The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-04-25 00:00:00

l !Pnr"* s -_.! Tilt 'RES. BRMIT-LARE.—Mutiovit's Tragedy or lie :km o f m i me, wee revived at this Theatre last night.— reot additions have been ma d e to t h e origi nal Tru dy, but they are few, and the merit of the restorer of the piece seems to could merely in the alterations mode in it for the purpose of chastiting it into pro priety. The most objectionable parts hare basin omitted—all reference, for instance, to the poison ing, by Barabas, of an entire nunnery, together with the ribald remarks on nulls and friars, having been expunged—the death of the Jew, who, in the• origi not, is made to fall into a boiling cauldron, is also lets horribly produced. The character of the Jew is drawn with great force. lie is the soul of the piece. Barabas is a part precisely in Mr. KEAN'S line. It seems as if it were written for him—and he played it to the life. Barabas is another Skylock—but mote sweeping and malignant in his revenge, in which principle his actions originate, for having been made to contribute all his wealth to the payment of theTork- Ish tribute. They ere a tissue of unmingled horror, a client of atrocity and malignity, till he becomes the victim in the end of nuts of hit own hellish devices._ The characterof Baraboo, the Jew,like - that of Stmts. - TeAnt's Skelock, ois evidently written to stimulate • that into!etaut feeling which too long existed against the Jewish race. In •be 4th Ac t K L A N *co g a son g ! and that too with considerable taste—it was lousily encored. Mrs. BARTLEY sustained the part of All. gait very effectively. Ferueze, Dan Maithias, and Don Lodowick, were well represented • by Messrs. Pore, STANLEY, slid WAL LACK. hhamore, a Terki.b slave, was performid by Mr, ilmtLxe very meritoriously, who spouts Latin p o d E ng li s h drunk or sober! A Prologue was spoken by Mr. BARNARD; and an Epilogue, containing a prupiiiat log allusion to the Royal Marriages, was well de livered by Mrs. BARTLEY. • CHRISTOPHER MARLDW, the Author of the above Play, which, by-the.by, is net his best, is one of the few authors in this department of literature; who wrote before SitaasexAne. lie died before he was 30, having been killed in a " lewd quarrel." Coverer-oaaners.—The Tragedy of Bellamira was repeated last night with infinite success, and an nounced for a third representation on Monday, amidst the reiterated plaudits of the audience. Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted business wi►h the PRINCE REGENT. Yesterday the Duke of CUMBERLAND visited the PRINCE REGENT. A new arrangement, it is said, has been made since Monday, by the [total Inmates of the Queen's Pa lace, in consequence of which the Prince and I'rin. cess of Hesse- lioneutto will not leave England before the 29th of. the ensuing nserith ; by which time, it is expected, ►he Duke of CAMBRIDGE asid his bride will have arrived. In the meantime, her MAJESTY will retire to the Castle, at Windsor, for a week or two, accompaNied by the Princrss Au- GOSTA, and the Prince and Princess of Iles,z-Box avec. They will most probably leave the Palace one of the first (lays at the begin sing of nest week. His Serene Highness is purchasing several foe horses both for the csrriage and the saddle. On Thursday morning the Prinie of HE+sE.lloa• BURG visited the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, and most of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers. Mr. H. F. THORNTON, well known in the theatrical circles, as the Manager of several Ps oviocial Theatres, for above thirty years, died on Tumdey last at Chelmsford, in the 69th year of his age. Strong suspicions are entertained, that the late outrage committed on the Brazil packet was done by Spanish vessels, and the greet object in view seems to have been to obtein possession of the Mail. On referring to the list of clearances, published in Cadiz, we find that the ship Cincn [termini' (Five Brothers, nod the name mentioned in the Captain of the packet's report) sailed from Cadiz on the 27th Fe bravery, in company with the brig Itauconcito, hound to Vera Cruz. The outrage took place in lat. 19. 38 N. long. 40. W. in which part it is sup posed they would be about the 21st March, ac cording to the time eat their sailing, and the rout they would pursue. This supposition receives additional weight from the lotelligence received by Merchants, as well as by Government ; and it is a (setter of great anxiety to know what steps Ministers will take to maintain the honour of the natiou violated in this flagrant matter. A French Paper quotes a letter from Palermo of the 10th ult. stating that the shocks of earthquakes in that neighbourhood continued from the 20th Fe bruary to 2d March, at which period Mount Gibel sent forth some smoke, sod the earth appeared to have resumed its firmness. The last shock on the 2d ult. caused a great number of accidents in the Valley of Noto, and the villages of Miulo and'Pals. genie in particular suffered greatly. Pooa RA'rts•—From the last Report of the Se. lest Committee on the Poor Laws, it appears that the average sum raised by assessments for the relief o r the Poor, in the three years ending in 1750, was only 730,1351. And that the average of three years ending in 1815, assoented to the enormous sum of 8,16-1,4961. The Committee further state, that the average annaal'a(noant of money emended in suits of lass, esperice of parish officers and removals, is 327,5731. or one twenty-fifth part of the whole money raised! These documents form a melancholy and striking pronf of the almost incredible increase of the poor Its the coarse of the preseut cello. The supporters of Lord LON-DALE are said to have declared, " they had so wish to bring is two Members, bet were ready to 'rapport any indepen. deal Gentleman of the &defy who Would only vote es they wished him." What mild be mote gene. rout? It would appear that fto g r apliN fouln en part of the education of a Lawyer, when we hear a Learned Serjeaut mention the Colony of Berbice as an island, Ind another eminent Counsel talking of the Island of fistavia ! i The Theodosia is arrived at Kinsale. from Cal elite, which she left on the 7th of Deeembet. The George Canning, from Cadmus, which she - left on the 10th of October, is also arrived at the same port. Ifussey, during the last week, has been very much 's diSpOied ; en •ccesnt of which, some of his irons " bests taken off, upon the recoMmeodation of the lrgeoe of Maidstone prison. '. g 1 All ,14 1110 - • „ • ..IsHE STA • . • • • P . ot • .n'L7 I{.. :r. WzltElt COMPANIES. .Wei VAL INTELLIGENCE. ............_ MAL, Aram 24.—Arrived and seiled for the _........ e ...—__ . River, the Brosburnbury, Pitcher, from Batavia, TO THE EHITOR OF THR STATE9IIAR. left from Portsmouth.—Came down from the [liver, Ste,--As a Committee is now sitting in Parlia. the Albion, Stevenson, for Quebec; Neriva, Camp- meat to incorporate a New \Water Company, to sop bell, for Miratnichi ; Demerara packet, Venables, ply the p,rish of St. Maly-le-bonne, I trust the wis for Demerara. dour of the Committee will goard the I'dblic 4001 FIVE o'CLocit.—The wind has shifted to its old quitter N. E. again, and the outward-bound ships are , those impositions that have been practised by , the Old getting under weigh. Companies; first, es ill Companies of this sort, who act PrAMotmt. Amur. 23.—Put in by adverse winds, under the authority of Parliament, a fisted rate should the brig Espedition, Hobbs, from Bridgewater for be stated wha t the va rioos houses should pay pev homes, London, and has been run foul of by a fishing-smack, and no better scale can be laid down than to charge in Catwater, and carried away her bowsprit.—Put in also the Wear, Thompson, from London to Mon- the price by the size of the house, as dwelling. treat, having sprung a leak off Portland last night, houses are denominated by first, second, third, and and makes a deal of water. foerth-rate houses; suppose, asa scale, first, 2b. ; se- FALSOIMI, Amu. 22.—Arrived the Prince Er- coed, tls.; third, Brie. ; and fourth, 154.; with a nest packet, with Mails from Lisbon in ten days.— proviso, if any stteet, court, or other place which is Sailed the Priucess Elizabeth packet, with Mails for served by one three-fourth pipe to soy public cock or the Brazils. cistern, the same being formed by the landlord or PENZANCE, APRIL 22.—The Heywood, Harms- landlords, if so demanded, to he charged only at worth. is arrived at Scilly, from Bengal and the Cape, the rate of two-thirds, according to the above scale, for London; five months from the former, and two because the payment will lie secure; and, fur. months from the latter place.—Sailed from St. Be. then, as a guard against the waste of water, lent, in company with the Streatham, Moffat, and all pipes leading from any main or service, (mot, William Pitt, which ships, no doubt, are also is the cock serving any civern, tub, `pond, or other Channel. ' "utensil, shall have a ball or valve filed to each, and HeArrwsurs, APRIL 23—The following OAPs hate the colle t ... 4n s, or tortscucks, shall esamine the balls come in here for shelter, viz.:—'The Thomas, Winne, or valves twice in every year, and if any repair is from Demerara for Liverpool ; Tamerlane, Franklin, necessary, two months notice is to be given in writing from the Cape of Good Hope, last. from Bristol, for to the huh :bitants or landlords, before any ferril Liverpool; Diana, Clifford, from Boston for Liver- shall he drawn front any main or service-pipe w hat pool ; this vessel is on the sends, but is espected to ever. The system the Old Water Companies have be got off without (Imago.. hitherto pursued is this : if two or more houses, Sclu.sr, Arum 21.—Ott the 20th came in the Fair which are served by one pipe from their main, neglect t 'Ellen, Briggs, from Jamaica for London; Hey wood, to pay any elm charge they dune to demand, with- Ha t rosworth, from Bengal for London ; William, ou t p r evious notice, they thaw their ferrule and keep Smith, from the Btatils, for London. ill other persons from a supply of water, and in a very DOVES, Aram U.—Sailed the Fon, and the Mar- modest manner demand payment for the whole time, garet and Brothers, for Suoderland• as well as the estra sum demanded without any notice, SyricEastEsi, A putt. 24..—Put in the Brothers of wh i ch I am. es ii ,,,,m urd of several houses in the Parish Bridlington; detikinvoti, with loss of an anchor and of St. Luke's, 0 &street, now celled on to pay, or cable; and the Agincourt, ---, with loss of au au. else you shall have none. This system calls for some chor. regulation ; for, in case of lire, much mischief may . . arise to the Public for the want of a small supply of water on the first discovery of a fire, therefore as the supply of water is a public concern, as well as of use to the individuals, it is but just that the Comps ies should be paid a fair price for their commodity, so long as the houses are occopied, but not when they are empty ; it any rates for the water he due, and the tenants not to be (mind, then the Comp sow shall demand payment of the landlords. As most fires happ-u in the night, some better re. gelation should be adopted, se as to insure a supply o f water in the night as well as in the day, for most of the Water.sr Pt ks are worked by steam-enginea, and at night their fires are stopped up, and the engineer retired to rest; therefore, when any alarm of fire is ,xiten, one hour most espite before any water can possibly he directed to where the fire is di.covered, the doeouring element gains strong hold ; therefore, Mr. Enrron, it would be advisable, where two Com• pahies' maims run in a der-crimi through any street Or district, for one Company to serve by night, and the other by day, changing their position every week or month, as shall be agreed too between themselves ; thus the town would have water, in case of fire, both flight and day ; and in those districts where only one Company's mains supply the place, reservoirs that would hold from 100 to '2OO barrels of water, eliwald be elected in various parts of the district, where only one set of pipes are laid down with a communication into the main, with a boy, and proper written directions, with a plan of the streets in the parish. iscc. with the evict spot where the stop cock in the main is to be found, so that the water may be directed to the spot. One should be in each watch. -.hearse, and under the direction of the night-constable. The Borough of Southwark, and part of the City, .are served from London Bridge Works, where, at high and tow water, no supply can be procured.— To supply this defect on the Borough side, the Bank ' end' Water-works should always be at work, for a tiled tittle, at high and low water, which would en sure a supply from one or the other. Surely no solid objection can be made to supplying the town at night, because, es all cocks ate to have balls or valved, they will regulate thent.elves as well in the night as in -the day. Probably, Mr. Entroa, you or some of your Correspondent', by directing their attention to this particular object may improve the plan, so that the Committee may have the benefit of all plans on the suhject.—l am, your's, &c. Southend', April 41. The Borough of lividgettorth, iu Shrepshire,which, from its uniformly quiet and undisputed Parlia mentary Elections, ii .s given rise to a well-known provincial adage, is likely to become the scene of a strencous contest at the ensuing General Election ; the lion. CECIL Fouttesten having declared his in tention of titterer% himself, in opposition to the old interest. SPEED.—The Defiance, Cobourg, Regulator, and Telegraph Coaches left Mauchester on Tuesday last, at four o'clock. The bets were test to one on the Regulator and Cobourg, but the Telegraph, to the very great surprize of the parties, distanced them, and arrived in Lorition, at the White liorse, Fetter lane, ten minutes beftpre four o'clock, the day fol lowing. Mr. WALKER, of hlitchel.grove, Sussea, has pa tronised one of the Arundel Coaches, the Comet, against the Earl of Surrey Coach. This is a trial of strength agaluit Mr. Casts., who has *Tattered him self useful to the Public. BIRMINGUAIN MEETING.—FORGED BANK NOTIOS. —On Wednesday, a nutnerous and respectable Meet ing of the Inhabitants of Birmingham took place at the Public Office, on the subject of the alarming in crease of forgeries on the 1140 k of England, and tir adopt such measures as may have • tendency to call the attention of Parliament to the subject, for the ' purpose of remedying the evil. WM. COTTERELL. Esq. High Bailiff, took the Chair, arid after reading the Requisition calliug the Meeting, the Rev. J. II SPRY, in • perspicuous and forcible speech, moved a series of Resolutions, enforcing the imperious Recoi -1 lily of such an immediate alteration in the style of lwrigrarity, the Bank of England notes, as may prevent those numerous trial' and frequent esecutiont which are occasioned by the present extreme facility of fa brication, and which are alike shocking to that feel. ipgs of the humane, and a disgrace to the character of the country. The Besot utious and Petitions to Par liament were carried unanimously. The Overseer of the Parish of Twigworth, Glou cestershire, named Pickering,' was indicted at the last Gloucester Assizes, for refusing relief to R. God sell, a pauper, •1111 reuroving him while in a state of 'illness from small-pne. A verdict of Guilty was re corded, on the Defendant agreeing to pay all et ponces. The Judge, at the close of the case, said, hi fished it to 4 .1 abroad; that it was the duty of 'eery 'Overseer of the Poor to do every thing he could to the -support ind comfort of that Poor who were under hie Centroul ; and Overseers ought to take care that part pars should net be removed from one parish to an other until they were able to travel ; fur if they did, they were anseerable for all the cousequencet resell ing from it. staece.—We remember a time when, if the sister proposed a new plan of finance, the first gees tion upon it would be, is this the best one pnssible? But so mach have we fallen of late years, and so hum ble are the eipectetions we form of Min , sters, that on the publication of the present new plan, the only en quiry made concerning it was, would it be successful? And, indeed, even the Ministerial Prints seem to have adopted this impression,since they displayed,we think,' a very indelicate degree of exultation at the lucky hit, which will save Ministers the labour of recur. ring to their arithmetic for another 12 months. But we ate not at all disposed to pass it by so easily. We cannot see the public moist' , latishly . expended itz a bonus to stock-jobbers and be snent,.while the Mi. nitteral Prints trumpet forth the honour and libe.; rality of Ministers. As men, we are not disposed to question their honour, but there is something ea ceedingfy impudent in this assertion df their litre rality, at a moment when they ierit required by their situation, to drive.* hard bargain with a body of the shrewdest mones•-dealers in the world. From the Birmingham Chronicle of Thursday " Ann Bamford, Militias Grey, aid Wivt. Stewart, upon whom sentence of death eras passed by Mr. Baron GAItROW at our late Aerigeo, have been re prieved Gatti Friday next, on which day it is et 'teem, they will stiffer the awful sentence of the law. Joseph Laidtfard end Rebecca Hodges are wider stood to tittle been lepriesed until the Royal plea sure is known respecting them." The account of the execution of the abate malefactors most there fore be erreeeetts. E. C. A I.lsl' OF Ttt 1.. MINORITY THAT *Otto LAST EIGHT AGAINST CRAIITIPG ANY SOH OF THE POILIC IMONLV. UPIOILE THE IFIIt•ENIT EFIRCUH . STA ACES OF THE COUNTIFY. FOR THE Pipaciiiiiit air ilia LATE till. BIERNIEF•I I.II3IIAEF. Brand. lion. F. Heron, Sir Robeit ooultton Lord BEnnel, Hon. H. 6. Homily. Ed.• Odell, W. Broilehnni. H. Kett.... Sir Jahn Proilseroe. Ed.• Celthorsi, S r Nic. Lintimi, Joho C. Paulen, Air B. Cnlcialt. Joh.. Lloyd. Sir Ed. Parnell, W. H. Duocunitiin ' Fleet: Lainuch, J • Pelham, Ron. C. Fercu-son. Sit R. C. Lit .inehe, i?, Syenniido. T. P. r'inrY. Ld. .1. Methuen. P. C. Sefio.l. Cart of rolkeltiptie.. Vis. Norili.l). Wilkiiiii, Waller Gui•e. 4.i . W. Newpiiii, Rt. Mon. Walpole. Hon. O. a ...coy neflietwrat Sir John W.. id. Alderman Giatutin. Sir J. Osborne. Lord F. Whi'. M. .. TELLER,—J. C. Coroesi and Sir .John Sehright. PANTOMIMIICIL TRIER.—A constable of Chattel. tiara, OH Wrduesday last, apprehended a notorious vagrant begging there, and conteyed him to the lock or-room ; ou their reaching which, the pauper so licited in the molt pathetic manner, that the officer woald enter with him, and he closed the Window. Shutters, as his health was mach impaired. To this the constable readily assented, when the beggar nimbly slipped out of the prison, locked the iron door after him, and the officer was obliged to en. derao a fete hours' solitary confinement before his situation was discovered, and he could be released 1 from 6 $ durance wile." MATCH otiaimst TiMit.—An interesting race took place at Chobhara-heath4 near Hatford-bridge, on , Thursday. Captain Henbury4 of th e Yeomanr y 1 , Corps there, haling engaged to back his miles (or Isleight.loo gaineng to trot eight mites in 30 m inutes, and td carry feather sleight. It was altogether • fine Steady match i she tectneplished wen miles in 27 minutes and 24 sect/ads; bet it) the eighth mile the mere broke oat into a gallop. Had that not Ambso the esse she must Mee been beat a fall minute. — T he 1 stare Was backed eagerly. - 1!' ",' -- -- -I _______ 1:29' Mint:MS - ISIGN. . _ COVrtT OF CHANCitRir, Anita.' il. . ClYtoit I. Tat Cohiiiiiv 011 AnTatia asth wince& The 'Lord Chincelloi Trim into Court at tad o'clock, When the case was,aittln beard:, The Cart *as eimardett to tuns, sod We hail leldom semen many Coale! present. The Sot,tcrion Ctminat said he eppeared. as Counsel fur Lord Stewart, though thinmotion new under 'considhVation did pot au .affect him, bat only Lidy Amite. It pprier'ed, however, that has tainted Ftletsai bad that'll( it : their tlety . tollend .the petition of Lord Stewart and the Motion togeshai iti that it tea his ditty POW in !indicate Lord' Stewart froth thit iitputationa unj ustly threivn ott him.• He tepid have wiihed„ . andi Weed hid said as at an earlier ila g e of the Roollette t . OHO ,it hiChetwa beard pr iiately, not because Lord Sveirtri felt say *siert ) .to have his coudilct prisetely inveitioted, bot-betause his Lordship was desirous to *Mid loam ing the feelings of others, Which he herr swat bi necessarily the tete if the pieeeedings were politic.... As, however, the Learned Copnsei OR; the ; Utiles. side' had chosen to make ii thi e.ebject of Piddle dia. erosion, it has necessary for him to go over all the facts of the ease, that thi übtic m:.,tlit see that Lord Stewart had acted Will; that hatioui• and gandoor which had always chiracteriaerl him, arid et the same time with a due regard to the young Lady. Whet' bi saw the affidavit which Mrs. Taylor hail flea, and considered that it was founded on anonymous [MOO; of no authority, he could not conceive how shit could, in the diScharge 14 her duly, be at all in' duced to make this the subject of ;while dicussion.-• Among the objections to Lord Stewart be fouud see. 'era! were personal, to which he should allude. She, Iconsidered him an unfit husband to her niece, on ac count of his being the youngest son of on Blab Peer; being a widower, forty years of age, hosing a son nearly as old as the niece, being of dissipated and irregular habits, &c. Now, in making such charge* against the Noble Lord, he Must contend, that Mrs.. Taylor should have made some enquiry before such insinuations were thrown out. His Lordship was Colonel of the 25th Dragoons and a Lord of the Bed chamber, which produced him 3700 f. a year. lie was besides Ambassador from his Britannic Majesty to the Court of Vienna, for which be rirei yeti 12,0001. annually; in addition to which he aas allowed` 0001: a year by his father, and he had 26,000'. of per.. sonel property. In the event of sursiviog I:is brother, Lord Castleresieb, should that Noble Viscount have tio children, lie would succeed to a property of 18,0001. in the county of Down. Ile Was advised and believed he could jointure a second wife with • 10001. annually, besides raising 10,0001. for the children of that marriage. Now when such was the case, he would ask, was the charge brought against Lord Stewart by the other side at all likely, viz. that he wai seeking this young lady solely for her large fortune ? The conduct of that Noble Lord showed he was incapable of acting from such a base and sordid motive, and it was most improper to make such a charge, es it was also to say he had outmost debts, for which there was no foundation. Ills hts• bits were said to be dissipated atid irregular. Con• sidering the honours which were the reward of his Lordship's gallant conduct, he was astonished at such a charge against him. Tits Very situation he now held, as Ambassador, was a proof sit the accusation being unfounded. His Lordship had most reluct• airily made an affidavit in reply to this, in which hi narrated all the event.; of his past life, sad called oil the accuser to point out a single instance of his con• duct being irregular. He said the affidavit was made reluctantly, because it at all times must be unpleasing for a person to be called on to speak of himself. It had been further objected, that hilt Lordship's intro• duction to the lady, and hiss subsequeut addresses to her, were the effects of a plan Contriied between him and Indy Antrim, and this, he understood, wad the principal ohj ec , ion of the reference being Made to the !Master, because the Cantlethen on the other sidi contended the facts produced were sofficient to show there bad been a plan between the tan. In reply, he would read part of the allidavit of Lord Stewart, which stated, that his Lordship being at her Maw jesty's Drawing-room, on the 26tii of February, aw Lady Antrim and her datighter ; that site had known Lady Antrim and been introduced to her daughter some time before; that out of common courtesy he had banded the daughter to her carriage, and that this happened by accident. Mrs. Taylor, on the contrary, said that her niece bad told her that she expected Lord S. at the Drawing-room. Tbii vise very probablP, because from his rank there stall every reason to believe he would be there, though be posi. titely swore he had not given any intimation of his going there. He had seen the young lady at sweat, public placet, and acknowledged that the qualities of her mind had midi an Impression on him; that • he had avoided meeting his Royal Highness the Patted/a .. Regenrat Lady Antrim's on the 13th of March, sew Aerstandini it 'would not be acceptable to !Ay As trim,* wham he afterwards satisfied; that oo the 9th of April he' informed Lady A. of his attachment to whom the daughter, lie saw in theeiening, in presence ell r. NI • Donnell, before w hoes his proposals were at. cepted by Lady Tenipeat ; and nnaily, he declared, that every peit'of his conduct bad been open and candid, end alwayd Eu the presence of where. Ina subsequent 'Attests , he 'most solemnly denied buidg ever, di• reedy or indirectly, attempted to , fiecctre an Intee • view with the young lady . Sir 4 . , wanly, had .:- pressed his krptive that Lord S, Shield take Nick pains to vindicate himself ; but was it to be wondered at, when the charge of colliisleo was made seinen him ?—Lord Stewart never atithorited the lady of high rank to toitithutricate Willi Mrs. tigior • for, on the cohtrtry, 'it Was his wish (list the yeinglady, if shetont hint' at ill, should rte Li spontaneously without any cockle intieetici. Via feints'. had been • much wander by the charge against hi., (l td he had acted with so much delicicy, that he reels in n in. teflon to dine with the Austrian AasbassiOler, ber• cause he undeilloa She nail to be there. Hese* heat Lady Cholmoodeley's medling on the 9th id*, but did not speak to her eacept in the coalition terms of civility ; bat en the lath he saw her •t Almack's, where he Converses!' With her, add arms is ca. sequence ;whited to accelerate the match, as he was Soon to return to Vienna. The affida. vita of Mr. M'Donnell and Lady Antrim pressly denied any plan being formed; bit from . ... • .....'. : 0 . . :1 3 4 • 11 i / il • 4 . . . . : . C • si t ' 1 , . 1 . 1 ' '1 .. 1 • n et- tb• . 4s' rt • I