The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-16 00:00:00

_ S ~;~~ ~~~. . tor the 1111JUt V hN of tee Cif4l4 greater 'mei, e' •sed. The ruorasiTi TWAT. M 'owe! JSVll,(SerretagY ;) Meer. Bane ii ad Row, (loniseHers, 331, Strand t• Mr. I toady , Stationer, 4, Duke -street, Grosvenor-9(1113re Mr. T. fe4g, Ilooksellett, 111, Cheapside ; NI. Simmons, corner of benther-lane, Holborn. Amount of Subscripti:llls already advertised ... .1.:377 1 6 By the hands of theTreestirer ofthe Ancient and Hos. IA ober Troop, N (me -stmt.-up:are, Shoe. I toe, to the .r Lic.otenant,„Miller, T:ea•orer to the Food for • tee ilettuclinic of Perform curnidrrrd as unjustly pre ferred by the Atomics of Ooreut-GurdenTheutre £6 6 0 Vice Society 1 1 0 1' 1 u Towards A hating the unfair attempt to take advan- Mgt- of the fosse 4 0 0 A few Friends, ituyal Oik, Seven Dials 0 12 11 •It is requested that all Commisnir..atiuns nn the subject •f the above pro.ecutodis may he made to Mr. William West, Attoroev, Ni. 7, Cleuvroe4-Inn. COVIgHT-GARUEN THEATRE. WHEREAS a MOSTATROCIOUS and VIOLENT • ASSAULT said BATTERY was act' iwirrnso an Mr. GOWLAM, ht the PIT of this 111E11N:1.E LAST NIGHT, tom which floe. oust micas qtrst-rittence:. ere likely to rewire, by. a :I UM BEM of EU NPI N u S. Some of thew meld to le WOKKM t R estptoyea • • about IWTheaur, APti others; mid n 3 there is moo. to wts .peet they were Introduced fay the Pnrpuse,vit is ragstraill that inforioatiiin respecting the above Our tie he glycol. Mr. WM. WEST, Ammeter, 7, Cleasest's loa. . . LITTLE EASTCIILAP, FISH-STREET HILL. • Very extelleot Household Furnitove litimisome four-poet bedsten stud rich hangings, lined :tad termed ; cleats bed ding ; wardrobes, secretaries am! hosibcases, pedestal side board ; I I goad nueoNtity dining-rnom chains, covered with red Moroeco, several capital carpets, French draw lug-room w judo w-cartaios, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By /dr. SKINNER, On the Premises, No. 15, Little Eastcheap, TO-MOR ROW, at Eleven o'clock, without reserve, by order of the P•oprietor, Mr. JO,IN HEWITT, going aloroad.- 1 - Tbr Furniture is its excellent condition', being nearly new, nod consists of every article warthy the lineation of those • wh.s waist furnish usefully mad oroameutally, via. LOFTY maboxsoy double-screwed four-post bedsteads, sfeet 6 ouches wide, stith rich chime fond tore, priiue goose ant (lowa bordered feather heM, coach tap b-dstends, with furnitures ;um suitable bedding; ward rstoe ; double and single eiseAs of draviers ; secretary and boo c I.‘r. ; mahogany portagr chairs, and sofas to match ; • some handsome carpets, one of which I. an elegant Turkey Brussels carpet, 15 feet by 15, and a ditto 15 feet by 12 feet ; hearth rugs ; mahogany disdox, card, Pessibiolte, and dres-ing tables; cosisunej, pier, and drew* giaaws. and micro..., in righ and etr t asst gilt ftameto ; twelve drawing• room elbow dinars some fine ; print' ; china ; a capital eight-day clock in .aniss,- Lay raw ; kitchen requi sites; about four chaldran of caal-, Hie. itc. Toe whole may be viewed the Mornings of each Day's bale; mid Cattioxues ito on the Premises; Bridge- A and Cofer-hoove, Grim dottrel-Wert ; Sin Tavern, La,tcheap ; and of the Auctiower, Newisisktn. PRA CF. OP %Tacl:B i) AY AT ON E O'CLOCK. Spec Piet. ,C.oer. 14 • Long. A5e...131 1N14 1 48111 011114•11 . fir pie.. 4 per Gest... Ala [ Lela.' &Nide... J4l. I par C as t.. . IUI f 4 E %co. Se.. Is. for Ace. 301 . LJtiery Tirketi THE STATESMAN. . LONDOP t ' • • TIIIISSI/A If, 1110110111111$ 16. • Tlltltle L. nothing in tie' Foreign Papers, to *corroborate the report, if the defeat Ilht Tuition Squedross.• 'the silence of the French Prints is nut, however, conclusive MONK that 'event having happened. The Wool tikkitore..ship is arrived from Gibraltar, where /lee saw -adios; was unknown. A Gentleman from Holland asserts, th it he there saw letters freest Montitellior, stating that the ilii.nirrins had met, and fiat from Toulon *as dispersal. The eiiii6ritiatioo of that report would induce us to believe, without hesitAtiiiti, that the French had been defeated, for which dispersed-would naturally be the term by which they would describe the event. Every day brings contr.stlictory reports respect ing the state of the Tyrol—what do Ministers WWI by the " statement" that has beer, so Indus. trionsly propagated? Is it on the resktatice of the. Tyrol and 150,000 -harp-shouters that we nre to pLace reli.mee fur lite delNoratiee of Europe? are the Tyrolese to be subsidized Z If they are, we should be happy to know by whin means the sub. slily is to be conveyed. This is the perfcc;itni of ridicule ! WE are happy In find, in an Altmann Piper of the 25th of September, a contradietion of the report that Mr. JEFFEIOON had refused to receive our . iihnister, Mr. JAcastivt. I.r is now slid that Naroutom will not revisit S paia, almost immediately proceed against Turkey, at the head of a formidable army. Of the truth, or even origin, of these reports, we arc il,eorant. That the dismeotherment of European Torkey would be one of the results of the Treaty bztween France and Germany, we lung ago stated as our Opinion. A settled state of adairs in Europe is not to be expected, until erer source of compensation is exhausted. A report is in circulation on the Continent, that the Russian troops have reused to quit Gallicia. This appears unworthy of credit. The conductor the Proprietors and Managers of Covent Garden Theatre, has at length reached ti.e To illitstrate their treatment of the Public, we intreat the attention of that Public to the Ai ire tiserni• n t on the subject of the atrocious outrage cunituitted un the person of Mr. Coattails ! ' . 7'. 17 1 77 . COVENT GARDRN TiIE4TRE. What we have long anticipated hat at Web . happened. A gentleman of the name of Jed* seph Corrlans, in a wholesale linen-house the City, was last flight carried out of the The. etre in a stale of insettsihility. On being Cla emitted by the Surgeon, to whose house at the senior of Charles-street, Covent Garden, Is ,was taken, his life was declared to be in itnndt meet danger. He was speechless for a consi. derable time; but at length, with much diffi culty, expressing a desire to be removed, he was taken away by hi, friends. At an early hour this morning he eas examintal by Mc. Jackson, the surgeon...the mast material injury appears to be in the chest and loins; but Mr. Jackson at pre. sent declines pronouticiug a decisive opinion. That the Public fury form a correct opinion on thili unparalleled outrage, it is necessary to state the circumstances, which unquestiouably led to the commission of this atrocious act. On Saturday last Mr. Cipslam applied at nth Public Office, Bow-street, fur a warrant *plait Certain Hewetson and Mr. White, die latter 'of which Gentlemen lie charged with having assaultedd, and the former with having rescued White % whom Mr. Cowlam had seized, and was cooduet. iug to the office. Mr. Birnie, who was the Sit ting Magistrate, granted a warrant, but.desired the officer to defer the execution of,it till Mon day, when" the parties were to Wed at the office for an hearing. In the afternoon of that day, Ibit..Cowlatn at: tended at the Office, where he found Captain ,Hew etson, attenfled by his Lady. Mr. White having gone out of town, as it was said, " on horse back," was not present ; it.was therefore pro. posed by Mr. Birnie, the Magistrate, to meet again on Thursday, when Mr. Read, who was also present, asked Mr. Cowlam, " what he wanted?" Mr. Cowlain then stated his case ; min the conclusion of which, Mr. Road obseived, that the Grand Jury was now sitting, and he might prefer indictments there. Mr. Bernie then said, that Mr. White was discharged; and after some conversation, the Captain was dismissed. %Viten the doors were opened last night, the Pit filled faster than usual. Oa the bottom rows were stationed about sixty hired ruffians, consist ing of bruisers, workmen, and labourers. Speed the Plough was interrupted at an early period of the performance, by the disapprobation of time company ; and before the curtain 'hopped, the nuise and tumult acre very groat. The rid. flans were particularly active in pushing per. suns about, with a view to produce a distill.. lance ; and, acting in concert, they attacked those individuals wise store 0. P.'s, amid who ap peared unsupported by any of the oppositian being near them. As the curtain M 39 rising, at the commencement of The Blind B:►y, Mr. Cowlam catered the wl►eye he was accosted by a Gentleman, of the name of Powell, who sdiqt, Ace. Cow lam, there is a gang of ruffians in the P►t, who are committing • terrible outrages, and I advise you to keep out 'of their way." Mr. Cowlam said, " where ?—perhaps thecumay be the persons who behaved so ill before—l may re. collect waled their faces"— when stepping down two benches to look At them, he was instantly suriuuntled, and a person tAclaiened, " Air is the ►eon, none for it !" It is necessary to state, that Mr. Cowtam had NUT an 0. P. in hit lest, isor did he wear a meth!, or any other badge of opposition. lie had neither hissed, shouted, •or opened his lips, but ►n the etroversation with Mr. Powell, that has Wee related, and had not been in the Pit quite five minutes. A few minutes previous to 31r. C.'s being surrounded,. a Gentleman's pocket was picked by one of the Ruffians, who was seized in the act, but on the Gentleman's requiring one of the Police 011. cers to take charge of the offender, the Officer re fused. The Rtillians then making a general attack, rescued the pickpocket. On being surrounded, Mr. Cowlam was collared by one Nicholls, said to be a journeyman belt-hanger, by Rich. Wood, a smith, and by a man of the name of Cadwallader. At the same instant, a person of the name of Smith, raised a bledgeon, and Mr. Cowlam fell. fhe gang immediately jumped upon him, .and he was kicked by every one who cou;d reach him, , till he was senseless, in which state he was carried into the pissege, and left on the floor. At the apprehension of his death, the greater part of the Ruffians instantly bolted out of the Pit, releasing six other Gentlemen, who they had seized at the same moment. Perry, the fireman, going into the passage, saw the body of Mr. Cow.' lam, which he iminixliately took up, and carried hint on his shoulders out of thetheatre,to the house of surgeon, at the corner of Charles-street. The re port of• a man being murdered, spreading through the House, produced violent agitation amongst the tampion) , fur several minutes, and 'only tiotishlt!tl on intelligence being received that Mr. Cowlam was I not dead. The performances closed amidst expressions of disapprobation, indignation, and 'rage, greatly surpassing those of any former evening. After the curtain iirnpped, a Gentleman in the Pit adcriessing the audience, stated the particulars of the outra;e that had been committed, and the dangerous state of the gentleman. He called on such of the company present as had witnessed the transaction, immediately to adjourn to some Coffee-house, for the purpose of drawing up a statement of the facts, as information had just been received of the Magistrates having refused to grant a warrant for the apprehension of Smith, the sup posed murderer. lie added, that numbers could testily the outrageous behaviour of Smith, during the whole evening, in attacking persons who wore 0. P.'s. Immediately on the Gentleman, who was heard with the profoundest attention, ceasing to speak, there was a general cry of "Ile's dead !" throughout the house, in which the agitation again became considerable. At length, " To the Temple Coffee-house" was vociferated, to which place a considerable num ber of Gentlemen immediately adjourned. The following declarations were drawn lop and sip' by the Gentlemen present. TYSNIAN. ASSAULT AND OUTRAGE ON MR. COWLAM. We, the undersigned, were preset at Covent-garden Thea tre this night, and witnessed en outrageous assault upon the person of Mr. Cowlam, whose conduct was perfectly peace able, bya number of very moan-looking persists, who, evi dently connected together, seized that Gentleman and struck him with great violence. Upon Mr. Con lam's attempting to remonstrate, he was knocked down; and two persists., whose names we understand to be Smith lad Cadwallader, stamped upon him. In consequence of this attack, Mr. Cowlam was unable to move, but, was tarried away to a Surgeon's in Rus sell-street, where be lay, while under our observation, in the greatest agony. On examination, the surgeon declared kis opinion, that Mr. Cowlam had received such an injury in the chest as was likely to bring on na iutlaunnation in his lungs, and produce his death. We think it our duty us testify— HENRY COOD, Searle-street, Lincoln's lon-/ells. WM. WILLIAMS, Finsbury-place. RICHARD ASHTON, Minuries. N. EDMONDS, Skinner-street, Bishopegate-street. C. BURTON, ditto. W. H. BRADLEY, Threadneedle-street. J. CAZALY, Bisisapegaie-etreet. FREDERICK CREIWICK, Noble-street. JAMES BROWN, Drury-lane. ROBERT HENNING, Leicester-square. J. NORMINGTON, St. Martin's-Ic-Grand. J. W. GOODFELLOW, Austin-friars. JOHN ROBSON, America-qunre. J. CUMMINS, Cleapside. • J. L. WAUGH, America-square. FRAS. COBB AUS I'EN, Gray's Intl. Temple Coffee-house, Nov. 15, 1869. " I testify that I heard Mr. Cowlum, nt the surgeon's, de clare that, as be was enterinr, the Theatre he overheard some persona express their resolution to do for his to-night. • " J. CAZALY." " I testify that I beanie person, whom I can identify, load ly exclaim—" D—n my eyes, I will kill sons' (Wens;" at the same time flourishing n bludgeon. " W. H. BRA DLEY, Threadneedle-street." The House was cleared by 11 o'clock. 111 • ÜBS . lIIE COML ' ,E beg,* Best, to the SUBSC . Vie Fa y .bushed hit Assistkote curia Mk as BEING IJt DULY **Os . • eGP 4 4 1' C 4l- in cr-G E. E E, that o out oft ! e IN presented, were throwwont by the itti d Jury, ‘el the span Hie Fund may become much an !er than t., general, apprehended ; aid that co -- exerting's sh • re, be redosthlsd, rather than re- f. wa susseaterions cribilinue TO ib *MERITED AT lIC e °Ace of fits Sex - rams 4n, 117, Fleet-street ; de S Hovel Millet., 19, Skiamer.Mrect, (Treasurer) ; ..1. Paige% 3, Grose-PI gee,t.,llMtlen-Torro.(Seeretary ;) cu HO vv-s rK LET. During the .examination of a Mr. 'Wright, who was charged witty springing a rattle—Mr. Powell entered the -Office in . Bow-street, with evident-marks of agitation, and addressing Mr. GRAHAM, said that a friend of his had been knocked down and murdered. That he hail seen the transaction, and knew the persons who had struck him, the name of one he understood was Smith, and entreated that s warrant might be in. Mandy granted. Two gentlemen, who had also seen the transaction, accompanied Mr. Powell, and were ready to corroborate the statement. Mr,GRAHAN told him be should be extremely Vardad in making such a charge, a4itl asked him what proof , ' he had of the fact ? Mr. Powell said, that he was a few seats from his friend, when he saw him knocked down and treated in a most barbarous manner by a man named Smith, who struck him, and afterwards trod on him. Mr. Stafford, the chief clerk, said, if this state ascot nes correct. the first step to be taken would be to send f it thz Coroner. Mr. GRAHAM then inquired Of Lavender, the officer, the real state of the case, who said, the me was nut dead, but had been conveyed to an apothecary's shop, in Charles-street. Thither Mr. GRAU 1M directed him to go and make in quiries u to the injusy the man had sustained.— On Lavender's return, he reported that he had seen Mr. Cowtste who was apparently very dan gerously hurt, lie did not perceive any outward marks of violence, the injury was principally in ternal. Mr. C. expressed great anxiety to be carried home, and he was conveyed away in great .agony. Mr. GRAHAM obverted, that many parsons who went to the Theatre seemed more inclined to breed than to quell disturbance, although they wished to be thought the friends of peace. For the pre. sent, he should listen to no complaint respecting the cue. A Mr. Wright then came forward to charge a man named Nichols, with assaulting him, and was proceeding to relate the facts, when Lim. brick, the officer, said, that Nichols was the person who lint gave charge. Nichols stated that he had been sitting in the pit all the evening in the most quiet and orderly manner, without taking part on either side of the toestion, when he was assailed by a person with 0. P. in his hat, who, because he would not join in making a tu mult, struck him and knocked him delve, when he was beaten and kicked in the most violent man. ner, and received a stab of some sharp instrument in the hand. lie was at length, however, rescued from his perilous situation, and sacceeded in se. curing his assailant, and was conv,;ying him from the House, when he was stopped by Wright, who rescued his prisoner, and struck bins several blows. • Mr. IVright, in reply to this, politively denied that he had been coAcerped in any quarrel or dia. ptiie diring the evening, and that he never saw his accuser, till he came up to him in the lobby of the pit, when the body of Mr. Cowlam was conveying out, and seised him by the,collar ; for iihkh assault he was about to t'.►kc him Into cus. Lady, when Limbrick carne up and received his fal•o charge. _ _ _ This statement was corroborated by Mr. Mal colm, and another gentleman, who positively swore that Mr. Wright had not quitted their side, during the whole evening, and, ►luring that time, had conducted himself io the most peaceable man— ner, without interfering in any of the prevailing riots. Notwithstanding this clear refutation, Ni chols persisted in his charge. Mr. GRAIIAU, !tower, said, he must be mis. taken, and discharged the complaint. Mr. Powell again came forward, and said, the man Nichols, who had just made his complaint, had hold of his friend Cowlxm by toe collar, at the moment he was hove/ fed down by Smith, and expressed a hope that his complaint against Ilan might bo taken. This, however, Mr. GRAIIAM declined, but or dered ►hat the address of Nichols should be taken, in order that he might be found to answer any charge which might hereafter be brought against him. wog rrr Mr. Wienholt said, he had just come from the Boxes of the Theatre; while he was in the Boxes, he saw a man named Smith, the person who robbed him of his hat in the Pit of the Theatre, extreme. ly zealous in promoting rict, and ill-treating, in the most scandalous manner, several persons. The same man, he heard, had murdered a gentle man only a few mitnites before. He thought it his duty to come and mention these ci.cealst ances to the Magistrates, in the hope that they would feel it expedient to take s' me steps for the re. moral of so obnoxious a character. Mr. GRAHAM remarked, that it stns highly irn. proper for any person to east an i m p utat i on, of having committed murder, on the character of any person. With respect to the other complaints, they did not come before him in a tangibli• shape, consequently he could not take cognisance of them ; but with respect to Mr. Wienholt's own conduct, he begged him to be aware, that if a murder did take place, or death should ensue any way in the Theatre during the existing riots, that gent:man. Mr. Wienholt, might stand in a more auk ward situ ttioa thin hi was aware or, as he (Mr. Graham) in such a case should feel him self warranted in apprehending him atan accessary to the fact. Here Mr. NV i caholt'. Solicitor begged Mr. Gra. ham to consider, that if Mr. %leak*lt was seated quietly ii the Buses, he could scarcely be deemed an accessary to a murder committed in the furthest corner of the Pit. Mr. GRAHAM replied, from the report: which were made to him of Mr. Wienhult's nightly con. duct in the theatre, Wish the badge of riot and rebellion, he should feel himself perfectly justi. fled in considering him as a par:kepi criminis. John Eason was charged by Messrs. Brandon and G ibbon, with riotous and disorderly conduct in the pa, and disturbing the performance, by cudgelling, springing a rattle, and other violent Means. lie was ordered to find bail. Another Gentleman of the name of Wright, was charged by one of the special constables, with having sprang a rattle in the pit, and excited considerable disturbance by his riotous and disor. derly conduct. Mr. ‘Vright denied that he had commenced the use of rattles, but admitted that he took the rattle from a gentleman's hand who stood next hem, and inadvertently sprung it. lie also dcnied that be had made any resistance, or behaved in any man ner unbecoming the character of a gentleman, on being taken into custody, Mr. GltAilAll ordered him to find bail, whirl' he did in a few minutes, and was die:barged. •••1•••••••• The following statement will, if necessary, be verified by Oath. DIALOGUE AT THIS FEATHERS rtraLtc-wouts, is HART- STRLIST, WITHIN 4 TRW YARDS Tllll I eistras. Several persons entering the drinking-room //ready agitated, and almost breathless, a IN la of I the name of Bateman, who has a wo.)den leg, anti is well known ie Covent Garden market, ettdres. sing thee, said... 4 1s there any thing•dning ?" To this a short man, with a cut on his right lip, known by the name or %VIII, replied.— " Yes, there l• one b—r killed; the b---r " is done for; as soon a. it was done we bolted. 4 I cane out of the front of the House." &fighting mew, called Not ton, then entered, and called fur a glass of gin. He confirmed the statement, as also did three others, who same in under great agitation. Shortly after came Perry the Fireman. " Is he dead?" 44 He's alive ennngh—l tram, him off my t , shoulders oo his backside, hut he was tensible " enough not to let his block go to the ground." The e unpins then seated themselves, and be.. gan to smoku—relating ininsitelv the particulars of what they had performed. They hail over, powered the 0. P.'s by numbers, btu strict in. junctions were laid on every one to Come in stronger force to-morrow night (this evening). The only inconvenience was, that they had souse. times mistaken one another iu the row. Extract of a Letter fr.im Heligoland, dated November 9 :... " What the French armies are doirse near Vienna we knew not, nor any thing of their :novements. The Inn intelligence we bnd from the Continent stated, that the Raglans had po sitively refused to retreat from daMein. " Among other reports circolaied here, it is said that the Emperor ?i A Poi. Eon does not intend to go to Spain in per son at all ; hut has determined t.. marsh a areat army apart the Turks, leasing Ids brother to fight fur the (rows; uC Spain as well as he can." We understand that Mr. Roasow has . offixed himself as a Candidate to supply the vaca ncy oc casioned fur the Borough of Abingdon, by an death of Mr. KNAPP. The following epitaph which appeared in The 3fornfag Post of ) literday, we presume to hare been provided for the 'romb-stone of that not°. ' riots' which, of truth : " Good passenger, there lies one here • That liekig, did fie every vs herr." A Morning Paper of this day contains the fol. tpwarig paragraph upon the subject of an article which appeared in it son& time sines, and which was copied into THE ST ;TESNAPI • 4 We deeui it iiicumbent upon as to state, that a comm. " eicalion from Margate, inserted in our Paper of the :nth " of September, beginuing arid' the words ' a ridiculous " anecdote is told Isere of a certain Peer, was unfounded. " We regret that we should have born thus imposed upon; " and though it was impossible for us to form any accurate " conjecture in respect to a stateineotio vaguely made, %hale " we placed reliance on our Correspondent (who was him. " self imposed uponl, we deem this espressioss due to the " feelings of the Nobleman, u ho, we have since been id " formed, was made the subject of the silly uufounded /wet' " dote." The Peggies of Fisherrow, JANES Cr.tc. H•RN Master, was wrecked on the Scaw, 19th September last, on her passage from Gotten. burg to Fisherrow ; all the crew saved, but made prisoners of war, and sent 60 miles into the interior.