The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-10-30 00:00:00

SUBSCRIPT:OM FC:the Assistanceet PC11, 4 40: 4 14 conafflered as JNJU.iTi.Y br the PROP3II:- TORS and Ni 1 N AGERB of COVENT-4:AR DEN THE ATRE, see received essaccnstist of the Treaseter, ut she ful ls** plum T.te Oilier of Tr STA TE/NA `4, 87, Flertaitintet ; Mr. Masson r 13„, Skinner-street, (Treasocer)s. dreve-Plece,Cansden- I awsi.(tiocretary s) Mr. elrh, itatineer. Y, Salisbury-ctrirt. Fleet-street I . Mr. V ',anis, Staetns .r. 2, Sl:.aisr-street, Kiiightshtidge t Mr. '..shioner,l,•Duke-An•ret. Grorrvestor- square; unre ; Mr. Hill, fironer t .guch-hill, Rn!rilifr . Mr Waller, Cro vr9 and Anchor 'I avern, Lensienba. l l:stroett Mr. T. Trig, 800 seller. ill. Chi:split's Mr. Peacock. 4i, Great rift hterl3.lortet ; Mr. n. Smith. U, (~%t 'jr-greet s Ansonnsof Sulawriptinan lalmitly advertised ..E129 11 6 • 7.• - - A Iltib.rription from ' Belloos,who shall eon P. D.* firm friend goer ? - - 0 6 0 to the legal rights T:te .i.-legged Pig in of tne People - 2 0 0 the Po.ninniere,nists 15 old friend. to Sp.- Pre-fir.: to tbe lren glo Jack the 8)0W• Vast - - 0 0 - 6 wan, by S. S.:- a- 5 3 0 The embers of the J. 0. - „... •,. 1 1 0 Pfill expiring in T. .• - • • .1 1 0 Weite-lane - - 02 1 liataJel Risks* • • 10" An Orkin' Pill," J. F. uo (mid to J. ride (titan - 0 2 Remhle - • 1 1. 0 Temper.: %demur 010 6 • I. 11, - 010 11 The An:Tolle Fencing A hold add anteierverl . e it " io a oyinice lift nli urea- • per;w:tdicsolar line," et. 1 be to:- tadi. - 4aercdstsrisioas 0 9 5 • , . p..rted.breiery isse. "Time's a Tell Title" 0 2 6 nest 111411 - 1 I.o { Fight War lights A Briton - - 010 6 for Woman to t• Upon my boomer JO 6; due by Ecoonniy 010 0 .F,erors excepted - 010 d [J. P. K.s Beauty Iles IV. Broo!obank, Esq. 5 5 0 in his petiWig - 010 0 • To purchase a. new One of Croaking Bell's Rattle for Mary . i interesting Females 1 0 0 As-tin, on an en- Ten Laniplighters in larged,scale, and to I their own clothes 0 10 . 6 • provide music for a I A swearing Man tii3- future performance 20 I posing of Bacon to Mfr. W. MAIO - 1 1 0 a Jury - - 010 0 J. S. E. - - 0 5 0 Bad luck to foe Card Wolsey's " stitches" - 1 1 0 etip - - -0 2 6 Neely, 'tis strange the Johit Bull,' What do brut sling 1 threw, yen want ?' - 06 0 I chimed the glas. eye, ILeinhle, • What do -and chaste Matilda's I you want ? -0• 7 0 too - - -010 6 THE STATESMAN. Paolollll . l TINAS. tOttrynv : 741r0N13,1Y, neroucit 30. Tin conclusion of Peace between France and Austria is no longer doubted, even at Lloyd's Coffee-houre. Thu War Faction have given pp heir last hope. liambergli Papers, to •the 18th inst. confirm the fact beyond all possibility of doubt. The insanity Of NAPOLrON is agoni re. rived,in a letter from Holland. We cunelook it to be a reoerboratinn of the old report. The embarrassment of the new Premier hourly in. ereascs—and it already is rumoured that anuthet essential change mast take place before the Meet ing of Parliament. NOTICE HMI Ihis day r.lretret! at the Stuck ES. change from flip Cu INCELivIt of the Escittgurn, that he should be ready OR Frit! .ty next to receive Proposals fur a New Lottery, of 20,000 Tickets, to in dran . n in one day, on the 12th of February nest. • The follessiag curious letter Is asserted to have r,•rcived Iron' Itou vra TV: is, nithnut doutit. ont of hip mind, nod I. p le If otteuding to any sort of from litheness. A Gm •l-iu.sa WI arrived here very lately from Vienna, who gives !lee i formation of this tact. We have long • ,cd a inetbia 4 of the land. but ne are now convinced. vi .• 4P '•ITE ;1441 been ill Whet' Ibt• prrsoo to NIMBI ne are I a to. this iafarmaiina lett the I)onabr, for some • Imes tart 5 • siolendi as at present. stir madness diil noi exit, tit i; elf, till airier he bad been :Aided wile a ki.,b levcr for soak. fink:. We learo tnat lie is about Z be c•tur...ed to Fr .cc. " frade is much the same as it oas, and we gyp:et to be at: tor some time to continue our shipment, to In,gland." Mr. Pracsr 1., we tontlerctloo!, is 110 W paying his court to I,Jrd iitI)IJUTII and his friends ; will h • owe. tures prove more successful than his late sitter of ,oirtnershin to Lords GILLNYILLE and Gaittf I ‘Ve altoht it. Th • Spanish Vipers pr,:sent, as usual, a very fiatierisig picture of the state,' number, and di,- ciplin • of the principal Spanish armios; to %chick we attach nu! the smallest credit. lintsr.t is ropnrted to lilve announced his intention of retiring from the Star, and autho. risen, it is said, his Solicitor to dispoge of, upon egnitable terms, his share in Covent-Garden The atre. W here %ill he fiiid a buyer ? The Pupa is vaid to have bl•eii ordered into close corif.nemclit at Arlon'', and has been denied all intercourse with the few attendants who were al. toned to follow into France. A very serious misunderstanding exists between the militi3 ordrred to do duty on board the prison alum at Plymouth, and the Naval Commanders,. one ur Islas t h.• ventured to confine aad punish a militia *atelier. This moreing was married by special licence, &Mute Esq, to the Right Honourable cell) HAINAN iirrrEIVORTU. fritaaross entered Into the late literary cynical, sua'iy people these, thst he could nut mroto, thin vi it KIK welt known that he knew how to ni:Jl;e his mark! - r ib; following k reported to be an accurate Lio a the French Fleet at l'ottluts, Genoa, and Oorfo, in the Mite in which they *ere in Febru ary lit.: grand N i p,.le, I 140 gt.. 6 - Baiiding. Ausier!i is /Clair...crux cuoinicrre de Pins IT) .. . . ni: Pl. L e flatmate Si .... Mtn,. I. Norces 11•111tet Le•Davihe Le li in ibal ..,.. • 74 .... p.m,. i.e IV:clawed L' Seleaa . 84 .... limn. Le ilrolest L' tiareio Le ware:., Le Mono: Jule .14aose u .k.titan T AO IN warp- Kiakt fri...tw-, ilviuluig the Proserptiie, two corvelies, a puff, .W r of bili:.' • t; F. Ii {lA.—One frigate, tor schooner, nue 1101, Wilding. COglTV.—Three frigatta and strut' brig. building. 1 I TUE STATIeSMAN. COVENT GeIRDEN THEATEII. • The hired Prints arc now clubbing the small remnant of their a its in a vain endeavour to per suade the People, that the opposition at the The atre has at last succumbed bt:ueath the detcipline of the Proprieturs. True it is, that the whole of the performances. of Saturday night were listened to attentively by the dull, wearied orderly:, %%Ns which the house, as usual, was st u ff e d. Whim " the h,:tgarly account of empty iwuches, and empty money boxes," shall be finally made up, the fiery countenances of the Proprietors, now bloated with rage, wi:l assume a length, corm spoihiently indicative of the true state of their ease— Fallen from their high estate." McFsra. HARRIS, Sox, and KLMBLE, Will, at last, had themselves " Deserted at tl.dr utmost need, ay those their former bounty fed." What ! do the Proprietors delude themselves with the fond expectatiuts of having subdued the spirit of the public? Amongst the forty-one Bills of indictment presented .at the IVestnintster Sessions, not even a solitary instance is to be found in which the Grand Jnry have returned a true Bill fur horn-blowing, rattle-springing, whistling, dancing, shouting, barking, or bias. in. lii every instance the Bills were thrown out where the parties had been indicted un any of those charges. Twelve Bills are fonntl.--but the caws tare, al most all, either for assaultt,or committing damage on the property of the House. The Grand Jury, we repeat it, have invariably thrown out the indict ments against those persons who were taken Into enstody for blowing horns, siwin, ; i rattles, addressing the company after the performance, whistling, 4c. (Sic. A nil we venture to predict, that in the tvent of a repetition of such charges, bills of indictment will continue to be thrown out. We shall now see whether the Proprietors will have the CC:IIAGE TO TRY THEIR li %NOS AGAIN AT SEIZING TRUMPLTS, li')RNS, slid RATTLES. We have never retracted our opinion, expressed oe the very first night of the performance, as to the legality of these sarions modes of expressing disappruiution. That opinion the Orand .nary have confirmed. Such, w firmly believe, is the law ; autl such, we are firmly convinced mutt con. tinue to be the law, or we ',hall hale nu s..cerity against vain and rapidseribblers, eallingthemsel vi Poets, who would inundate Its with their s!..n.eless Melo-Dramas; or ranting Actors, who wou!d Ckese the getseret eve xith horrid speech !" or " ' Paints -paled FeUmc, mho trou!d leer a paiiion to very •" BO IV,":7 1 1t E On Saturday evening Richard Wood was brought up to this Office, charged a ith assaulting Mr. James Po:cell on the preceding Saturday, in the Pit of Covent Garden Theatre. The circumstances of this ease are not a little curious—Mr. I'., who is infirm from gout, stated, that on entering the Pit from the centre door, he WWI endeavouring to step over thelast bench, when the Prisoner suddenly approaching hint, said 64 d.-.n your eyes, what do you want ?" and im mediately struck him in ;he face. Mr. P. kept his eye upon him during the remainder of the evening, so that he hail a pet feet recollection of the man ; but could not learn his name or trace him out, until by accident, on Saturday morning, he recognized him at the Sessions House in West minster, and instantly gave charge of hiin to an Officer. Ile said his name was Richard Wood, but the Officer, haritig nu warrant, shortly after set him at liberty. A warrant was obtained in the evening, and the Officer immediately went into the Theatre, from whence he returned in less than five minutes, with tile Prisoner, accompanied by Mr. James Bran. don and Mr. Barlow. Before the charge was heard, Mr. Brandon addressed the Magistrate (Mr. Gaanam.)---The tendency of his argument seemed to be designed to show, that as the Pri. soner had been origually taken into custody with. out a warrant, the offence was not cognizable. This Mr. Brandon laboured with much earnest. nest, but the Magistrate, at once, decided that being then under a warrant, the consideration of the previous proceeding was wholly irrelevant. Mr. Powell having stated his charge, the Pri soner in his defence said, that lie was silting in the Pit in a very peaceable manner, when he was greatly disturbed by a noise and tumult etched by several persons near him, some of whom, in particular, went " bow, wow, now, " like a great mastiff dog ; and so, says I, gem'. 44 men, if I was a gem'man like you, I would 44 not bark like a dog, if I kept dugs, but I'd 44 bring nay dogs to bark ; and then, please your " Worship, the mob squeezed upon me; and one " man put his foot upon me, and so I just muted " my arms about in this manner..-just to keep 64 Myself from being pushed down, but I never 66 struck a bit at the geneman...l might push " him a leetle bit, but if I dill, I'm sure I could • '' not help it." • " An please your Worship," said a Carpenter, " I works fur the House, and I was close by all the time, and it happened just as he says, he' never struck him at all; not a bit. I saw the Gentleman, who hail a great huge thick stick." 1 , (" The cane I now hold in my hand," said Mr. Powell.) " An please your Honour, it might be that, but it seemed a very large stick. I be lieve as how, Gem'man was puslild uhf the seat somehow or other, but there was a great row,, and so your Lordship that *as all." Another •Carpenter then came forward, with pretty nearly the same account. The Magistrate inquired the residence anal Greta; potion of the Prisoner, who stated himself to boa" smith, and to live with a coach-maker, in a street not far from Russell-square. Mr. Powell, on being asked how he could un-- dertakti to identify the Prisoner in such a tumult,* and recollect his countenance at the end of a week, stated, that he had watched him the whole even. ing, and was le perfectly satiificill, that he had no hesitation in s %scaring to him. The Prisoner, and his &nisi/rein s, all admitted their having seen the Ge'mman st here he stated. _ The Magistrate then delivered his opinion to the folloWing effect : " That amidst the tumult and confusion incident to a riot, it was extremely dilfistilt, even where a blow was given, to identify the striker ; and that, e►en could that be done, more difficult to ascertain the intent. If a man, who went to hear, as well as see, the performance .at a Theatre, was annoyed by imitations of the bark ing of dogs, and other hideous noise, and pushed and pressed upon by surrounding disorderly, riotous persons, his situation became not. only uncomfortable, but to remain in still. ness might endanger his pertonal safety. Un der such circumstances, it was, therefore, per. fectiv naturai that he should move his arms about, from aide to side, for the mere purpose of prolec. lion and self def:nce ; and in so doing, might in. advertently push, or perhaps, strike another, though unintentionally. Mr. Powell stated posi. lively, the words spoken by the Prisoner, and that the blow was a straightforward blow, defile. rately aimed at him. The Magistrate stated, that, under all the circumstances of the case, and considering that it was Saturday night, he could nut think of holding the Prisoner to bail. Mr. Powell knew where to find him ; he would be forthcoming whenever called for, and Mr. Parcell might take his remedy. This charge was thus dismissed. This case is a luminous exposition of the ae.' duct u►ed towards the Public by the Proprietors of this Theatre. Here is a journeyman black smith, can find both time and money nightly to visit the Pit of Covent-Garden Theatre—a peace able, quiet, harmless creature, who goes to hear and see the performance, and knocks peoplo down, merely by the natural motion of his arms in his ne cessary struggle In protect lansself against a mob-- innocent soul.' lie has nothing to do with theThe rare, not he, a mere harmless spectator! Now let us sec where he is first seen, after the assault---at the Sessions-house in Westminster, in attendance as a principal witness agaenst the snob, the rioters in the Pit. This simple, iitioffeitiling, harmless creature, happened to be coutitnially annoyed by by rioters. Where is he found after the war. rant is granted ? Hard by, in the Pit of the Theatre, is this hirer of the Dramis found, as harmless as e•rer. By w hum is this same blacksmith accompanied to the office ? By his dear friend and associate, the Professor Jemmy ,' who acts as Counsel fur the hero of the (writ, and the ci-devant Treasurer of Co►ent-garden, Mr. Barlow. Who perform the parts of wit nesses?—two journeymen carpenters in the em. ployment of the Proprietors. All this is truly cst.sistent. We have but to add one observation. A spirit of forbearance and mildness in the administration of justice by a Magistrate, at all times merits and insures applause ; but it is impossible to refrain from expressing our deep regret that the tenderuess and forbearance displayed in the ease of the Knight of the Anvil had not been displayed in the numerous cases of those individuals who, on the oaths of Jews, Bullies, Bruisers, Ruffians,and Pro. lessors, have, even on Saturday nights, been coin. milted for want of bail, to Tuthill-fields Beide% un— to ber,be it remembered, a helpless young female, .ilary Alstia, was carmine(' for springing a penny rattle---that young woman tuund no mercy, though the case of a blacksmith, who attends in the two-fold character of ruffian and witness, is dismissed on disclosing his abode. And be it fur. ther remembered, that after incarcerating 1 1 / I py Austin amongst rogues and vagabundl, in a cow nton jail—the Proprietors have not dared to pre sent an indictment against that oppressed victim!! Letters front Bourdeaus, of the 10th instant, were received on Saturday. Preparations arc making for the French forces in the direction of the Pyrenees ; a fine military payed road at an immense expence hail been long since constructed, with barracks, bake-houses, and accommodations to facilitate the transmission of 4 nnmerous army with great rapidity. There is another road from Germany to Spain, much shorter, and on many accounts, from the extent of the population, and the supplies to be obtained. more convenient. It proceeds through Franche Compte, the Lyonois, Languedoc and Rossilion, from whence, through the tictiics adjacent to the magnificent fortress of Bellegardc, an easy entrance to Spain is afforded by descending the Pyrenees in the immediate nity of Gerona. • On Saturday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, as Mr. Brooks, timber-merchant, of Cal. tic.street, Holborn, was returning to town in a one horse chaise, accompanied by Mrs. Brooks and son, a boy about twelve years old, ou arriving at Pimlico turnpike gate, the turnpike-gate man demanded the toll. Mr. Brooks said he must have recollected him going through that morning : the man then demanded the ticket. Mr. B. said the ticket was in his great coat pocket, and that was underneath in the seat of the chaise, and would give hint agrcat deal of trouble to get at it, but that the later for the day was y. The man immediately mixed the horse by the reins, arsd insisted on his demand. Mrs. B. instantly pulled out a shilling' to pay, but Mr. B. would not permit her, observ. ing, that he never would countenance an imposition; the turnpike man then struck the horse, and be. gan backing hint, so as to admit of two brewer's' drays out o f three to pass, the gate being open, and on the third dray advancing, and the man still hacking Mr. B.'s horse, the whc of the dray came in contact with the cl;aise and upset if, and likewise threw down Mr. B.'s horse. Mr. H. was pitched out at one side, Mrs. B. at the other, and the boy was pitched forward, and fell underneath (he horse ; Mr. B. %las slightly bur!, but Mrs. 13. received a severe contusion on the back part of her head ; the 1 4 .1 y was taken up in a senseless state, and was, oat) Mrs. B. conveyed to a che mist's near the gate. The boy's life is depaired of. An indictment for perjury is said to have been found against the Lady who lately preferred a serious charge against a Gentleman for an astruat at Worthing. Irks TMINSTER SESSIONS. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. A Reefs of the Persons indicted by the Pro prietors of Covent. Garden Theatre : BAKER, GEORGE - True Bill BLACK, JOHN - - Not Found BLACKEURNE. Wllf. - but mood BIRNIE, ROBERT - Not Fue..d BRYAN, MICH. - - True IL:1 BROWNE, JOHN - - True lilt BURSLEM. J. - - Not Fuubd COATS, WM. - - - Not Fovi:. l . CURRY, THUS. - Not Fou:,-, CHEEKS. ALEX. - - Not Putti-3 CRISP, JOHN - - - Not Found CURVILLE, E. - - Nut Fourxi D U DEI E LD,SAM. (Ora - Nut Yourd for in the Pit) DESMARDIEU. JOHN N,lt Fouled DWYER. WM. - - True Bill EYRE, J. - - - Not 1-nun.l GURNEY. CHAS. • - True Bill GOODLY, JOHN - Not Found HILLHOUSE. WK. - True Ilia HOOPER. J. - - Net 1 :Hind JONES, WM. lIANBURY 1111 JOHNSON. JOHN - True Ltill KF.NYON K. - - Not En:, id LLOYD *rd. - but Fou•id POCOCk. THOS. - Not Foam! RAY JOHN Not Found RANSON.-- - - Not Foils:T:1 REES, - - Not Found ROBB, - - True Hill ROSS. ALEX. • - True BEI STALLARD, J9IIN - True Hill tttio SCOTT, mom. . Not Fund .5111TH, THOS. SELLON Nut Found WM. - Not Fuitod SOAVE, JOHN • - Not imuid SAVAGE, WM. - . Not Four l TURVILLE, CHAS. - 'Prue Bill VINEALL, - - Not WILLS, JAMES - - Nut Found .Win. Redgrare did not answer. Thrown out Found - 11 th.decidei - - 4-41 No indictment was preferred against the Pe:7.: . Ralik—MAßY ACSTIN. Some of the above were very aggravated cases, is the opinion of the Magisti ate,. Several tremendous rattles and dustmen', bells were produced, to give the prosecution prul►cr stage erect. SPEECH uF THS GREeIT ro THE (Eater in the costume of Othello. ) Mast potent, grave, and reverend Hew Users, My very noble ant approved good Customers, That ! °ball/site and persrazring am 1i is most true; true, I am wedded to obstinacy, Tire very head and front of my offending Halls this extent, nal more. Rule am lin my speech, Aod quite unaest with any Orate of peace ; " Perseverance and Cmrvixer" is my motto, And since ibis husky vo::-e bad berm years growth, My longs hose wonders work'd mimic field ; Till now souse three weeks wa.ted, since t!.r.e Little of this great !lowa ran 1 now speak, More than pertains to feats of broil ant battle, By braising Jews and paglilsta flachristinn i By Hewitson the Bison, and Gibbons long; An/ VIP Ay cause Its spakiwg . fur rhylc:f : yet b gracious pat Imes I will* muol and vartthshei (Cnes of " Off, 'o f l —Ns 4 : . a: ma w . zit-.(salko)—beitt jag. lb the EDITOR of Ti/E STA rE5.11.42v. Sip... Will you, or one of your numerous and intelligent Correspontletus, let toe kilos , / if it be actually true that the Islshop of London, whose offke is purely spit itnal, is applinted a Member of the Board of Trade, This is a question, utt which, if it be the case, comment were superflu. ow—it speaks fur itself. am, Sir, your humble servant, hoodoo, Oct. 2S. A CORRESPONDENT. THE JUBILEE. TQ THE EDITOR OF TEE STATESMAY. Stn—l was at ft loss to know the real m ean i ng of the word " Jubilee," until a friend of mine opened the Bible yesterday, and pointed oet the tenth verse of the 25th chapter of the third book of Muses, oalle4 " Leviticus," which 1 here copy " And ye shall below the fiftieth year, and proclaim ti " bort, throughout all the land, unto all Me inhaiitant, • Whiff t it .hull be a J::sltro unto you, and 3e shall re " tura, awry ;seam aria Air _limit yr' How tar the Jubilee has been celebrated, as to its real meaning, I leave you and your intelligent Readers to determine. The misanthropic refusal of the petition of the unfortunate Crown Debt ors, one of %horn, I ant informed, has been de prived of liberty Mirky, years, and many others for very long periods, fur even trifling debts, is a new way of " proclaiming liberty throughout the land." and of returning every an unto his family." I am, Sir, Yoe r humb!e sereasf, A CONSTANT REI.4EIt Leaden, Oct. 'i9. To the EDITOR of THE STATESMAN. stn—As Mr. Mainwaring is the well.known advocate of the Rights and !Wei!egos of the PEOPLE, and the btrenuous opponent of Tyranny and Oppression, I trust that tiiu opinion with which he has favoured the Public, respecting the Theatrical contest, will have.its due freight with all impartial and reflectin g men. His profound skill in the /am of this land, and his notoriouv respect f ir the Liberties of the Sub. ject, have long been proverbial in Middlesex, and entitle him to the utmost deference and submis sion on the point in question. _ _ _ That he may long cnjuy his well-earned and dc. served popularity, is the ardent wish of his sincere admirer, J. F. It is reported alit Alinigters are in possession of the excommunication of NAPOLION by the Port, and that copies, in various modern languages, of this ferrous Annthema are to be immediately dis. perscci by secret agents throughout the Continent of Europe. -We wait with some curiosity fur the confirmation of this report , which we ) however, are inclined to doubt. • I