The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-23 00:00:00

suß.Vßtrr-OXS. Z l ' • 6 "nig CO NmITTEE ti. leave 10 atigleet, to I lir 4U I‘CRI 0 lid to the Fund air -*Qv entaltlished tar t .we those wan err coast Donut 411 G VII /US - LY I.4.lslterTP.o Ay the PHOP3IETOR4 Of Co- V •'N RDRV THEATRE, that althoogit Vi not of 11 oft :e IN 0 ICT %I 101 VA preneuied. were thrown oat hi. the Gra. , .1 1 u -.„ •et tiw el Coma wpm the Fond ma' become mord greater than M. peril is geaeral, ippreh.:ldett ;a d that theer esertuoso rattail. therefore. be rrtioobled, rather than es /axed. CIHITI% VS TO me R•CIIIVIID AT T 0 Re.- of THII ATILA IS, Si. Flert.strets ; • Mr. S %Ml.'''. 11, Rltismoroareet. (Treasurer) ; Mr. p 1401, fettn.(Reerefitry I) Mem". Hour t d Uwe, Hooksellrrs, BSI, Straud g Mr. Hunt,., tationer, 11;0v-surer. Orreorettur-Kusre Mr T. Tett, 110A-eller, 111. thenwide M. S.atia•ttet. eurarr of I:rather-lane. H olhoru. A 'wore or Su*saeriptitior already adverti•ed £414 19 Oi coNTR;cuTtoN LEVI. ED on SHONE, . ONE OF THE COVIIINr.GAH/)EN BY AIIItaGRAHAM,THE 111 G I'4 MATE, FOIt PAWNING MIL WI ''N upi HAT,. OF WHICH HE WA; awing!) IN Tim PIT ...... ..ag2 It is .v. 4 itaited thAt all Cnniumoleillions on the abject of the atatr pro.etutioni owl, be mode to lir. Willi:mu Writ, Aiturbe,, N 0.7, Clew-nes-1m ; IW. A._ '•N. 1)or. i. 6 6 •••• Ha*. I• • • • • . • , ... •• 00000 1.• ••• 1 l • ... • °Mai .. ••• • I • ?met i irr (•143 nit 3 prs . ree.o es. fi9if - Red iced 9 4 per Cent. ds.,i 3 ere. t CMI.. ..I it tau., • rut Ace. e9i !JAY AT ONE' ('CLOCK Long. Anti...l4 9-16 Osniiika ....... 4 prow. ludia 3416. Rum. din.. g.. 1.16. lottery Ticket. wt. I T STATESMAN. PIAUPOSITI TENAI. LUA i/l/A : ?MUMMA Y, NuTILKIIIIR 23. Govrnsmtst have ree:•ived dispatches by the Pickle icho•mer, arrived at Plymo.sth, which are stoppossed to contain details relative to the action its the ‘sediterranean ; but their con tents had not transiired when this paper west to p lu tote Cif), a report has been in circt.lation lb: whole mottlin4, th it the result of the battle ic, the capture ur desire ton of I l French line of battle shtps, and 4 fritttes. Hitherto no information ha , 13 , 141 received, to warrant a belief, that any partlctilars ate ktioass. A very short time s. l ll now terminate the public anxiety sod suapsosee. SET FR A L inhabitant/ of Walchuren having ap. plied to the Commander, General Dos, for info". 'Action on the subject of the probable evacuation of the island, the General returned for answer, that " he had not received any orders on the sub ject." This is far from bring eoticlissive evidence, that such is not the Jetern►ivaiiuu of Governm.•nt. We have sects .1 letter from an Officer at Walrberc•n, in which the evacuation of the place is said to he anticipated by the whole army, who, it is added, are iu high spirits at the prospect sr rome of them returning to their native cotinry. Vhcre they are sent utters ards, they are utterly regsrdless ; but to continue there, appears to be considered by all, al leading to inevitable destruction. Woe's the protraction of the Negoriations which immediately succeethml the Armistice of 7Jaiin, became the subject of innumerable eon. jectures by the Chidnunes of the metropolis, we expressed an opiniun, that the dijically would, probably at a future period, he futiod to have ori gloated in the apportiossing the spoil, to arise front the dismemberment of the Turkish dominions in W i ttrope...in that opinion we have continued. The last arrivals from theCoutinent, bring :t report, that a French army is preparing to co-operate with their good allies the itasseians, and we presume also the Germans, its entering Turkey from Caliicia. Is the contest lo S l .ain already se hopeless, is that the subjogattea of the Peninsula is tin bulge!' deemed an 011jeCt of primary cossideratiuti with the FRONVI KISPEIRog We are, in truth, lost in a maze of conjecture, in Mir desire to penetrate his ;mentions. Ministers affect a prea.mtl and mysterious si lence oil every subject. The destination of the fresh embarkation of kO,OOO men, is kept pro. roundly secret. By some, it is said they are for the Peninsula—while others assert, that they are des•ined to take possession ulCusfu, and tl:e other remaining I-lands of the lonian Republic. Be fore the meeting of Parliament, to hich limo we b ase a lm o st %so good months before us, the bus sines will be pretty effectually shsidf d. Goy • rnment are said to hale mooed the build. Inge lately ivied av barracks at l A v e rsha rn , fur the pvirpidie of an bus t :hal to accomminhte a ervat nunib r of the sick voldiers,who aro daily expected from the island of Walcheren. L art week, as ; son of Ne ptune, in tattered sails, *lin hdd been vociferating iu the lit of Co vent_prarto Theatre. was being conveyed by the Piilic • °Seers to Bow.street, he was hailed by sum ,• o f hio j,,tly errs - , rho had been basking at ttt shrine.of Bacchns, who finding their mate in distress, poured un their enemies a Most trernen d mq broadside, which soon obliged them to sheer off. The captive !as borne in trininph again to the pit, aid war all greeted !JO repeated accle relations. COVENT GARDEN THEArall. ... That the Proprietors routines to cherish the de. Naive hope, of ultimately thumping the Public into subitiir:ion—the continued stuff ug of the Rutin with Ruffians and Officers, clearly indicates. The Pit was last night thickly studded with knots of thesurcorthies, who, ever and anal, raked to their mouths the " cheering (task," which was handoel about from shopmate to shopmate, with the accustomed ceremonials of mechanic libations. By these Ilettronian draughts, the Managerial Critics in the Pit prepared themselves for the bu. rifles: of the.evening. The early part of The Exile was suffered to pass without interruption, and that sweet warbler Mrs. Memoirs, who resettled the part of Kathe rine, wab received with the applause so justly due to her talents and deportment. Throughout the contest at the Theatre, the Pub. lic have, in their expressions of disappointrnoot, stutlioukly discriminated, as far as it was practices ' hie, between the Proprietors and the Performers : againit the former, they have persisted in expres sing their indignation ; but to the letter, they have stung n every possible indulgence. We have seldom witnessed a more striking proof of public regard, than was last night displ.eyetl to this Lady, during that part of the petrol Hi itice which was uninter rupted. The lively air of the 44 Monkey who hod seen the world," Mrs. Dickons sang with a de gree of taste and execution, that excited a raptu rous encore—but her Pulacca chew forth still louder plaudits, and the applause of the audience was pro.racted to an unusual length. Mrs. Dickons may undoubtedly claim the honour of being the only Performer, who has hitherto re ceived from the Public, marks of distinction so flattering, so unequivocal, and we will say, so justly merited, as those which were bo liberal!) ire-towfd on her performance last night. The calm w Ilia at first pervaded the House was nut permanent. Before half.price the vocal 4 . approbation of the company was loudly expressed, anti continued to increase. During the latter part of The . Exile, and the whole of Don Juan, there was the usual roar in the Pit. The Ghost scene hreanse the subject of merriment. " There's the Ghowt of Set:Prices," excisimed one. " Where's the Ghost of the Pri:.ate !lover .2" vociferated a second. " There," replied a third, pointing to a gentleman of irisa„;e, in length not inferior to that of the. Knight of La Mancha, who sat in rueful con. teinplatiou in a Sox of this privileged tier. Divers constables, as they are termed, sheaved themselves on th , Batiks of the Pit, in readiness to support the Roffians, who were very auxions to create a riot. Some individuals, it hu hid displayed a NIIS• tincoss hrs.:butagitation, having had ihu and laity to hiss, were hopped and dragged off' to Bow. :suet. A Gentleman iii the Pit, addretsing the audience, annouticed tile circumstances that had attended a compulsorg visit ha had lately made to Bow-street. On this, a small corps of eullaos and constables filJile a m o ve.nent, which bring communicated to tlie Speaker, lie retired within the centre of the 0. P. phalativ—but the myrmidons, ilet:rmined to hare somebody, made a pounce, and carried elf another person. The privileged tier was but thinly peopled ; for a considerable time the futnalc Lrared the observations from the Pit with an af. reflation of nonchalance truly fashionable. Al last out they bolted from several of these snag Boudoirs, as if by a consentaneous impulse. The whole of the accisive sentence which produced this sudden effect,wn could not hear—it was same. thing about a Key. Nutwithstatoling the caution which we yesterday took the liberty of giving the bq e against attending the Theatre when under the influence of a cold, we heard much coughing and sncezing—whether these operations were no. taral or unnatural—we leave to P, ufeisor Brandon, and Mr. Davies, the Survet or, to inform the Public. It would be hut kindly considerate in the Managers to provide a conve nient quantity of that superlative remedy, Anti. peitussis, which is announced to be prepared from the " herb Colt's.foot, called Tussilugo by " the .Incients." The remedy bring thus withal reach, those from w limn a cough or anemia escaped, could not oily even an obj...etion to vis,itifig T011,111.11i1.15. Very few persons wore 0. P.'s, for the same reason that they Nero omitted un Tuesday evening. • It was tholight convenient by the Pit to per. form the usual groans, Sce. during the Pantomime of Do;i Juan. There was thus a considerable saving of time, and the house cleared much sooner than usual, after the dropping of the curtain. The adjournmeitts were numerous to BO W-STR E ET. B twcen seven on.l eight o'clock, s Mr. D. Fur. eter, of No. 66, lissingliall.s.reet, was charged with riotous conduct in the Pit. Ills accusers, George Ir.irmery and John Goddard, haviug de tail.•d the acts of insubordination, Mr. F. was held t►► bail. The Magistrate expressed much dissatis faction at the freedom of Mr. F.'s conduct. Mr. tlinlell Johnson, grocer, of Gracechurch streeS, and Mr. John Tyler, ftsh.sslesn►an, of Bull.ligsgate, being charged by the Profess9r %%WI tit:um:ding ►► Silence !" were also held to bail. }Jr. Tyler having, in the warmth of his defence, expressed himself rli ongly, wa► fined two shillings fur rrufane swearing—tu which was added the sum of three shillings fur cots. Mr. 0. Jones was held to bail for assaulting two Bow.strect Officers. Mr. Forster again made his appearance on a charge, supported by a Mr. Egerton Cutter, of Bluoinsbory-square, of speaking to the I►eople in the Pit (Mr. F. was trapped in coming ont of the Theatre). BAli wa►s again given by Mr. Forster. Gnildard, the witness in the first cm, then re. quire' a warrant against one Bryan, who had pointed him oat q tile Pat ',llan informer, iu con skittence of which his clothes were turn. The warrant was granted, and Bryan duly dragged unt 4( the Theatre, attended by a great cunsusirse of 0. P.'s. Mr. Bryan denied the charge, and offered to iii , priiTe it by two witnesses, b*t be Tas ordered to bud bail. Mr. WIEN HOLT. Our readers will remember, that the hat of this Gentleman was snatched off his be in the Pit Some nights ago, and that ho In vain sought redress at the Public Office. Some hints bad been dropped that this hat might be heard of at the Harp in Little Russell-street ; there Mr. Wiettholt went, but the Landlord de nied all knowledge of the hat, or of the center. cation said to have been held there by two teen, nue of whom had said, he had " got a hat, which he had pawned for 7s. 6d. ;" to which another milled, " I)—n it, I have only got a little brioche in the row" Fur twe whole Jays, Mr. W. persevered in his inquiries, and at length found his hat safely housed at Messrs. Page and Co.'s, pawnbrokers, in Little Russell-street. Met Page, with great promptitude, assisted in die. covering the party, who turned out to be a man of the name of Shone. On being examined at the office, he said he was a smith, out of employment, but.admitted that he had been at the (hewn, almost every eight since it hail opened, and that he had gone in with orders signed by Professor Brandon, but how he had obtained those orders he wuujii nut tell.—The hat he said he had picked up, and afterwards had held up, calling-out for an owner. To corroborate this, the Landlord of the Ilarp . l stated, that he saw him pick up the hat, but did not sec him hold it tip. Mr. GRAHAM, on being informed of his previous declaration of knowing nothing about it, rejected his evidence, and con victed Shone in the mitigated penalty of forty shillings, 'which, together nith 21 shillings, the value of the hat, confirm,] by the testimony of Mr. Hare, of the Strand, at whose shop it had been bought, Shone was ordered to pay, or pass one mouth in the House al Correction. He plead ed his utter inability to pay : he was destitute, had neither money, nor friends—but lo I within an hour, to the admiration of even the Bow.street Officers, the whole amount was paid, of which twenty shillings went to the poor of the parish, and the remaining two pounds tour shillings were presented by Mr. Wienholt to the "Sub. scriptioa," as will be seen in the Advertisement in this Paper. Mr. Graham, on hearing of the paymcet by Shone, eaclaitued—" Could I have conceived this possible, I would not have miti. gated the penalty—he should bare paid the full penalty." This extraordinary transaction must convince, even the must incredulous, of the arts, to which the Managers resort to subdue the Public. Here is a journeyman smith out of employment, nightly at tend.lig the Theatre or Covent-Garden, where, as he says, he pick: wp a hat, pawns it, is fined, and, though peonyless, in less than an hour finds a good ftiend, who pays down three pounds four shilling:---good.—The Public are highly indebted to the manly perseverance of Mr. ‘Vienholt, ba which a hired ruffian has been discovered, and contribetion levied on the coipt rofflunique, to be applied in aid of those individuals who have anfferel by their brutal outrages I It ought In be remarked, dist Mr. Wienholt applied at Marlborough-street Office for a war. rant against the man who originally t oo k th e h a . whoa name is Smith ; but he was there informed. that ai he, Mr. W. had already applied at another Office, the Magistrates at Marlborough-street could not, consistently with Police etiquette, take cog nizatice of the complaint. TRg 'ATP,SM A N . To the EDITOR of TIM PATESJI.4N. Ste —I shall be glad to know by the channel of your impartial paper, upon what around the Llow.strect Officers claim a fee of 21. bd. for every person taken before a MaOstrate, u holier in vir tue of a warrant, or soil/tout that amilwity. I believe this el tim has been invariably made is re. spect to those persons, who have been so brutally and unnecessarily dragged from the Theatre. I am aware that the ilt•mand has been enforced by the Nlagistratcs, bill I ant yet to be convinced of to; legality, except in the case of a iyArrant. I am Sir, &e. Lincoln's-Inn, Saturday. - SCR.CTATOII. To rims ED! Mit or TUE STITES MA.V. SlR—From the impartial manner your Paper ha% always spoken of the recent disturbances in the Covent-gartlen Theatre, I am induced to lay be. (ore you a trite statement of facts relating to Mr. Robson, on Monday evening, to which I was an ey e.witness. Boon after the commencement of the half-price, Mr. R. certainly roughed and sneezed, to be heard by a great part of the House, but I do conceive it was nut with any inieution to be riotous, nei- ther did 1 believe it tube artificial, as observed in a Morning Paper; soon after this took place, I per ceived at another part of the Pit a Police-officer touch a matt upon the shoulder, who appeared to me to he one of the lairedßuffiaos; they immediately statieweddseinselt es behind Mr. R. I was then on the second seat below that gentleman, a little to the right; 1 went up to Mr. R. and informed him, in the presence of these two men, that he was their intended prey, and every advantage would be taken by them. Mr. R. was instantly seized, anti taken from the Pit to the office in Bow-street, in the most brutal and violent manner imaginable. followed, fully determin.l.l to slate facts only, when lo 1 as soon as it wis known 1 was there, and could substantiate every particular of this disgraceful business, I was refused admittance ; I then insisted upon it, anti again w a s 'Wow', attended with threats. 1 men tioned my intention of becoming bail for Mr. R. but no admittance was to be had for me ; the reason assigned fort was, that tho place was so crowded they could not softer any more to pass, though I UM forty persons admitted separately, during thin altercation. If this be English Free. dom and Liberty, of which we so much boast above all other nations, I hid them farewell. 1 am, yours, November 22, 1111 1 P. T. S. It would hit‘e been an appropriate eompli. m e m to the Grand Jubilee, if a subscription tied been made on board his Majesty's Nary fur the relief of all those confuted for debt in the Fleet NAPA L I NTS I f L It; ENCE. PLYMOVTV, Nov. ll.—krrived the Swinish brig Fres sleet*, Joseph Marmot, Master, from Allca, ballad to Lon de., with fruit, put into this port by contrary 'dud.; the brig Glasgow, of Bauder., Alesander Martin, Mater, from Malta, which place she left on theist October, in company with a Octet ender campy of hir Majesty's ship Formidable, of 118 gums, and arrived at GarrAltar with the said Beet the 10tb of tiresome month, where the Glasgow left them, hav ing been gifted to cat her cables, nal roe to sea on the t 34 following, locos:seri mace of her sakhors getting across the bows of a King's 'trip dciag a tole of wind; the brig Tra veller, Duck, from Curdirf, beam! to Loudon ; the ship 'Ce• verthorpe Marinam, Altiaoder ?fiord, Alsner, from the Brazils, booed to Liodon, lads* with cotton, &t.; and the Eclipse breast war from a cruise. IFIALIP•T&ST Fre i n'CLocx.—Tbe Pickle brig is just arrived from Cadiz, which plate I:be left *a the Ist Instant, with a Messenger, who is landed, and set of for town, charged with dispatches; by het the intelligence of the sailiog of the Toulon !Feet, consisting of 16 sad of the hoe, about the rime number of frigates, with trausports, reported to have oa board opwirds of 40,03 , ,./ troops, is confirmed, and Ro daabss were entertained at Cadiz, but Admiral Collingisnud would fall lu with them, from the intelligence received there. T'ie Margnis of Wellesley was expected to kite Cadiz ab.itit a week after the sailing of the Pickle, in the Duuegal maa of war, fur thi. calm ey. A British ship called the Violet, Capt. Darr, is arrived at Plymouth from New England, ballast. She carried out a valuable cargo, 1;:c landing of which was permitted, but the str.ct observance of the renewal of the Non_intercours• Act was such, as to preclude the possibility of the ship being allowed to take on hoard a homeward cargo. The Violet sailed from Boston on the 12th October. No letters nor American newspapers by her, reached town yester.lay. We learn that an American ship has arrived at Liverpool, from Virginia, having sailed on the 15th ult. Mr. CIIMILEIt does nut vacate his scat in Parlia. ment, as has been stated, in consequence of his re. cent appointment at the Admiralty. The situ.. lion of Chief Secretary of that departrAent being in the gift of the First Lard, is not an office under the direct nomination of the Crown. The report of the loss of the !loop of war Little Belt, off Jamaica, is unfounded. She ar. r iv e d at Halifax on the 28th of September, after having sten 4 con oy fur Barbadoes, and a vessel with provisions for floaduras, to their respective tteetination•. It hss just come to over knowledge, that on Sa. turday next a itioilun will be made in the Court of King's Bench, fur the security of ty:rson,il liberty eaainst itniirisuninent or bail, upon unfounded in. formation. The following is an ettract of a letter from dated Nov. 18:—`• We him n u t re_ Mired any offieial notification of the intention of Government to abandon this bland, but every thine indicates that it will speedily take !dare. Our Merchants are making every preparation, by 'lulling their good., mod it has subsisted in soma drove as 4 IllUttcr of conversation, because every body supposes that it will happen. " Cargot , s of sick are almmt daily shipped off from 111 alcheresi, but 33 the hospitals are cm ptimi, they sec tilled again by new patients. Altnour ft not less than 5000 have horn sent from hence, there remain upwards of 8000 to be embarked in the same miserable state for England. " We have heard from the opposite. fo aF t, of; battle having been fought oet level I:;e Britt h and the Toulon Fleets, but we da out know whether to believe it or slot. "The 26111 regiment, which upon itv Ors! intro, deletion to the island consisted (AMU effective men, is absolutely reduced to 30." The ignorance of the people of Walcheren, on the subject of the late operations in the Mediterra nean, deserves notice, because the authentic in formation se have received on that subject was uh. tamed from Rotterdam, which is nnty about thirty miles distant from the island. It shews the dew. rity our enemies are ac •ustomed to employ to pre. vent the transmission of int••lli;enm, to our armies, whether under the orders of Iv."Lt.t.l No - raa, CHAT. Ham, or General Dos. A al►lendid ball was given in the Ilall of Apollo, at Vienna, on the 22d Oct. The Viceroy of ITALY (113sAut1Autrots), the Prince of NEVFOUA. TEL, Marshals DA TOVIT and OUDINUT, Mae, and General YAK°Amiss were present. An article from Vienna, dated the 23d ult. ex. presses some surprise that the peace had not raised the value of the paper currency, which had even sustained a further NI This is said to be occasioned by the large issues which the Ages. man Court sent forth while at Conlon). Mice Moounoust, who had eloped with Cap. Limn SHELTON, was yesterilly g:Teu to her fathcr hi the Court of King's !hitch. There are more youn4 I..rgea in training at Richmond and Middleharn, than ever were ktousetk at this time of the year. Accounts have been rezeired from the head. quarters of the Spanish army of Lt Nlanehn, ilaterl Santa Elena, Oct. 19. A British traveller, who remained a few days there, rays, 6 "fhe Spani:trils have dune nu good, nor ever will, until they are bettor governed. Nothing can be ouch worse than the government of the army, the Spanish Officers aro very ; and this state of things is the more to be lamented, as, nothing can be more nautili. vocal than the disposition of the Whole mass of the people to resist the French. They have no Go vernment equal to the task of calling forth their energies, or guiding their exertions with t ffeet.'' The Brighton coach was upset on Tuesday, near Ewel, on its way to town. The accident was oecasionvd by one of the wheel-horses falling down and breaking the pole-piece, when the fore-„bed of the coach went over the animal's neck, and killed it on the spot. The passengers did not re. ceivu any injury, but the coachman wav severely bruised. No blame was attached to him by any of the passengers ; w hu pructodeil to town in post. chaises. we