Star. — London, England, 1816-08-26 00:00:00

■ (t, PRIMITIVE SIMPLICIT'. ANGLISH OPERA. An old Maiden Aver, whose locks, white a+ snow, Proclaim'd :,he was young some ball emery ago, .4 With significant nods and remarks vary shrewd, Thus accosted ber niece, a gay, volatile nude: • " How degenerate the times-1 remember the nays Wbenladies wore handkerchiefs, aprons„and stays, When a good pair of pockets were thought nu disgrace, And nobody dreaint of your muslin, and lace : 1 hen virtue receiv'd an indslible speck If a female display'd but the top of her neck ; Yut, now, yon all shew. what was meant to be hid— Pray why can't you dress as your grandmothers did r " Dear Aunt, so I do; why don't you perceive We follow the fashion of grandmother Eve t If your argument's good, we can never bablam'd, Like her we go naked"— ( Aral • - • " And are not asbanid O'Keefe's entertaining Opera,The Castle of Anda lusia, was repeated on Saturday night at this Theatre. Mr. INCLEMIN D in Don Cesar, was very effective. He was in excellent voice, and executed his stings in good style. His " ii / Off " was loudly and generally encored. It was given with all its characteristic boldness, blended with native sweetness. We were also parti; cularly delighted with his 1, Battle Song," and in the duet of " dlPs Well." Mr. HORN, as A/ hose, intro duced the plaintive airs, 4. Slow trole light," and Te gloomy caves," front the Opera nt Kair. They harmonized well with his peculiar powers, and dis. played force and skill in the execution. Mr. Rus mt. made an excellent Spade. The shifts of " the honest little Gentleman," and the seeming truth and candour which accompany the utterance of his innu merable I quaint lies," kept the house in a tear of laughter. The " Prado I resorted," is one of the mast efficient songs in his part, but it was omitted. Miss Ketur was equally happy in the dialogue and the music. The little air, is Then prythee no more come to woo," was loudly encored. It was executed with great taste and sweetness. Mrs. Pewios made an arch and lively Catalina. Her action is rather redundant, but her spirit and energy render her highly diverting. The house displayed a t ull and elegant audience. Kr. WELLESLZY Pout and family, the Saxon and Por tuguese Ambassadors, and many other persons of rank and fashion, were present. A comic musical sketch, in one act, entitled the ,Fair Doereer, was produced on Srturday night at the klayinai ket, and met with a very tavourablereception. —The 7 raweller Benighted was also revived. It has been extremely well got up, and was received through out with warm and universal applause.—Exit Gy Illistale, which wins _ upon an audience the oftener it is performed, closed the entertainments of the even ing. The house was crowded with elegant company. Amongst the first novelties forthcoming at Covent Garden, is a musical entertainment, written by the late JOHN roam the songs of which are said to be so beautiful as to have induced the veteran composer, SIHCLEI, once more to embark on the " stormy dra ;ludic ocean." MISS MERRY, who has been obliged to retire from her professional duties, owing to severe indisposition, and is at present with her father in Bath, is in a state • of convalescmce, And will S 001) be able tonsil"' her station. at the English Opera. Mr. BETTE and Mr. WARDS are the two stars at Cheltenham and Gloucester. KEAN has been draw. iog great houses at Exeter, the town where his great talents first emerged from obscurity. The principal Welsh Theatres have failed this season to give employment for Bath actors—that at Swansea is not opened for want of a tenant, and the recently new Tenby Theatre is let as a dissenting place of worship. VAUXHALL-GARDENS.—This delightful place has again maintained its wonted attraction during the preceding week. Crowds of the most fashionable and elegant company have resorted thither, and even the heavy rain which fell on Monday and Friday evenings scarcely produced any visible alteration in the number of the visitors. It must be a satisfaction to the frequenter of this attractive sport to know, that its covered walks, spacious rooms, grand saloon, &e. are amply large to accommodate more than ten thou. sand persons; nay, should an unharmon•ious shower ever disturb the performance of the Concert, yet the judicious style of gravelling the walks this season, npw leaves them dry again in a few minutes after the heaviest rain, and perfectly harmless to the most timid invalid. Among the distinguished characters on Friday evening, we observed the Duke of Graf tots. Lady Cadogan, Lord Harrington, Lady Ann Ha stilton, Lord Walpole, Lord Petersham, Lord Sondes, Lord Dysart, Lord Beauclerk, Etc. &c. HYDE-PARR.—Owing to the fin!ness of the weather, there was yesterday a numerous and bril tient display of fashionables in the rides. and the different promenades were crowded with genteel pedestrians. MELANCHOLY Acctortm—Saturday sennight, in the evening. as James Keenan, a boy of about 14 yearsof age, was"doing some plastering work for his employer, an the brewery of Messrs. Conolly, Somers, and Co. Dublin, in crossing a plank, which lay above one of the immense porter vats, he missed his foot and was instantly precipitated into the foaminggulph below, where he was suffocated before any assistance could be given. Alderman Fleming, Coroner for the City, attended by Mr. Pasky, held an Inquisition on the body ; the Jury returned a verdict ot—.isei denial Death.—lmmediately after, Messrs. Conolly, & mem and Co. ordered the contents of the vat in which this unfortunate accident happened, to he let out into the sewer, which was instantly done, in the presence of the Coroner and his Deputy, who waited to see the last drop of it out, It occupied above an hour and a half to empty it, though two large cocks of three inches bore each, were opened for the pur pose; there was in the vat at the time of the accident our hundred and thirty hogsheads of porter nearly fit - for delivery. Alderman Fleming wrote a certificate on the spot to the above effect, which he left with Messrs. Conolly and Co. lest the public might have ny unpleasant impression on the occasion. - the night of the 21st instant the shop of Mr. Lod, a watchmaker, at Stroud, was robbed of a -c containing upwards of 60 watches. -;---- • Rm. IN NEWIMM Yesterday *Reimlst a serious riot Woke Obt snaring the convicts in Newgate, originating, we un derstand, as follows s—A person who was elitism the prison. had his pocket picked of his watch, upon which an order was issued by the Keeper for searching the convicts, as well as those of their friends who were diet Wit h them, and that no other visitors should be admitted until the watch was recovered. The con victs in this part of the prison, who amounted to the number of 140, chose to consider this order as an ea croachment on their privileges, and, emboldened by their numbers, not only resisted all search, but pro ceeded to acts of violence and outrage. '!'hey took possession of the common yard, where they are al lowed to take*exertise, and see their friends, as well as of the four wards wherein they are confined, ex pelling by force the officers and turnkeys of the pri sonifrom that quarter of the building. Here they endeavoured to maintain themselves, and consider able alarm for some time prevailed lest they should force the passages of the prison, and snake their escape; but Mr. Newm AN, the keeper, having assem bled all his Akers, several shots were fired over their heads, and inn different parts of the yard, rather wail' a view to create alarm among them than to in dict any real injury, which the Keeper was humanely anxious to avoid ; and at length they were driven out ut the yard into the upper part of their Wards, of which they remained in. possession, having torn down the iron railling of the staircase, with the Irar ments of which, and all that they could lay their hands upon. they barricaded the entrance to their wards at the top of the stairs. keepers having regained possession of the yards, several shots were again fired up the stairs, to intimidate and reduce the rioters to mason, but with no effect : and Mr. /411WIIAN thought that it would be only risking the lives of his own servants it he sent any of them up stairs to attack the convicts in their retreats, barri caded as they were and provided with iron bars: We have not heard that any of these infatuated wrisches were killed by the fire-arms. One it oovict who ven tured to come down from the upper wards, in Omer to lay hold of an iron bar, was seized by that and dragged into the yard by the turnkeys. T. NSWAIAN, soon after the riot broke out, procured the assistance of the City Marshalmen and a nutnbet,ot Constables, whom he so placed as to prevent the teas from breaking the prison, dr escaping in any way by the ro if. He also seat to the Luau Mavou and SHERIFFS for instructions how to act, but these gentlemen happened to be oat of town. The watch, the robbery or which bats created all this distur bance, was not discovered, and we understand that the convicts endeavoured to capitulate, by proposing that they should be at all times atluwud to see their friends; but the keeper declared that they must Im plicitly submit to the regulations on this head ap pointed by the Magistrates and Judges. At one o'clock this morning matters remained precisely ih this situation. lit two at the wards all was silent, but in the other two there were lights, and the con victs were seen pacing about. About an hour before, noise was heard, as it they were endeavoaring to break through the wall towards the College of Physicians in Warwick-lane, but in a short time the noise ceased. Qinstables and officers were posted in all pans where escape appeared possible; and it seemed likely that the refractory would soon be compelled to surrender at discretion, as they had nothing but water where with to support their obstinacy ; while, it they at tempted to set fire to the prison, they must feel that they themselves would be the first victims. The late trial at Nottingham of the Luddites lasted till half-past two o'clock un the Sunday morning.— As the evening advanced, the conduct of the au dience, particularly in the outer Hall, became very tumultuous; the lights were put out by the crowd, who called out, 66 No lights here !" Every thing in favour of the prisoners was applauded by clapping of hands; and when the prisoners were declared Not Guilty, the verdict was received with three cheers within the Hall, and three times three without. Up wards of two thousand men were collected, the major part of whom had sticks, and some are supposed to have had pistols concealed. What the effect would have been had a verdict of guilty been pronounced against the prisoners it is shocking to think ! At the Assizes for Gloucester, an action was tried, Carter v. Thomas for slander.—The defendant had l one down to Gloucester to recover some rings that Mr. Carter had obtained from his shop in London, and there he warned other shopkeepers not to trust hint, calling him a swindler. After a long trial the defendant was acquitted. Mr. Thomas afterwards with a party of friends drove through the streets in an open carriage, preceded by a band of music, and cheered by the populace. At the Somerset Assizes, Gregory and Joseph, one a baker, and the other a pawnbroker, of Frome, were indicted and found guilty of a conspiracy, in collect ing together notes of Mr. MESSITER'S Bank, of that town, to a considerable amount, and bringing them in for Bank of England paper; Gregory also publicly boasted, that by these means he would effect Mes• strait's ruin. The Judge, in summing up, animad verted most severely en the conduct of Gregory, and expressed his conviction that Mr. Messerea, in an ac turn at law, might have recovered damages to the extent of all the injury he had sustained. An awful instance of sudden death occurred on , Friday morning, in the person of M.. JAMES WM.. Dam/, one of the Jurymen at Warwick Assizes.— Having attended Court the preceding dub without taking food, he ate a very hearty supper, and retired to test. Between five and six o'clock in the morning, he was seized with a pain in the stomach ; his bed fellow advised him to rub the part affected with his hand, by which means he received a temporary relief. In a short time the pain returned; he sat up in bed for a few minutes, and then fell upon his lace and expired. Friday se'nnight, Peter Beard, aged 21, convicted at last Winchester Assizes of a rape, and William eVaykr, aged 26, of a burglary, sere executed, pur suant to their sentences, at the drop in that gaol, in the presence of a great body of spectators. These unhappy men died truly penitent; they were so deeply affected in their last moments as to be scarce able to support themselves. An alarming fire broke out on Saturday evening in Albemarle-street ; but, by timely assistance, it was estiogaisbed without doing any material daraalle• DAICA I 7 0I + 1 0 OM thWER ombkii.t OF Tilt' METROPOLIS. Blmarrits OF EVIPEVCE TAKEN BEFORE A COM. Mk ME OE TB HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Coathised (edi our Paper of Saturday.) EXAMINATION OF DR. WO. POYNTER. ROMAN CATHOLIC EISHOP OF THE LONIIOW DISTRICT—CONTINUED. According to the discipline of your Church, are the children and the unteirned allowed to read the Sci ip tures in the vulgar tongue ?—They are, under certain regulations. Of what nature are those regulations ?—That they should not read them hi the vulgar tongue, without the permission of their pastors. Are they allowed to read them without notes ? They are only allowed to read the approved Catholic translations of the Scriptures, and we have no ap proved Catholic translations without notes. Might not certain passages be selected which do not require notes ?—Certainly ; but 1 must beg to observe in general, out of the glow respect which I feel for the sacred Scriptures. AS containing the re vealed word of GOD, t do not think it becoming that the sacred Scriptures should be made a School•book, for the purpose of teaching children to read. Do you mean that there is something inconsistent with the nature of that volume, that copies of it should be suffered to lay about, and be ill•treated in schools? —Mort certainly I do. Is it a parent the Catholic discipline, that each copy of the Catholic version of the Scriptures par takesinsonse wsy of the sacred character ?—Certainly. Suppose a selection were agreed to Ly the Catholic Prelates, and that the books in which that selection was printed were different from the Scriptures, and were mere common scho il.book,, do you consider that the difficulty would be removed ?—II it contained merely the tests of the sacred Scriptures, it appears to me the difficulty would be the same. Suppose it contained tests of Scripture along with other matter, would it retain the same character ?—I should not conceive it would, in that case the general character of the book would no longer be considered sacred; I. beg to add, there was never any prohibi tion at all in the Catholic Church against leading the Scriptures in Latin; but all the regulations referred to the translations in the vulgar tongue : and the Church had two views—one, that the translation shoul4 be such as was authorized by the Catholic I Church ; and, secondly, that they should not be read by those from whose ignorance or dispositions the pastors of the Church had reason to fear that the reading of the Scriptures would be rather prejudicial I than beneficial to them. Are not the Scriptures at present allowed to be read in France, in the vulgar tongue, without notes ? l think I have seen one,edition of the translation qf the Scriptures in France without notes, but I am not sure. Are those translations with notes in the vulgar tongue allowed to be read by people in France ?-1 cannot well answer to the practice in France. Da you consider their reading of them as contrary to the discipline of the Church ?—Their reading of them without the approbation and permission of their pastors is not agreeable to the regulations made by the Council of Trent. Suppose the Catholic pastors were to find a copy of the aualurized version of the Scriptures in the pos. session of one of their flock to whom they had not given such permission, what course would they take ? I think, that unless they judged that the reading of it would be prejudicial to the individual, that they would permit him to read it. Would he insinuate to them, that his permission. ought to have been asked ?-1 must say, that that entirely depends upon the ecclesiastical customs of the country, for some of those regulations of disci pline are adopted in practice in some places, but are not followed in practice in others. How would this matter be in England ?—ln Eng. land we generally permit the faithful to read the au thorized Catholic version in the vulgar tongue, which are always accompanied with notes. Do you apprehend any danger is likely to result from educating the lower orders without communi cating at the same time religious instruction ?—I do consider that the educating the lower orders without giving them any religious instruction, may be rather dangerous than beneficial to them : I beg to observe that.l consider the preservation or correction of the morals of the lower orders is the principal object we should have in-view in their education ; and I am persuaded that this end could never be obtained with. out religious instruction; and on this subject, 1 ex press my firm conviction, that in order to preserve or correct the morals of the lower orders, they must not only be taught their duty to GOD and to society, but the great motives of performing their duty must be strongly enforced, which can only be done, in my opinion, by the instructions and exhortations which they receive from their pastors; and on this ground, I consider that it is vain to expect that the morals of the lower classes will be improved, unless education comprises religious instruction. Do you apprehend that the teaching of ch;ldren to read, if unaccompanied with religious instruction, does harm ?—I do consider that it might do a great deal of harm; it would enable them to read every thing that would tend to inflame their passions. Does your observaticht apply generally to Catholics as well as Protestints tip—Certainly ; and must parti ' cularly to Catholics. Why more particularly to Catholics ? I apply it more particularly to Catholics, because 'my duty obliges to me to attend more to their instruction. Does your ol•servation apply to children in a large town as London more particularly, than to children in the country ?—Much more so. Does it apply at all, or in any considerable degree to children in the country ?—lt applies to children in large towns in the country, where I conceive the same occasions of evil will present themselves. Does it apply to children in villages in country places ?—Accordiug to the occasions of evil it must vary. Then in point of tact, in large towns such as Lon. don, do you conceive that the children had better remain without any education at all, than with some education unaccompanied with religious instruction —Certainly; education unaccompanied with religi ous instruction might be of service to them in the stations they would occupy in the world, but would of promote their happiness, I conceive neither in this life or the next. Are there not habits promoted by a course of cdu• -*don which would, in fact, promote the* happi neis in this life as well as that to come ?--Ce er4 thi rit might serve them in the world. . The Committee have understood that a 'try lu te roportion of the poor children of the Etonian e t , • tholic persuasion in London is uneducated ; and the. • are desirous of knowing from you Vie hes! pl an giving them instruction; and for this purpos e t h ey . would wish to know whether the Konian Catliolcc body themselves have sullicient funds for ti e instrue. • 1 Lion of the children of the poor of their own pe rthi . .. sion ?--In the first place, I do net think that t h e Catholics have at present means adequate ei th e education of all the Catholic pour children in the metropolis. Do you understand that there are many thousand; of those poor children uneducated ?-1 cannot meet' tarn that ; but 1 conceive the number to be very cots. -' siderable. Then if the Roman Catholics have not the meal; of giving instruction to their own poor, could di parents of those children conscientiausly allow dial ,:i to attend a school, the Master of which is a P r o m ; ant, where the Spelling Look and Protestant emit* 1 of the New Testament are the only school bo o k i . used, and where a clear assurance is given that a child ' would hear nothing against his ownreligion ?—W i th. . out answering directly to the cons:ientioue part, whi c h is a point of extreme delicacy, considering the site, tion I hold, and as every decision relating to oe , science requires that the whole case, with all its e t ' cumstances and variations, should be considered ; I • *: beg to say, that the reading of the Protestant vena l of the Bible is a point to which I could never give my approbation. Then as Vicar Apostolic you could not by any means consent for Roman Catholics to be taught the Protestant version of the Scriptures ?--Certainlynct. Could you allow any portions of that version to be selected for the use of the Catholic chi p 's::: Not even those which convey mOial iiattuctinn, n o involving any doctrinal or controversial points?. ,[ answer, in general, aceerding to . the :hick ' I laid down before, that I could not receive a Fmk. .: of the Protestant Scriptures. Could you devise any plan by which the priorebil. dren of the Roman Catholic persuasion coeti be educated by Protestants, consistently with theC a th o : 1 lic discipline ?—Considering that Catholic ediicatioe .;. comprises religious instruction, I du not concise tli ; 4 41, any plan of the mature proposed could be adopted, 1 which would meet the desires of the Catholics, arJ 1 in particular the pastors of the Catholic Chuich. Are you aware that a great number of the childen 1 c-f the poor Roman Catholics in London are ennui! destitute of education, and that they have fallen into vicious and bad habits arising :rem Limit. ignorance! I conceive there is a great number. It is a :act rte cannot deny. Nevertheless, as a Roman Catholic Bishop, cculd you consent to any attempt to better their moral cos. dition by the instruction of Protestants, or must you not, consistently with Pout enty as Vicar Apostolic, refuse your assent to any attempts of the kind made by Protestants ? —As a Catholic Bishop, I do not judge that theT mi rals could be improved but by religious instruction, and I could no' consent for them to receive it from Protestants. Te k rontisped any at On ViGod basket CLERICAL IN rELLIGENCE. Thursday came on the election at Queen's College, Oxford, when Messrs. Thomas Wathit: R khan!, and John Wkkham Griffith, were chosen scholars of that society. 1 he Bishop of Winchester has granted to the Rev Davitllll liams, M.A. his Lordship's authority to perform the Aft tot stipendiary curate in the parish church of Overton, in his Lerd. ship's diocese. Rev. %Vm. Morgan is presented to the vicarage of Mangum". Rev. E. R. Butcher, B.A. of Northampton, to be duioStie chaplain to the Earl of Pomfret. Rev. T. lotuses, M.A. Archdeacon ci Barnstaple, to be Clan cellor and Prebendary of St. Peter's, Exer. Rev Baron, M.A. to•the vicarage of I.ostnitbiel, Cornwall. • Rev.!". Rogers, to the valuable rectors of Camkornos 4 WD. Rev. 'l. Rob) 118, B.A. to the vicarage of Colebrewit, De►ua. , Rev. E. Hodge, B.A. to the rectory of Sr. i.v.ny, near Re& rutb, Cornwall. Rev. Richard Symons Jarvis, M.A. Fellow of Catharine Bag, Cambridge, to the vicarage of kidgeweildisbex. '1 be Associate Burgher Congregation of Lilliesleaf have giro an unanimous call to Mr. Patrick Sradly, preacher of the Omsk to be their Pastor. BIRTH. August Q, at Stockholm, the Lady of the Right Pion. Ed•ras4 Thornton, his Majesty's kinvoy Extraordinary at th2r 1 - 4 0.ogir a sou. MARRIED. The Rev. James Evans, Vicar of Cvsnraddwr, to Jape, third daughter of the late John Vaughan, Esq. of ht. Harnich. Rev. J. S. Phillips, of Louth, to Miss Ehzahstb Bunnu, d Boston. Rev.!. Harrison, M.A. to Henrietta Elizabeth, eldest daughter of T. Wollaston, Esq. of Newcliff, Salop. Rev. J. Jones, of Liverpool, to Hannah r daughter a Jobs Pares, Esq. of Leicester. • uesday, at Canterbury, Mr. Thomas Cooper, son of Jobs Cooper, Esq. Mayor of that city, to Miss Sankey, dru ;liter of Mr. Alderman Sankey. August at, at Upper Deal, Lieutenant Stephen Pain, of the Royal Navy, to Miss Down, daughter of the late Air. Dow:1, Canterbury. Thursday, at Canterbury, the Rev. C. R. Handley; Vivr of Hernhill, to Cassandra, second daughter of the late Rev. J alias klutchiunoti, of Hatfichl. Woodawail, Harts. August 2; Captain I.t.rd Fitzroy, R.N. fourth son ref the Itty Duke of tiral.on, to (hasher..:, second dau s hicr ut the late T. Ra.kcs, Esq. of Upper Grosvenor-sheet. '1 uesday, Captain B. Walker, of the Royal Navy, to ALS* Sari:, of Docking. Wednesday, the Rev, Thomas Leigh Bentivt•, of Hivh•norr, Oxfordshire, to Frances; eldest daughter of Fiancis W nava, :.rq. DIED. August 19, in Centel bury, Mr. Austen. formerly of Sandwich, aad Inspector of Taxes tur the Winghain Lbvi*ion. Augur. 10, at the Manse of Fonha the Rev. John Mutray, et Arburie, in hi. NIA year, and LOth of Ws Ministry. August ts, at liadleigh. neat Southend, Essex, in the Huard of Koch urd, John bliawe, a poor labouring man, :it the ad. vanced age ut 100 year;. At lirouvmtow•u, coun:y Kildare, Miss Tynte, eldest dot-giver and heiress a flit late sir J. i prate, Bart. At Lisharn, near IVl.,rioce, Sucks, in his 76th year. the Pet. S. Gage, N . I.A. upwar4t of 52 years Minister ut that partsh. At Wondfurd, mar Sal•s'oury; the key. Dr. Wyndham. Lately, at Lath, Mrs. Lucy Ann Youle, wife of Major 1. I POttie, Oi the Scuts Greys. Saturday sennight, at Brighton, aged 79, Lady Rasslition, relict of the late Sir Walter it ;,wlitison.. August 11, at Witiershani, Rcdia rridgc, aged Eve years; about an bout . after, Sarah Bridge, aged ten; on the 15th, Haar riot Bridge, aged three ; and on the 1 hth, Sidney Bridge, aged tweive. *1 he above all died of ulteri.ted sore 0-suatt,and childreis of Mr. S. Bridge, if th.tt place. 1 - Hull WATER TO MORROW AT i.w.u)oN ISR11)01k Morning - 49 min. attar 4 Afternoon - - 9 ....... S 1.W.D./PI: Pr n rti 1w Liver, Piektit eclat; A- 1 .43614d Oct t . Sot-trct, TtraPtg Sal* r -. • . • fez! Num AD bn Calk .:.r 111 E I N 2 of 80,00 tliche A 10 10 10 40 11,170 14,00 C jU bi coact where Kaf Quart No. 7 par i'll T 1 sari *di ins Te prim Aral Mw 'Prim y.a Ann las Art Dal -d1 0 Publ Sue Stir pkd . T 714 9 I • the' tem • 1 ' toms fel Tbb l lin ..-. l u, it ek an tan tb ' tri th to th 'di 11 .b P