The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-04 00:00:00

I r r..-- T -. "lOR or THX STATESMAN. 1 Cio,—Prom a conviction that your columns hive rvv r bhp steadily devoted to the best rights of human nature, I am induced to hand you the following ac count of a scene which took place yesterday in St. G oo rwN.msrket, Sooth work, a scene which would 'fovea's/rued a nation of the most ferocious canibals; i ass attracted to . the spot by shoots of men, &c. Istliev apparently fiends, and the most distressing bellowing of a poor onolending ox, which they called read, that Is rendered furious probably by barbarous treatment, and for want of water, taken from his tranquil stall or meadows, with worn oat feet, midst the clatter and din of the streets of the metro polis, the joint operation of which would naturally produce soeb an effect. On getting up to the corner of a lute 'spate, open to the Peblic, a scene presented itself which no language can pourtray ; the thdedd was made fast to a long rope, which had got tangled round a cart ; the poor beast was at tI t k; me pending forth the most horri fi c bellowings ; every muscle in its game agonized ; the leaders of both its hind legs cut, the legs appeard half severed, and the first joint turned up, leaving the body rest ing pertly upon the stump of the second joint. The writhiog and' agonized struggles of the animal mo od the fast of despair and exhaustion; I here expected to have seen the dodge or the knife put a finish to this cruel tragedy, but not so : these savage breves upon two legs applied clogs, bludgeons, and their limited force of perhaps 50 butchers to the rope, and partly by dragging and stumping along, for the dis. Noce of about 150 yards to the slaughter-house, they ffini.hed what ought to have been done in the early paw of this disgraceful business. It is for physical iovestiga., tion to declare how far such animals are proper for hu man food; it must be evident the whole mass of blood end juices must be almost boiling, and theani mat In the highest possible state of fever. I immediately made application to Union-hell, for aid and advice ; J addressed myself to Col. liteo, one of the presiding Magistrates, who, much to his credit, heard with sor row and amazement , the account of such a disgrace. ful trilriptit and regretted that nothing could be done, o eau tioold 'name the persons who had been guilty of such cruel outrages. There appears some. thing a little extraordinary, that the Legislators of the greatest civilized nation on the globe, should sit in grave debate to decide upon the legal length of the pointed iron with which the bludgeon should be brined, to goad on the pour over-driven and Unoffending animals, through the crowded streets of the vast Metropolis of the British empire, and, I believe, the only large city known where the animals for food are drove into its very center for pale, and distributed in all directions through, its crowded streets, to the terror of its inhabitants. A DEFF.NDER OF VIE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS. . Peoaraber 4. .NAV.IL INTELLIGENCE. ;:; DEAL, DEc. 3.—The 'airward-bound tat sailed yesterday are ell forced brick by strong S. W. winds. • 4.—Arrived last night, and sailed for the River this mondial!, the 4.andon, Patterson, from lii Centel Good Hope ; Margaret, Neirne, from Leghorn ;' Catypio, Hutchinson, from St. Domingo, far orders, and remain.—Came down from the River and re. snlin . s, the James Laing, King, for Jamaica. MARGATE, DEC. 3.—Arrived off this port, the Mary, Brown, from Calcutta Grant, Moffatt, f. run Madras for London ; and Julius Cwser, Lockie, fr9n) the West Indies for do. with loss of anchor 00 cable. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 3.—Went out of harbour his Majesty ship Vengeer.—Put back the George, Be. niter, for the South Seas ; Planet, for Jamaica ; Atlas, for Gibraltar, &c. ; and Aurea, for Rio Janeiro.— &Red his Majesty's ship Primrose, for Plymouth ; and Tyrian, on a crisize. COWES. DEC 3.—Arrived the London, Duncan, to take in troops for Tobago. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Emma, Hob son, from Quebec ; sailed Oct. 28.: on Nov. 9, off Cape Chat f, picked up the crew and passengers of the Monique, Draper, of and from Hull, for Quebec, which vessel was wrecked October 29, on the north west cape of Rosier: oIT the south-west point of An ticesti, fell in with the Sarah, from Quebec for Lon• don, and pet sis of the crew and three passengers on bean! her. NORTH SHIELD!, DEC. I.—Yesterday morning, in a heavy gale, from S. W. the Felicity, of this port, and Tiber, of Greet Yarmouth, got on the racks, near the Spanish Battery, but were got oil again on the flood tide ; the former is mach damaged, and is going into dock to be repaired ; the latter re. ceived only trifling damage.—The Markham, of Sun derland, has put in here with loss of main-mast. CORK, Nov. 29.—Arrived the Alfred and the John transports, with troops, from Deal. RADHICIATE, Dec. 3.—Carne in the Barrington, Ileslope, from London for the Spanish Main, with loss of an anchor and cable; and several others, for shelter. ihnit'icir, DEC. 3.—The Astres, Wilson, from Newcastle to Rochester, lost an anchor and cable, and broke her windlass, and procured assistance into this !whew. A number of vessels are coming infer 1161 ter. ST. ANDREW'S DAY.—On Monday last, fhe.An aiversary of St. Andrew, the tutelar Saint of Scot. land, was celebrated in the Angel Inn, Broad.street, Bloomsbury, by a numerous and respectable party. The dinner was sumptuous and the liquors choice ; both doing credit to the taste and abilities of the landlord, Mr. RAMSAY.— Ample justice was done to the memory of St. Andrew, and other appropriate toasts and sentiments.—" Auld tang sync," " Scols aloha' hae wi Wallace bled,"and many other excellent songs were sung; and the afternoon spent in that harmony and conviviality so peculiarly characteristic of the natives of Caledonia on such occasions.—The 'day was also celebrated in the usual manner, in Mr. CAMERON'S, the Thistle and Crown, Chandos-street; Mr. K 1 lie., the White Swan, Little qt. Andrew's street, Seven Diets; and other houses in town fre luented by Scotehmen. Oiu' of the conditions imposed on the new admi 'nictration of the Parisian gambling-houses, is, that ...Amato shall uo longer be admitted. WE ST. _ . • . • rn ga ri tE 8 . . 1 , Last night both the Theatres re-opened, end both d to boast a numerous and highly respectable au . The general prevalente of sables, however, ye the body of the house a. dull and sombre ap botts pearance 'not a single person in colours was to be seen in either the pit or boxes; and the eye had no relief except in the business of the stage. DUURY-L %fig.-A new Tragedy was produced at this Theatre, wider the title of Brutus; or, dm Fail of Tarquin. The incidents of the piece embrace all that well-known period of the Raman History when the tyranny of the family of Tarquin, crowned., and completed by the violation of the pereen of Lucretia by .Sashes Tarquin, the son of *beg' King, caused the:banishment of the tyrant's family, and the establithnsent of the Consular Government. It commences at that period when Tarquin was engaged in the siege-of Ardea, and terminates with the judge ment of Brutus condemning his an 7Virsi to death. Independently of these events, which every one knows occupy as history a long series of years, an episode, is introduced, formed out of an attachment supposed to exist between the son of Brutus and Tarquinia, a daughter of the reigning tyrant-A.-an episode, by the wily, which forms occasionally nb slight obstacle to the progress of the story : to this are to be added, the fortunes of. Tullis. the wife_of Tarquin, urbe is left by her husband, Regent of tome during his absence at the siege of Arden: this flagitious woman, after Rome is fallen under the dominieelof Brutus, is, in perfect consistency with the superstition of the age, made to terminate her days by being struck with horror at the sight of her murdered father's ghost.— These form the materials, and they are evidently ample in quantity, on which the present drama has been constructed. Without agitating the question of dramatic interest, or considering whether the events rise out of each other in a. natural series, it is at least evident that each particular incident and cit. cumstatice is too long dwelt upon ; and that the pruning-knife was never more truly necessary than on the present occasion: and we inculcate this the more earnestly, as the piece certainly is, in the main, written with good taste and sound judgment ; end cannot, when reduced in its scale, but impress the Public with, a high sense of the merits of the Author. Considered as acting—for the performers must al ways partake largely in the success of a new piece— the great attraction is She Brutus of Mr. KEAN, which certainly will, not suffer by a comparison with the most perfect histrionic efforts within the recollection of the present generation : we have seldom seen this great actor more happy, or more completely soccess ful : his peculiar powers seem indeed to have been carefully studied by the writer of this tragedy. The opening scenes, where he dissembles fatuity, while his real character, like a volcano, seems every moment on the point of bursting- the shell that covers it, were conceived and executed in the truest and most master- ly style : the scene where Sexias, by a very for. tutiate thought, is made to reveal to him the outrage committed on Lucretia, was not less happy : while listening to the dreadful tale, his hands moved con. vulsively, every muscle• of his frame and of his, couoteaasca wee•sgitnted with passienolll at length, usable to mist any tow., be rushes with-Washed hands on the monster before him, and seems ready to extinguish him in his wrath. Mr. KEAN'S silent acting is, perhaps, the finest the world ever saw. IVesre in clined to censure the manner in which the celebrated judgmentscene has been wrought, and think it not only too long, but that the action is embarrassed, and even ruined, by the introduction of Tarquinia ; but it abounds with instances of the power just mentioned. We recollect no instance of an actor w ho could stand silently on the stage for mioetes together, and call ing up in succession all the shades and degrees of passion on his countenance, move his audience to silence and to tears of the truest sympathy. Mr. KEEN does this in the judgment scene of Brutus.— The rest of the Play suffers, we think, by the style of the performance, with the exception of the Tullio of Mrs. GLOVER, and the Tarquinia of Mrs. WEST, both which were excellent. 'Phis Piece comes, as we are informed, from the pen of Mr. H. PAYNE, the Ame rican Roscius. The style is generally good, and in some parts rises far above mediocrity; much of the imagery is of the ancient school, and the Author has embraced the opportunity of potting many patriotic sentiments into ti►e mouth of his hero, the great Ro man Citizen. It experienced • very favourahle re caption. The Prologue was delivered by Mr. H. KEaSBLE, and the Epilogue by Mrs. Gcovaa. The tatter bad some good bits at the Dandies of both sexes. COVENT•GARDEN.—A new Afierpiece, of the melo drama description, was produced at this Theatre, under the title of 66 Rose d'Antour • or Little Red Riding flood." It is a translation from the French, and not new to the English stage, it having been already adapted by Mr. T. Mantra, and played at the Sauey Theatre with great success during the last season. Miss BEAUMONT, a young Lady new to the regular stage, made her first appearance in the cha racter of Rose d'dmour, the heroine of the piece.— She possesses a beautiful face and pretty figure. She has also a good voice, and is by no means deficient in spirit as an actress. She met with considerable ap plause in her songs ; and her debut may be said, on the whole, to have been most successful. The scenery of the piece is beautiful, and the music, which. is by Annisorr, is, some of it, prett►. These, and a feel ing of kindness towards the fair debutante, saved the piece, which was not, however, announced for repeti- 1 tion without considerable opposition. THE SOCIETY ISLANDS.—By the latest accounts from the Society Islands, it appears that they are rapidly advancing in civilization ; have abandoned their human sacrifices and barbarous custom of child murder ; and already eaperience the advantages of applying Christian tenets to their Government, and of elating away the superstitions idolatry and de ception that had plunged them into rein. A thirst for instruction universally prevails; a correspondence in writing is maintained among the natives; and the few letters in their language being always used to ex press the same or similar soaked., they find little trouble in spelling correctly. But, above all, the tree of Christianity is planted, and thrives among them. Oteheite is in a. state of perfect tranquillity ; the Missionaries enjoy the best health, end all the islanders have been converted to Christianity • OLD BAILEY, Dze. 3. • , , the sioßions commenced, pursuant to adionntment, before Ike I ORO MAYOR, Mr. Baron WOOD, 111% Justice HOLROTD, the It aCOR DEA, &C. &C. • Thmnas..Pearks was indicted capitally for breaking and en tering the dwelling-honse of 1). Page, and stealing therein two 'silver splint*. his property. • ' Icappeared that the Prisoner had edlered the Prosecutor's kitchen windpw, and stole the spoons which bad been placed in I the kitchen window—they were found upon his person. The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty—Death. Richard Parsons stood indicted for a burglary in the dwells, ing-house of P. fireeditam, and stealing thelem some silver forks, hit preperiy . t - • The Prosecutor n a silversmith residing at Chelsea. Helmeted , that a pane had been broken, and the forks were gone. A shoe ' Slakes% who lived opposite heard the crash, Mut saw the Pri soner rim from the windosW`witb something white in his band I be pursued him, and caught ho;d of him by his coat; the Pri soner fell, and the shoemaker fell a top of him, tad under him were the forks fumed. I The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty—Devitt. George Wood and John Corderity were indicted far a bar glary in the dise ling-hawse of Thomas Thorley, and stealing ', therein [moody of plate, pictures, and a great variety valuable article!, hi.; property. The Prosecutor lived in the parish of St. Leonard, Shore- ' ditch, and his Imoe was broken open and rubbed in the night time. lie immediately had bills printed, and circulated amoopt different pawnbroker., nod on the fallowing day Coy: decoy offeredto pawn one of the pictures for fo u r or eve shinier. Tee pawnbroker took op the bill and began to read) it, upon seeiag which Gi' irderoy ran .away, bat was pursued' and brought back by two of the posentasker's men, and io the lining of his breeches were found otherAuplicates which op plied to property stolen from Mr. Thorley'sitOuse. Guilty— Death,, Seven were convicted of felony, viz.—T. George, for steelier a row, value ; W. Bryan, 'for stenling various articles of wearing apparel: M. Swniae sad W. Brown, for Healing silk handkerchief; W. Tibbetts, for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, and too gallons of gin ; J f B!miling, for wean ri t e r a re :s e e of a sheep ; and W. Bennett, for stealing seven silk handkerchiefs. George Malmo %sal, indicted capitally fur stealing a bar mare. salute 111. and a bridle and saddle, the property of Jetties &orbit.. ilo, Prnseentnr is a chemist living in the Strand ; an the 6th of (ktober the Prisoner came to his house to purchase the mare, and agreed so to dn. prtesided he could have her three slays upon trial. This was agreed to on the part of the Prosecu:or, and the Prisoner gave him a bill for two months for twenty pounds drawn upon James Petrel!, of the C-thierhisry Arms, Lambeth. The Prosecutur asked for a reference as to the validity of the bill, and the Priinner referred hlm to Mr. Kell, two doors from his own house. Prosecutor told his servant to saddle the mare, and the Prisoner to go round to the stable, and in the interim Prosecutor went to Mr. Kell, and his answer to the bill was not satisfactory. and although he Was not absent more than three minutes. the 'Prisoner kwl assist ed to saddle the mare, and had rode or w ith her, and sold her to Mr..H.srdwicke. a butcher, in Clare•market, three days after wards, for SI. who sent her shortly afterwards to Dixon s Repo sitory. where she was sold for ten guineas an•t a half. M►. Ray Nacos, fir the Prisoner, stated that the offence did not amount to a felony. Mr. ARASINI and Mr. PLATT contended at length that it was felony. Mr. Justice HOLROTD said. it was a question which the Jury would have to consider upon the evidence. The. Learned Judge suntased up, and the Jury found the Pri soner—Not Guilty. RED SNOW PROM TOE ARCTIC REGIONA.--Cept. Sir Joule Koss has brought from Biffin'ellai e quan tity of red snow, or rather snow•wate►, which has been submitted to cttymical analysis in thls'coantry, in order to the discovery of the nature of its Woes.- log matter. Our credulity is put to in eitiiiwir tea upon this occasion, but we cannot learn that there is any reason to doubt the fact as stated. Sir JOHN Ross did not see any red snow fall ; but he saw large tracts overspread with it. The colour of the fittlds of Mow was not uniform ; but, on the contrary, them, were !retches or week, more or leas red, and of +allow; depths of tint. That liquor, or dissolved snow, is of so dark a red as to resemble red port wine. It is stated, that the liquor deposits a min i ment ; and that the question is not answered, whe ther that sediment is of an animal or vegetable nature. It is suggested that the colour is derived from the sal on which the snow falls : in this case, no red snow can have been seen on the ice. —(Rath Paper.) EXTRAORDINARY AritnAltiT.--• Yesterday an ele'•l gently dressed Lady and Gentleman presented them. selves to the Sitting Magistrate at Marlborough• ' street, the former desiring to be sworn to an affidavit of the following nature :—lt stated, that a Gentle. man (we believe the person who accompanied her) had been some time from England, and that during his absence a certain degree of attention was paid to his Lady by another Gentleman. The consequence was, that reports were circulated highly derogatory to her character, and the Gentleman, in consequence, refused to have any further connection with her.— The female who now sought to take the oath, had such opportunities of observing the other Lady's con duct, that she undertook to swear that nothing cri. minal had taken place, and now requested to be sworn to the fact. The Magistrate, however, re. fused ; when the Gentleman requested to know on what he grounded the refusal; the Magistrate replied l an the praticular nature of the case. The parties then quitted the Office, She Gentleman appearing much dissatisfied. THE BOXING RING.—The amateurs of tooting mustered strong at Born's, in Windmill street, yes. terday evening, whets the whole of the stakes, 100 goineas aside, was made gond for the fight between Martin and Scroggina, which will take place in a2l feet ring, more than 20 miles from London, on T es day neat. Martin wry backed freely at 6to 4. Randall and Turner shift their training cantonments this day towards the fighting groond, the former from Hampstead, and the tatter from Brentwood, in Essex. They are both well, bet Randall, as - before observed, bus a sore gland of the neck, arising from a recent told, but it is cot•considered of any consequence.— The following is the real betting ep to last night : From . s to 4 toil to 8 bn Banded, who is rather got up in the market, and 2to 1 Randall and Martin both win. The fight is fixed 30 miles from London. Yesterday evening, at 11 o'clock, 2b male trans ports, convicted at the last Session, were removed from Newgate, escorted by a party of Lancers, to Sheerness. The person taken into custody on suspicion of be ing guilty of the murder of Serjeant Styles, at Sheer. ness, has been set at large, there being no evidence against him sufficient to wary for trial. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 4. tton of 2.—Barley 4. (beeper. — Beam, sod other articles no al►eration. • SMITHFIELD hIAM To link the Oral, Seed .... 4►. 01. to 52. 21. I Woo= . 4.. 6A. to fs. 4d. Veal ... s*. 01. to 7.. Od. Peek ....b;. 01. to 7s. Od. Lamb.... o+. OL to oa. 01. BAY-MARKET. Bar Oa. Od. to 81. Os. Od. Clover .... el. Os. Od. to 91. (M. Bttsw 14s. Od. to 21. las. WI. . ~~ i 7 - 777 LAW INTSLLIGENGg LORD CHANCELLOR. Yesterday notice Was officially sent down by the Lord Chancellor, from his honse in Bedford-squires intimating That his Lordship continued so unwell as ti be totally enable to cern* to the Court on Strordan which is the first Seal after Mithaelmas Term ; bat that to prevent any disappointment he world h old a private Seal in his own house. This notice was giver' to the King'v Counsel, and afterearth filed up it Court. —mem— ROLL'S COURT, Dec. 3. In TIM ITITTaa Ow wAt.cotT's CHARITY. Mr. Haat stated this to he a Petition presented bt the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, Rector of Lambeth, and by the two Churchwardens' cif that parish, praying that the Coed would refer it to the Master to adver tise io the London Gazelle and the Newspapers, fat the legal heir to this estate, and in case no such heir should be found, that the Plaintiffs might be at liberty to apply to Parliament for anAct on that sub. jest, and that in the meantime, a receiver might be appointed for collecting the rents of the charity pro. petty. When an application of a similar nature watt before the Court ow a termer occasion, the Attorney. General resisted the application, and it was refused by the Coen, bet the Master had 4iitce reported, that the 1.4 w Officets of the Crown had since given up any claim, which the Crown might have 'been supposed to have had on the property. He did not say how the motion fur a receiver could be rosisted, for surely it was proper that the rents should be mettle in the meantime, till some farther measures were taken.--4 The Master had me reported how the present termite came int.) possession, because he thought liitraelf pre' vented from so doing by the want of the legal heir. Mr. tionect.t., on the sane side, remarked that the subject was, beyond all drtu!it, a very important one, in consequence of the great value of the pro. petty. The testator bequeathed his estates, one part to Lambeth parish, and the other to St Olave t t.i, in the Borough ; hut St. Ohm's parish having got att Act of Parliament on the subject, all matters were amicably conducted there. The property was left in 1667 to the parish of Lambeth, and the 'lector and Church-wardens had granted leases, on which build. is.es were erected, and they had further entered into (ou t ra n, for granting new leases at very advanced rents,when it was f owl out the device. had not gir , a them a legal title to the estate. The question, there fore, can't. before the Court, whose duty it was to provide who was the legal heir. The Master, in his Report, suggested that it would he proper to ad• verlise for the legal heir and in the event 01 his not being found, the Act of Parliament would at once declare the property vested in the Rector and Church wardens; for the goo.l of the charity. The tenants refused to pay the rents to the Plaintiffs, till a legal title was tussle to the estates; and ilierefore a receiver ought to be appointed, as the Plaintiffs could sot dig. train for this resits. M. Willifert.l., on behalf niveveral parishionece, conteudevillhat the . present case was, by Sir Samuel itougily'.. Act a pot Oust i d the jurisdiction of lb* Conti, madam ;Ai fatted lereoieleil a summary relief by petition to the Cow, only in eases of breach of tryst, but i other. The 11AITEli of the Rom., said. this objection /SOK 13, have been made in the first instance, and iminate► so reach litigation had taken place. WcritEnl Lr. said. his Clients had originally **idea the case would have aline so far as it had since done. ilv the order of the Court the parishioners were to ha►e doe notice of any application to the Court, and this was the cause 9f their being parties. la the case of Skinner and the La wford Charity, Lord Eldon held, after some consultation with the Vice.Chaucellor and the Master of the Rolls, that Sir Samuel Romilly's Act gave the Court jurisdiction only io cases where there was a direct end gross breach of trust. The very Act itself, in itapreentble and recital, expressly declared this to be the case, and it provided then, that to save expence application for a summary remedy could be, made by petition to the Chancellor. In this case there was no breach of trust, and were it to be considered as included under Sir Samuel's Act, then on the same principle might petitions be filed, sad not bilic, for the performance of special contracts, or in any other case whatever that came before the Court. Toe well•ksiown case of the Corporation of Bristol was analogues to this, as he conceived, and he felt convinced, that if in thin case the receiver was appointed, as be trusted would notlbe the case, it would be giving so infinite latitude to Sir Samuel Romilly's Act, which that great lawyer hirristif had not even the slightest idea of. Mr. WINGT/RLD, on the same side, argued at con. siderable length, that the proper course would have been not to file a petition, bat an information, cording to; the usual practice. it was utterly im possible the tenants could attorn, for no person had the legal estate. The Rector and Church-wardene could not receive the rent in a corporate capacity, they not being a corporate body. The case of the Lawforil Charity was precisely in paint, as there one trustee had contracted to grant a lease to a . person who afterwards becethe a party, and afterwards sp. plied to have that set aside, but the Court declared they had no jetejadiction to do so. Mr. Dam. sippeared for the tenants, and contended the appointment of a receiver would be a very great hardship ou theta, as they must either attorn to him, or. stand in dagger of being committed for contempt of Court. They refused to pay till they saw the legal title vested properly somewhere. M r. HART replied. The MAsTan of_ the Rohs said, the great difficul ty be felt was the taking proper care oot to go too far. To a certain extent the Court bad jurisdiction, and ,this case he thought bad been very properly brought before the Court. The objection to the Court having no jurisdiction, Certainly came with s wry bad grace from the parishioners, who them. selves had originally come to the Court praying the Coed to interfere. lie thought, on the whole, that the best way would be to refer the cue to the Mut ter, to enquire under what circemitances the tettlints bad come into possession, and to advertise in the usual manner for the legal heir. That enquiry could not ppssibly take up much time, and till it was undo be did not think himself justified ia at once appoint• ing a receiver. , i • A . 1 A . ;:~ ( . ! .! irrant his being t witted • •- , —Wheat *rule !r.—Oats ls. • erbtion. .0 4- I - ARK ET. • 4 per stone of ". • — 74 7" Head Resets Sheet) and Lambs ....... 90911 Calves lie Pies SOO :z- ' t • , • • I . I 4; 1 • ~'~