 fashioniable as- selliblag,e (fronti the buildling yard of 111e. TsiONrAS COUrRT1m0Pg1 a niesv and splendid State Barge for thec Goldsmiths' Cotupians. h is const rUCted entir-ely uponl a nlew principile, both a% relates to her hull anti hier accommodations ; thie stuate-roonms are built of the hinest oak, highly varnished, the external'ilurt is nest amsdI elegant ;.upon the stern are displayerd the Comnpany's artns, admtirably carved, anmi exe-cuted in a iast'erly style. The figures of VictorY at each angle of the state rooms, as supporters, also displav the best taste ; the win(I,'ws are oval,'and surmnounted withi rich foliage wreaths of oak and laurel. She is the first state vesel. ever built below bridge. Her internal ar.d upshola-tery.decoratiotis arepeculiariy elegant, anti were arranged by Messrs. Cooper and Son,,df- Blishopsgate-%treeL. The siirveyor, aind indeed all the artirts, are entitled to jreit credit. (Ad.srcisemeoct.1-SsAxCSPw-AmsrA,\. READIarGS, by3 MI~T S)tAst-T, 50, West side of Lsicester-squiare, every Thtursday eveurcnt, punc- tuatlly at eight. To.ssomtaRow EV EmlNG, February 19,.Henrv the. Fourthi, first part. TIickets, 5s. each, nin-y be had as above. at Hook- hiam's, Oldt Bond-street; ana Rtchardson'g.. ROY41 Exchailge; wvhtre pro8pectuse4 mnay be obtained gratis;. andI wherc Weay likewlite be hadI, The TIheory an(i Practic of Elocuitions, 8e, Pr.ice 12s.,. boards. The dtramnatic readings ard giviin to lpriva~te parties, -on ternss which may Ie,. known of Mr. Smart.- f' Adv-rtis,ement.]-l,-rITaanLI-Trsoa -Ninny1 PUDarCAweo-s.SL' We re eqoareh t stte hiu th Fisitc Corresl,omfdeuce of C6w- be~iiino. riiyfo deivry t-he umlisher's,-31Y. CoLnu,1llsts,.8, New Burineteit.stree of -whm. mayalso be had,'Jima few da