The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-12-14 00:00:00

r SUBSCRIMON FOR PERSONS CINSWERE9 AS UNJUStLY PitO.F.CUTED BY nit: PitOPRIETORS •Oe COVENT-CARDIN THEATRE. ►COMMITIEE respectfully inform the IL. PUBLIC, that the APPLICATION for ASSIS r le, from PLASON4 comidert.l as coring wider the abuse clewriptiou, art mart au ;senors than the present state of the PUN° cm; possibly tuft / WA: they ore, therefore. seder the eternity of ninitivi,‘ a cestionaaer of the LIB& It ALI f Y of the PUBLIC. %stud; alone cam arable Lena to carry the wishes of the SU BSCRI BERfi into effect. ryitscaterioss consist/1u TO II ILECtIVID At The Odice of Tot Syarssuse, Si, Fteeestrett ; Alr. bowed Miller, 13, Skioner.street, (Treasurer); 111 r. 3. Purr ell, J, Grose- Plice,Conadre-Town,(Serretary ;1 Messrs. Bunt mad Heise, Bookwllers, 331, Strand; Mr. Rimers 4, Duke-sorrel, hielVatslet-equlue Mr: T. Trim Boolisclier, ill, Chrapiide; Mr. Oardi ire, Tempi* Viskee-bowie, Eires-toart, Strand; Mr. Sinsmoin, corarr of Leather-Law, Holborn. Amide of Sabscriptioiselready advertised... £14.5 4 6 ,J. P. Stowell £2 2 0 A fees smooth Advocates to the cause, by the Chubby face Orator, R. T. Two Geminate from Cornwall, digitated with the lasektare and brutality of hineagers, by ILT .010 6 r t ex en cet Corruption in every shape 0 12 6 Miler, Id Salneription.. . Samoti Corti% 94 Subsertptioe C. Willi insuoi Esq. . . PP.! Pip' thee; for the Jews . 5 5 0 sk Dose of A: tiainaial IV ine Row' the Grapes, C Much row, Aldrue It is requested that an Cowisnosiewtiows on the suhket of the otiose pro-ecutions way be node to Mr. 1* tilt= We.t, Attorney. Ni. 7, Octanes-too. Arrived. • • Merle. - Due, 1 1 O O Codiz 1 0•• 1 . • Lisboa 0 PRICK OF STOCKS FHll /I per Ceiit,Certw. 'bet Reduced 69f per Cent.... ll§ 3 per Cent... .sltst Curnnh for A re. 7611 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Look Ann... 181 9-16 Osnobtons 414/rens• lodia p0ng5....411. Each. MU, .10s. 12r. Lottery Ticketsr.O. 13e. THE SYIATESMAN. FSIOPOSITI TLPIA X. LONDON : TNURSPAY, PECILMIIIM 14. • WE have a variety of contradictory rumours (raga Spain. 13y one account it has been stated, the armies of the Duke DEL PAKQUE and the Duke DEL ALBVIIQUZIMUE had united, and after a sanguinary engagement sustained a total de feat. This is contradicted by a subsequent statement, which denies that any junction had bete effected by the Spanish armies. •To these accounts are added others, pompously announc ing the immense levies of fresh troops, that the nea Pre‘ident, Cardintl Mathew', has directed to be made. Tim are the Spaniards, at almost the expiration of the second year, making prepare. Lion: to resist that enemy, who, in a tetry few month, will extinguish resistance in the Peninsula. Is it rational to eberish the remotest hope of the inhabitant.; of the Kaiosula prosentiug area the appearance of resistance to the French armies, when NAPOLEON shall arrive with the reinforce. ments that are now crossing the Pyrenian snout.. tains ? The utmost that the Spaniards awl the Portuguese are able to do at present, even with all our boasted assistance, is to hold the enemy in Check. They have not been forted to retire he. bind the Ebro, as when King Jostrit evacuated Madrid. The road is open for the French Army : they have not now to bight their way from [Whoa to Madrid. Under this reverse of circumstances, what poi:ibis hope can be entertained of protracted resistance ? Were the Spanish Armies equal iu di:B4pin** and experience to those of NAPOLEON, their numerical inferiority would ensure defeat. " 1 was marelstag •pros Cadiz awl Lisboa, when I was soder the necessity of wading bark my steps, and of plane ts; my eagles O• the ramparts of Views," says N A PO I. EOM • Now mark whether he does not on his nest visit fo the Peninsula make those places the direct and Immediate übjects of his attack. That the Pestenla is absolutely invincible, If the people at large, of all ranks, high and WW I were unanimous in their resistance, we have repeatedly expressed as our opinion—but is that the fact ? We know that it is not. We anticipate put only the final reduction of the Peninsula to submission to the new Go►ernment, but that such an amelioration in the condition of the people will take place,as will finally reconcile them to their new masters, lea►ing theaiwithout inducement to de sire a change. Their" beloved FEKDI N ND VII ." is a lineal descendant from the grandson of Lours XIV.---That proves that they are nut irrecuncile. able to the government of a foreigner ; and if their conditosts be censibly improved, it ma) be reason ably anticipated that they will at last cordially sequie , ce in the new order of things. Ir the worthy and consistent Alderman who incited the proceedings of yesterday, in the Court of Common Council, hopes to strengthen eish er his party, or his political reputation, by his•iq adiisud officiousness, we apprehend, that he will discover himself to have misconceived the senti ments of the Citizens of this great metropolis. Whalenf be the event of the deliberations of the Cosmos C.ieneil of Friday tient, a day of ntekne. lag is ainstqaching. Oa Thursday neat, the Citizens of Londe* will, le their ditPrent Ward Mretiess have the eprtiejnity of !Ain; their Rfprineeteti?es know th.eht rani opedeessie. We Neer eneple to *MO** arreedaki, PO 1101411041/1 alie r et 111 1 i *keit* *ego.. • .1 • ~~ Ti K STATF,SMANI pewit:Rl hlatjority of yesterday ; but, to-asorrow t r tee shall have the plsa►yro of presastiog it to the Public. Are the Citizens of London to be insulted by a doubt of the propriety of the expression " awful crisii." Is there any man so daring or so stupid as to deny that this is the most "awful crisis" within tlie experience of any man li►ing ? Axe we be. come so courtly in the City as to cavil about ex pressions in the moment .of alarm and danger ? The frippery, the flippancy, and the presumptu. ono petulance of the " water-proof' Orator de mand observations which ► we lament the Went of space constrains us to defer. There cer. tainly are more asses than one•, who assume the lion's skin ; and, in the City of Condon ► many persons who crow like cocks in the Gilt, " but who ) at Court, hang down their heads !" -"Numetar— WUET This Paper went to . PITSs the event or the Oxford Election hail not reached touti, but we understand that the latest advice stated it to he at that time decidedly in favour of Lord • Gaut VILLE. THE Premier is yet unable to arrange his forces --the Administration is as unsettled as ever.— The Ilcro of IValcheren will never bu able to retain his seat in the Cahinet—fur an Inquiry II there oust be. If the report of the retirement of the Noble Lord at the head of the Admi. rally should reach France, we may expect to hear of rejoicings on the French coast, where their privateers will then be. freed from the conse.• ponces of his Lordship's vigilance and activity in the direction of our naval force. General cutister nation pervaded Lloyd's Cotfee-house, on receipt of the rumour. What will become of our'tradc . _ So eager has the canvass been on all sides in the election for Chancellor of the University of Ox. ford, that one Gentleman undertook a journey of 700 miles, from the Northernmost part of Aberdeenshire, to give his vote. There is a very full attendance of Members.ez. pected at the meeting of Parliament. 'Among the lint notices of motion given, will be one from Lord Carmenzaou, for an inquiry into the Ex. peuition to the Scheldt. The Bishop of Loonox has been elected Go. tremor of the Charter.liouse, in the routn of the late Duke of Purim% s; D. 1 Yesterday a Court of Diteet.irs was held at the East India Howie, when the under-mentioned Commanders• took their Goal leave of the Court previous to departing fur their respective destina tions, viz.:--. Claiti Clarke, of the Werfard; Capt. Sampson, Earl ' , Crid- ; Capiain Latakia. Andstioa ; and C.:ptaiii Lindsay, Winehehea—Tor llainhay and Chum. Great apprehensions have been entertained for , the troops embarked at Flushing ; but it is hoped that none of them put to sea, as the wind was contrary for their sailing. . The four frigates and brig that lately escaped from the Loire, are by 301110 persons supposed to have proceeded to the Isle of France. 'tile Niemen, Sir Iklictiset, StAstoot, fell in with them and dogged them fur sixteen hours, in a North-west direction ; but getting out of the , tract of all our cruisers, it was thought useless to follow them farther. In consevence of the decease of Governor BALL, Mr. CwtrM AV, his Secretary, has suc ceeded to the duties of that situation, until Mi. 'sisters shall appoint another person fur this digni. fled and confidential poet. The Marquis WELLI4LIT has appointed Cur.. LING ' 4 3EITiI, Esq. one of his Under Secretaries of State, in the room of Geostor Iltsamoxo, Esq. It is said that recent distatches received by the Spanish Admiral APODACA, from his Govern. meat, inform him, that the Supreme Junta had *consented that the fortress of Ceuta was to be occupied by British troops. Detachments of the following regiments, having recovered their health, marched on Tuesday from Ililsea Bart-attics to join their respective corps:— The 2d, sth, 38th, 50th, 52d, 63d, 68th, 81st, 82d, gist, and 92d. vault:tit tempest which blew on Tuesday morning, it appears froM the accounts already re. ecived from the coast, has done immense damage to the shipping, in port, nhich broke from their cables. His Majesty's brig Curieux, of 18 guns, Cap. lain MUTELY, was lust on Petit Terre, Sept. 21st; the Captain and all the crew saved. We are sor ry to say that Captain Moyne died at Marie. galante, a few days after, of the yellow fever. An era, as perfectly novel as disinterested, has been presented by the present Administration. — Instead of there being soy contention fur places, the difficulty has been to persuade any one to lie eept one; and amongst those who hate accepted them, it appears matter of perfect indifference what place they take, being equally qualified for one as for another. When BONAPARTE says the the Genius of France conducted the English army into the pes tilential marshes of Waleberen, has ha any allusion to Lon! CASTLZDZA OII ? • Yesterday, at a General Court of Proprietors of the Phenix Fire Office, JAMES DANIELL ) Esq. was elected a Director thereof. Lord MELVILLE is arrived in town, from Scot land. Lady AMZLIA PERCY, third daughter to the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, will shortly pre. sent her band at the llynieneal Alter to Lard JAM= MVIIRAT I seam' SOD of the Duke of ATHOL. An old woman, who for some years had lived a half-Owed life, lately died at her lodgings in Dathe's.eoert, Westminster; where, after her de. cease, there were found in an earthen pot 50 gui llotine in gold, 301. in silver, and a quantity of old COP.EN7' GARDEN tIIE.A'RE. Those whw witnessed the appearance of this " splendid" pile of dulness and inconvenience last night, might reasonably coaelede that the op. p o sition of the Proprietors against the public voice is in the wane. Not that we apprehend pecuniary deficiency *lll have much effect on the line of conduct they may resolve to adopt—we have pretty good reasons for believing, that from uneasiness on that score their minds haee been re. 'hewed by certain encouraging asserances—but the decided otanifiztation of increasing disgust on the pad of the public begins to shake even the ob slinacy of the Proprietors. We know not when the Theatre will be attire nsi ninnies of attendance ; for, although we have more than once said, that 46 on no evening was the company so few iu number in the Pit," truth constrains us to repeat the assertion, with respect to the towbars in that Arena, last night. The doors were opened for half price visitants half an hour sooner thao usual, so that there was not the customary inane, and almost the entire fourth .&ct was heard. But at no period of the evenihi was the Pit more than our. eighth fell. But not so the Dress Buxes, ' they were indeed pretty well filled, and so filled, as we believe the boxes of nu theatre in any barn in this 'shied, ever were filled. So indiscriminate a set of tag, rag, and bobtail, has never yet been seen there. We shall hire present our Readers with a . .", DIALOGUE IN THE DRESS-BOXES. Enter Rurri RI/Fr:mt.—Wen, Dueler, bow's the row? (matinneisi as Orderly io the front seat, in a bed !mire.) ORDMILY.—Wbere the devil bare you barn, KU, that yea real God your st:sy here before the third sat ? Ryer t i 4.—(10 ratirr a lower voice).—Wby, we bad a job that atm be ihd,hed for a customer going oat of town and them I had to take of Shs hark (wash) and julep into the white/lea-dog (shirt). OnocaLr•—lt sten% do, by/ G—d, In'enme creeping in at this time. They are playing and Amoy below (!►Dialog to the Pit) l we're had a bit of a breeze in the Boxes, and they had it all their own way—by G—d there wasnot is single fi.t lwre ! RIDPFIA eaa't help it; howl the d-1 can you expert us to butt out of the shop red hal far half-a,crown a night, besides finding the white flesh -egg. I shan't sisnd it )pysh longer, unless sae prices are raised; for, by 6-41,Woeld get twice as much hi the time by kge.. jobs and workimg over-time. Gaon& LY.—Don't Sirs al any of that Kit, or else I'll report you by G--d: RUFFIA N.--(Wa wrath.)--liins report ise? Yost go to What the f)---I! do you think I'll come Isere nod knock people duel for n set of d---d mean-spitited beggarly rips for lutlfot-erovro a night. By (I--d I've Item tired enough of the job long apt, and so are a good many more, I ran tell Sou that Master Doctor. ORDERLY.--11 shall report you to your masters, Kit, by (i--d. Keret A %.—D--n inc. if I care for my master—nor your nsamers neither, if you come to that. ORDKR d—d if I don't make you repent this h--oh impudence. Rear t v.—Yoe make me repeat? —o—d d—n you, no inure impudent than yoorself, you so—t—y oat of your power to make me repent it. ORDERLY.—D-11 me, if you iin't hold your taupe, Kit. dirrrily, t'll tarn you ow le House, by G—d. Rev et A N.—You tarn me oat the Howe ?—D—a me, if 3 nave a mind for any !king come out, and give you a d—tan—n good hiding. Muter Donee—Wye think I • mind your —t—y half-erowa a night ? Here a tall person in black came round from a side-box, next but ono on the King's side, and beckoned the Ruffian out; and coming afterwards into the Box, the Doctor made his exit. In less than live minutes the Orderly and the Ruffian came in together, as lovingly as if the half-crown had been doubled, or the Flesh Bag agreed to be supplied gratis. This Dialogue was actually heard in one of the Dress Boxes, on Tuesday night, and afforded much greater diversion to those who had the luck to hear it, than any dialogue that has yet been beard on the stage of " the most splendid Thea tre in the world." We have given it naked and unadorned, as nearly in the words of the Ili:plants as reeol. lection would enable the respectable informant who 'furnished us with this precious morsel of communication. Dialogues of this complexion are, its fact, now held as openly, and with as little reserve, as if the parties were talking of coming in for a rotten borough. We arc at a loss whether most to admire the conduct or the mead policy of the Proprietors of this " splendid" Theatre—and the vary splen did company and equipages hired nightly to make a display of beaul, elegance, and fashion, iu the Boxes. Are they so incapably' stupid as not to see that the very 'measures they adopt to keep up appearances, are the means of in creasing the public disgust ? - That this stuffing system will finally be abandon ed, we have no doubt, nor shall we be surprised to see Mr. Kemlile's memorable threat of reducing Drury-laue to a splendid Desalt realized in his new Splendid Edifice. We have heard of a congregation being con centrated in the persons of the Parson and Clerk, whom the humourues priest addressed, Dearly be.. loved Roger. And we should not be greatly sue. prised if, on some evening, the audience was elPs. centrated in the Orchestra. After the fourth act, no part of the performance, either of Every Man in his Humour, or the music in Oscar and Marina, was heard. There were no fights ; but as the evening was cold, and the vacuum In the Pit considerable, the company theta found it necessary to lake a little exercise on the benches. At this, the traps, who had not made their appearance in the Pit, but were neverthe less on the watch, took offence, and grabbed one who we uuderatand to be a Gentleman of the Law, residing in Cecil-street. The pounce swat made so suddenly, mid he was hurried out so ius'antaneously, that the transectioe was almost unkitirwit. The sweet roar succeeded the final drop of the contains, mod to that the accustomed `mess Mad agelmuntiosts of As Private Boxes, — -,.: - -. 4 ' Rule Britannic," and the s tandin g cheen and I groans, closed the evening. TILE WATCH-901/3E. The Gentlemaa, grabbed in the l'it, waited for upwards of 15. minutes surrounded by the traps, during which time he repeatedly demanded the cause of his detention, no charge being prcferred against him. To his intreaties, remonstrances, and threats, be was told he " must wait till Mr. " Branded came, and that he would be there " presently." At length the Professor entered the watch.honte, where, like itobedil, he seemed ab. 1 sultitely "planet struck," fur, instead of giving charge, he totally declined that species of per. furmauce with which he is su familiar. The Pro. 1 1 fetter, after entering lute a bottling sort of in -1 spiry, said to the constable, " Oh, he has bean I." running about the Pit and making a noise," 1 and turning to Maltbew lluwitt, Clerk to I Messrs. Cutler, 1 1 1'Nanghten, and Co. Iron . !founders, and another, who had assisted in ' the grab, " Yuu snake the charge—aye, I" aye, you make the charge ;" the Traps obeyed the commands of their Cotantenuer, and I then, and ant till then, was a charge made by these men, although the wiseacre of a Covetable of the night had had the audacious temerity to keep the GrOlikinell in custody fifteen minutes without . any charge against him, assigning as a reason 1 the necessity of waiting the arrival of the Pro. fessor, whis t when he came, did not dare him. self tu.prefer an accusation. The particulars of this little affair will be investigated about the mouth of February, More twelve Gentlemen in Westisiuster Ifni!. . NAVAL INTE L LIG ENCE. POIVISMOUTII, Dec. 11—Arrived the Aretho..t frigate, at Spltheoit weal oat of Itarbour the Growler guti•haig. Sueratizss, Dec. 19.—Sailekl his Majesty's Chip Rifle man, with the menu fur ileligulaul, &c. suwouru, Dec. 13.—The ship that foundered lo the I►k is supposed to be the same vessel that ran foal of his Majesty's ship Bellerophon ; her nanse 6 not yet usLertnined her crew is supposed to have cornisted of from ten to twelve pessens. A ship bas arrived Mot Hushing, which place she left on Saturday last, they were then einbarlting the oi -1 litary stores. Dac.l3.—Remaine in the Donis, the West India fleet. The &Ilan lug bare last melon and cables—Reward, Ge neral Ilislsopp. Lurape, and Eagle. GR AY CSEND, Dec. 13.—Arrived the Alysion„ Cuthery, and norm, Lordlier, from Flushing *lirleY) Montagu, front Chime; Zepher, Anderson, from Rio; an .t Arethuia, fro* Cadiz. Sailed the Ca*berlae, Rees, for the Mediterranean. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE. SIMI: Yesterday afternoon the Fat Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs intended to he al►ewo for the 1 3 : izes, began to oisernble at Mr. Sadie► 's Yard, in GoswelLbtrnet. Si, John Sanders Seabright, and Mr. War►uingtan, the Stewards, were in attendance to exatnisse the certificates of feeding, &c. and arrange the cattle in the yard, rosily fur the three.Gentlrn►en who are this day to examine and award the prizes, previous to the opening of the show tu.morrow morni►►g. The Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Salisbury, sod many utl►vr sliitinguished Agriculturists, have sent in stock to he Aeon. Extioct of a letter from Boa:hay, sent on hoard the Custkreugh, on the day she sailed, by an Officer of Colonel WA LI eit's detachment, en.. played i:t the Calawar country : 66 Ott tiii! 7th July, we took the fort of Milan by storm, thegarrison of which place madja spirited resistance. Capts. Wtextsson ass l WEE:tete, of the Bombay regiment, we havejustcommitted to the earth ; they have died of violent exertion and ex cessive heat during the storm. Mr. CHEYSE is wounded, we fear mortally ; and PaRCY shot through the arm ;as also Captain A torrrr, the Gsth ; Lieut. Bitown, and another officer, wound. ed : our loss is between 70 and 80, chiefly Eu ropeans." 11. P. Commas, of Hatcheourt, Esq. has de clared hit intention of standing for the Borough of Tauutun, on the nest vacancy. Capt. MAURICII, Governor of the Island of Mariegalante, came home in the Duke of Kent packet, in consequence of ill health. According to many of the Provincial News papers, the hydrophobia is again taking its de vastating round. In Exeter and Sheffield, dogs are nut allowed to be louse in the streets. A whole pack of hounds (15 couple) have been put to death at Tborverton, Devonshire, must of them being either mad, or bitten. The rumour of Lord CUATHAX'S resignation daily gains ground : the propriety of it is, we ap prehend, unquestionable ; and has been rendered snore apparent, probably, by the proceedings in the City. The Duke of Clement:awe toll Lord Bono completed their 85th year un Thursday last. The Duke lost his last tooth six years ago ; and yet, the crust of a French roll has ever since ionised a part of Isis breakfast service. The Marchioness of Suou's elegant house, at Porter's Lodge, in Hertfordshire, was a few dais ago entered by a gang of thieves. They got id at the drawing-room windows, and took out of it a silver ink-stand and candlestick, a spencer, a cloak, and several other articles of 'value" they also cut the window curtains, which were of muslin, as high as they could. They got into her Ladyship's dressing room, which they ransacked. On'the table were two boxes; one of them contain ing Bank notes and cash to a considerable amount, and in the other, keys belonging to the parks and lawns, which the thieves took away ; they went down stairs and took several other articles, with which they made olf. Died, un the Ittli inst. Mrs. Desey, West Hil Wandsworth, aged 23, who will be lung aftd e deservedly lamented by her numerous ahemd latives and friends. LONDON : Primed mat Pisbii%hed Ay IL Leval.', at t% 611714114 P OFFILL, VI, Viselfttralllo IT 0