The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-09-22 00:00:00

-1•••^ - ~ar . KI•.NNLr AND AVON CANAL Loudon, Iliptiosbor, 18011. THE PROPRIETORS of the KENNET as& AVON LAVAL, intend to dice Ingetbir al the City of Lond.vs raven', bishop l ate-street, on W ZIA CSDIV the zit!' in,sons. sn .order to ark - uiVriedge.the oblifationt they feel to she COM LITEE of lIANAGE6/EN 1' for their exertio..b and pc rsebenuice io this promising root:era. Diuvr on the Treble at Five o Clock. Tickets. at Otte (bastes rich, to be nad ut the Bar of the Tuveru until Moadey, the 21)111, Moir istiieb time woe mill De i h. IL The Earl of A)leshory has, In the most Isakkisorne l and ouligiog tattooer, sixtwied his intentiot of preseuting Ve nison from his Park no toe occasion. THe STATESMAN. FitOPOSiTI 7LNAZ. LONDON: rain* Y, sscrresesti /2. Zunis Coat)* .1 , N.—llly ea the Paliac-Offices. Tim following account of tha Duel between Lord IsANTLIikEAGII and Mr. CANNING, 11111 dr. enlisted last 'Night, as containing an authentic sc. coque of that event : •' We itmdeistandtist there was a meeting at Putney-bentb, Aterda• menting, hetweeo Lord Casrr.tas•on and Mr. Citiallatis Left* 14/1111011111 a comp:toted itte refiner a► the betel-- ste. hLt.O the ►atter. After limbic their annual. they drat by Opal. sad ratNsed t mad too explanation (stung .Cr,eprr sae, lilted ati earls other a beCOUti titer. st hen the bail from Lord CasTr.sair•in•s pistol a eat ilerouvi Mr. C•TI- Bi ne's th.6l. us the outer sided the bane. 1 bus Lae altair terminated. Mr. C N I SO'S woutul it not roosi.tei ed is be da.i.scsiti-. The cause or tuts extroirdinary Adair is said to have argon:tied in snare wittrial snisuuderstat.diug. the nature e w mica we mead a•.t rates Staudt present, as or are gre.t:ty dent:seat is aufortau iou ■pou the subject = dud to a matter of net extreme delicacy, %. e 'antis it our duty to avoid hazard- Lig any stn eiucats w tomb we do out kw% to be accurately carrot." We have extreme satisfaction in adding, that the wound of .11r. CANNING IS out embittered dangeruus, and that his speedy recovery is nut sluebteti. It was, perhaps, not possible to have sug. gusted an event, shirt, should, bare so awls fUttstruled uor real ail et at au s this dpel Mr. WlLass fought in succession, Lord - Irss.. Durand Mr. Jisart.r, rs 414eDC0 11st. ADAM rutill)le Mt. Feel 4 in eon. sequence of sumo r.dettiour gag, by the latier j i on toe ititin.atc cottneeiton the forsi c eu i vith I,,bril NORTH, i!nrin4 . the Await-di Mir'.; Mr. Fox, un bciag wounded, howourously claimed to Mr. Au.tst, who apiatucheal ken with ev.uctit swab to conc:•rti, " iis /haven!, .tia4m, " sues would have killed suss, if you had not " chatica weth POWDLIt."— 'Ls Roy .1 ll: A bner) the .Duke of Yuas fought Culone: Laxux, notv Duke of RICIIMOsD, in of /oilier having given the health of Mr. PITT in the company of certain per auti.3l,es of the h'osol Wood, during the ri - oten (* L i: of tl.e D..hates upon the lt egency.— Mr. i'lvarkir /ought Mr. PITT in conlerrience of A siost:bls. .n tht House. of Common!, in the count:of wiieh the Speaker haring stated that the lloase,. would wait fur the explexalion of Mr. PIT f, that %milkman, with his accustomed k(Sti teup,• 41.14autly replied, " the House will wait a •• „rest *bile, if it waits for any explanation from me.” Hut L ird CASTLEUEAOII and M.. CAN ?• aro, two of tae Cabinet Alinisters of England, -fought, in consequence of expressions of d,..apprubation, by um) of the partiis, of the conduct, of the other. At a moment, when this empire is surrounded by flingers more imminent, more fearful, and more pres.ivqr s , than any by which it li as ever, till this awful crisis of the fate of Europe, been menaced —that the very Cabinet, which has cootributeiljto bring us Cato Cis situation, striuld 6y. in a state. of distracting, so complete, as ins citte their dif feretieev, by attemptini t., must :r each other, is a rout, were uny wanting, of the..abspleita decry . - pits* and tpltering eldbili4 of thisG ment, ,d yet leis llio season selected for aJLnit.ap ! r !•! II the Wit anhali, who hate propo&ed this ill tiacd F.Ktival, bu not insane, there never yet Iva an ind.vislual coafi.ied in 11.:111ani without ma. tarot injustice. " It is the very emir of the stain, " It eases . eArer t,) the earth than it were wow, " And watt, awe mad." Aft4ICES have certainly been received from Lard hittaitusevott, who ii sal:: to have moved from Elemt to Ilidijuz. Fun the tune of the Nlinisterjal Papers, we are led to apprt:hend, some " fresh sii.asters"—as they are lIU v cnde.tt.nnr log to anew, that even with the reinforceo:ent of Geseesal CitavrAtn's brigade, we have nut more thaw 25,000 men,.fli for service in the Pcninsals. tbis be tied fed, mar loss ILAs been must fearfni! ! F., 034 ( h e Continent we have nu news. 'Val sitiren, is wu liar , . all alung said, must be evucu. et:d. Tlft• alystury of the Ncgociatipne on the Dumbly Is yet impenrirub . le. • • Wig respect 10 the New Administration, we ar.: still in a state of incertitude. Fsom the j4 l .erilii . Papers, wecira,ly collect that Air. Pin. ce VAL has isibtailted a decaded soceed(shes---2114,1 frost fut Oran of the birt The Merniag GA, w ork of this day, we as clearly per,caius 4,{ ~tadfsdrpratc4Niorsof.the imam of Ltd Giti.r and Lard GaIIIVILLE. Tug pressor. of liusines< at flicks's-hall was so greet ye-tinlay, tbat the indictment preferred by WARDLZ MAW Milik CLARKE, il'hung% tailed tit trj Um Grand Jury, Nit obliged to be Neutral dN this day. -•- - : -4 ~'"': . TES , ; COVENT GARDEN. The ob.-isties,a.cy of JoHN PHILIP KLlfilLa l 'Esq. can only be equalled by his arrogance and by his sapidity. The Proprietors of this Theatre are now a't issue with the public, and the question who shall eve •way ? We think the public teal not, 'etre morally certain that they ought aut. his believed thaeln the Theatrical Cabinet cit Covent-garden, the chief sepporter of the se s. fells orpet.se.ver-ante, ',Nth the public feel to he extortion, is Mr. Klisilt.E. This we do nut vouch to be the fact, but that it is probable, no one will derik,.erho knows the lofty character of this once much-erspected vagrant. In using the word vagrank f re speak only according to the form of that it4tfite in which play-actors are so described. Lore in a Pillage, and Who Wins were announced fur the performances of fait night.... Previous to the opening of the doors to the pub lie, every part of the house was crowded with persons, gratuitously admitted at the Hari-WM door. We assert, that not 100 persons fumed admission to the Pit after the doors were open. ed to the public—that part of the house had been previously crowded by retainers, col lected from all quarters of the town. At least nineteen-twentietes of all the Sheriffs Officers in the Metropolis were in the Theatre last night. The Boxts were about two-thirds, and the Gallo. ries more than half filled, when the doors were opened. Notwithstanding all this precautionary stuffing, the same perfuratances were enacted in the Boxes, Pit, and G3llerics (with the addition of some watchmen's rattles, a salt-box ; frying. pan, gridiron, and a pair of tongs) as on the pre ceding evenings. The paneeeimical performers on the stage strutted and gesticulated the Opera sod Farce, as they had previously performed, diard, Macbeth, and the Beggar's Opera. The music in the orchestra, and the *tikes of the ac. furs un the stae4: were completely subdued, and drowned, by the' harmonious performance iu the body of the house. The banners that "streamed" in e'er) part of the huusc, greatly exceeded those of the preceding evenings in variety 'of inserip lions, as well as in numbers . ; but all were ex. pressive of disapprobation, heliguation, and eon. 'teMpt. The following ire a few only of the atm itiments thus published • " Old Prices, Six Sbillinp ani Three Shillings nod Sixpence." " No Private Boxes." " No Aceixorindatiou !loxes..' " Be Ins and naanimass, and they must take off the impsi tiou.' " No hidiag-places." 44 No theatrical taxation." " Drcio7l4 for ever; no CATALAM" JOINK DULL VIERSUSJOiIIs KEMBLZ." "Jous KEuaLE (car, 44 JOHN 1101.1. advise-, " If you'd keep up your fame,' " Keep down your pricer." " No new priers." " Silence, King J ACA'S bead filches: * " No Privileged Boxes." 44 No CATALA . :4I, 1110CNTAIN rOr everl" " Kewar.s, remember the Irish tinmaii." " Nu Concealment in Private Boxes." " No close Boxes. " " GOD save the Kiso, and Goo save our Pockets." " Old Prices without more evasion." " No Anneal Roves, or Italian Singers." " HARRIS will, but KEMOLE won't." " Equality fur the Public, and no Private Boxes." I " Resist imposition, to pay for Italian airs and blokes F.ng- hill." " Not Queen Aso E'S Prices, but reasnouhle Prices in the Reign of t;SO R F. the THIRD." "No Advanced Prices—No Inselt.--N Bow-strert Officers." '• The whole House for the whole Public, and oo Privuie Retreats." ~ The rulitoting hand-hill had been most Indus. triuusly cireul4teil 41 tue duurs, and in the streets adjacent to the Theatre- CAUTION. Ard M A NSII ELD, on the trial of the Rioters in the case ei•Mr. MACKLIN, stated, a lkiti3h Audience had a right elipress tacir approbation or disappnibr ion of Pbs and At-MN in the usual nay, but if it could be proved that any Penun or P:•rsons %%cut, night after night, to the Theatre, for the purpose of preventing an Actor exercising his Profession, or TO I NJ eft E TILE MANAGERS or PROPRIETORS, such l'irr,ou or Persons *I mild NOT ooiy he subject to AN ACTION at LAW, balasight' be INDICTED FOR TILE OFFLNCE. And in the cue of the Miser/els in the Kinz's Bench, Lord MANSFILLD stated, if the parties concur in doing the act, 4th •ar,b they were NOT PREY to USLY Acquainted with each other, IT IS A CONSPIILACY.—( Sapp/comet to Vitor's 4bridgaust.) Some time after the perform - ince commenced, one of the Poke Officers rushed among the standard.bearers in tile Pit, and lore down a placard. Hu then made his way towards the Orchestra, followed by many of the o pposition party. A geueral struggle was the consequelice, and the shore mass of people in the Pit was en. gaged in one continued battle. Some fell, Whets ruse triumphant, but the triends of the Managers proved the strongest patty, and all the placards, were carried away from the Pit by the Coustables. The Hornets mere also obliged to quit their posi.' bun s to avoid the impundiug danger. Doting this conflict the uproar became so violent, that the' performers stood fixed on the stage with their eyes directed to the scene o f suntention, which threat.. a 1 • , cued to terminate in a tragical catastrophe. I. amazon' came on about this time with Mrs. I.hcloms. and the instant %hey appeared, a di cud. tad shout was set iipi'' The nerves of Mrs. Ilekorts *ere isteepable of sustaining this 'shuck; she seeniedlieatly affected, and stopped I.:lort, -apparently linatutac by terror. leo-t -ows (*envoi:red tAiesture her to some degree of corritiostitte, and 4'ith treat difficulty prevailed on her t",ittliiihe the uitgrak . ii.i. task of facing the clanwristaii spectatois, Ihe °dicers cud hired mob tben gained complete IlWiloeSSi4lll - of the lit, and it remained comparatively quiet all the night. The Bozes and Galleries continued the-Isproar on. til the cortaiedrupped, *elitist peals of rattling' thunder. M. Luau, the person..who addressed' the Noise on two preceding erenings,appeared agent at his post in the Lower Buses. The noise bas too great to enable or to hear distinctly all he said. 'RTES lAN. He deprecated the conduct of the Managers in issuing orders to admit persons to thu Theatre for the purpose of opposing tbe general mini_ meta of the Public. He censured Mr., KKN. ut.s: for introducing CATALANS on the British stage. Ile had beard, he said. that she was learning English, to perform in oar popular dramatic pieces. It would be very interest. ing, he observed, to see Mr. Kemble superintend. log the education of CATALANI with a rod in his band. He opposed the statement respecting the pecuniary affairs of the Theatre. if the advance of the prices of admission was a trilling advance, as stated, why did not the Managers concede that trifle to the public ? If it was a trifle, why did they allow the Theatre to.be disturbed every night in the manner it had been, by their obstinacy, in not resigning that trifle to the unanimous voice of the public ? The truth was, Managers were like keen sportsmen—they would pursue their object even over the ruins of the Theatre. lie had told them on a former night, if they expressed their sentiments properly, they would succeed. (Loud cry of bravo !) lie repeated to them the observe. 4lon, if they had obstinate Managers to deal with, they ought to act with equal obstinacy. rie peaces of building the Theatre were staled to be enormous. Every person who knew the value of poutisis, *billings, and pence, knew that the sum required for building such a theatre was large ; but was a great part of that money never to be repaid ? The money derived from the Private Boxes would pay the interest of the whole capi •tal, and when this was considered, it was abomi. nable on the part of the Managers to make sta.!, an advance. Would any one give credit to the ' statement, that Mr. lizmacx had not been gaiuing more than six per cent. on the Theatre? The cue. duct of the Managers was abominable ; but neither the staves of constables, the arms of fighting watertnen, the Riot Act, the presence of blagistrates, the menacing noise of engines, nor the odious exposure secret trapdoors, should intimidate the aii , lietize to comply with the Managers' unjustifiable demand. One Pro. prietur, who was also ea Actor, had pasted by the voice of the audience, with more. insult and more contumacy than was ever shown by a Minister to the voice of the people. With all his boast of the liberality of the Managers, and the necessity of the increase of prices, he had refused to an old English Club, who drank Port wine and ate beefsteaks, a room which they had al wa)s enjoyed, in order to make a dressing.room fur a foreign singer. Itespectalile non were drag. god to Butr-street, fur manifesting what Lord Mansfield has stated was their unalienable right* ; and an English Theatre was reduced to the despo. tic away of an absolute Manager. He conjured them to persevere. as they had done, and they I would succeed. The tioruar and confusion continued after this %kb unabated violence, and at last the mighty ra:rant, Kiii. JOAN, appeared, mid after an iinanitimis salutation of humps, groans, and every species of abuse, declared that he was extremely sorry that the considerations u hich he had the hu. nour to propose to them last ni4ht had out met their approbation—Ue begged, however, to re mind them, sud hoped they would liberally coml. der—[here the audience, perceiving an actinic'. cence in their wishes was nut intended, burst into a renewed uproar, in the midst of which, bowing respectfully to all parts-of the house, Mr, Kill ma was compelled to retire.] After order had been in some degree restored, the orator, who hitl addressed them before, re. sumed—• 4 Gentlemen, you have nut gained all you wished, but you have gained much—in the first place, the fire.etigines have been w.tlidrawn— nest a kind of apology has been made in the bills of the day—and lastly, the Bow-street Officers are visibly diminished." The mention of Bow.street instantly called up another speaker, who now insisted on precedence; —" Gentlemen (said he), you see you mug filially conquer—be Brat, and y o u most be view.. rious—l need not ask you to be motknte, for I believe there never was an instance in which the public opinion was so utianiinuusly expressed, and in the expression of which su little injury has been done—Yon are men of sense, and there. fore, though you will be firm, you will nut be outrageous. Mr. hesrnr.e shall nut lay the bands of the law un yoii, and yet that very law with which he threatens us, declares this mighty and nisgoaninions Jousr Pinup Ki:stsie to be a vagrant. It does so rightly ; for that is the only heck we can have moon such fellows. Gentlemen you are unanimous,.l pope you will be karma nious"—the last expression had scarcely escaped the speaker'4 tips, when the musical instruments were instantly 'At in requisition, and the evening concluded with a full chorus, all the audience strikiii; up God save lite King, and Rate I.la. tannic, in concert with the raffles and French. burns. The audience separated before eleven. As, from the increased iipmbers with which the house is every night gratuitously filled, the Pro. prietors appear determined to pat down the Public, it may be word( while dispassionately to examine the fecundation of their claim to an advance of prices. They have attcatpted to bully and dra goon the public, by eunplu)itig Thief-catchers, Bruisers, Catch-poles, and a whole tribe of servile hirelings and dependants. They have had recourse successively to Trop-doors, firemen, engine-pipes, constables, bellies, ruffians, and fi e ;liting watermen. Nor still bayoneti, the " ultimo ratio Regan," be wanting, if :wets.' nary ; though, in this instance, we greatly doubt the pocribility of bringing the military to act against the people. We have also had, though last, not least, l'iner's Abridgment, mud Lord Mansfield, brought into the line of battle. Against all these truly formidable antagonists, we shall on the part of the public oppose but one following is the case to which thin Gentleman al laded, and a note of part of Lord %tan set IMP', Speech spas that occasion, in the K ing's Kenai, Thursday, May 11th, 1I 13. —The King agaiint Leigh and others. Lard Ms savtfLD said, " rocas I took care to say before, to be ante every man Cult is at the Key-Howe has a right to ciiiitst his approbation or di,approbatiou instantaneously, according as he likes either the acting o. the piect.---tisst is a right due to the Theatre---au unalterable tight--they mum! base that." Gentleman, who is, however, in himself sr host, in all matters of calcolation—that is the Author of a little Book of Rudiments, by which we first acquire the art of comities—the ingenious Mr* COCK**. Now, Mr. lOW Philip Kemble, " Mark bow a plain tale alma pat you dews" The Proprietors hare expended, stye Mr. Joe* PHILIP Kkatar.r, on this Theatre the Pum of 150,0001. We will not here stop to argue this Ma o bet admit that to be the fact. - . The Interest of that sum, at lfl. pii Sad. Is 7,5001. Now the 30 private Retreat., ittealtiagly ttr pedantically called Annual Boxes, are let at di sum of 400 guineas each fur the season, whisk amount(to the annual sum of 12,6001._ The account, therefore, between the Proprietor and the public stands thus : Cost of the Theatre it 150,03G1 (Moisten-it of vs isich it 7,5111. per :tn.) nalance,oxtorted ft oat the public, in the tint liotance,by pel otas I{oresresctu sfus of lb! nitempt to raise the Priers 19%000 1:251.W0 The aetival . servi red for prixote Bates is 41°,600 per mine., whirl) is td to the interest 4115.1,1106 • ....a____. E 1.52.0111 4 ' Three thew thns mike istiot.ll--Ciarpit." The above statement it is impossible to ',Woke. The Proprietors of Covent Ilirden, pet vpwirds of 100,0(-`01. in their pockets—diminish the ac. comou,!ations for the people --and then have the unparalleled effrontery to raise the rieet admission !!!....0!‘ love of pelf! As if We-tease of appetite had gram •` . 13/ what it fed ea." TIIR 110 WE BUILT'. This is the House that Jaci haat. These are the Serie let to the Great, that aiatt the Haw that JAcit hails. Thema are the Pigeon-holes over the Braes, let to the Greet that visit the (louse that J acit built. This is the CAT engaged to strait, la the ?ow in the Pigooft holes ester the Bores let to the Great, that visit the /loose. t bat J•cit built. This is JOHN BOLL with a lisigis Ilea, that hissed the Cat award to 'quanta the P..r is the been-hoks user the "p.m, tet to the Grief, that visit the How that Ja,cs Tab is the Tlikktaker Aare& and shorn, That took up Jous BULL with his Baits Mew, alto Masa the CAT engaged to squall to the Peer ill de. Ph geon-halss over the 13:.k,, bet to the Great, that visit * House that J sts built, This is the Manager, fall of eters. Who IitAISZD iris tame to the pea* foetus% And directed the Thfcf-tabrr, shaves sod shim T. takes' Juan Aull with his lieges Mem who hissed the Gat ensged to squall to Cat Pow is pet Pigeon-Asks wet the Rosa., let to the Onset. SO visit GM House teat J sits built. BOW,WOW. Yesterday letters arrived - from Coronas le the date of Friday last. It was asserted, that cense. derable apprehensions Witt been excited in OaMei& by the approach of the French, who were said to be withiti two days march of Corunne. We 4. 'earn "tat the rumour was false ; that ewe had been ao battle between ties French and the army ISt , : under Gen. lt,osse vts and that every thin( mete was in a stale of perfect teastaisillity. it A lett..r from Corwin* wending, that the whole city of Madrid is converted into in hospital for tie reception elf the sefferets in the battle of Tala. Sera. According to the latest accounts from Seville, ireeired threisgh the channel of tlle Lisbon nail, we learn that General VAni oxs attributes the de feat of his army north ard of La Mancha to the cireu.nstatiee of the forces under Gent. CuaTA and WKELE:LSe hissing nithiliswii westward of Talavera, %Oboe( hilt haring been apprised of such a movement, and he states, as the consequence of their disappearance, that the whole farce of the French was unespectedly combined against him, whets his reheat tie Came unavuidable. , Reny! that some of his regituents were reduced almost to nothing during the conflicts, and that several of them had not a single serviring officer. Sir insult BANKS yesterday morning artivei at Windsor. The transport, with two crimpaniel of the First Foot Guards, under the command of Lieut.. Colonel ASKEW, with Captain 9.1.4aLr4, and an. signs It:Lumen and Tetsuo-roe, which was missing, and couceenitig which there existed sumo .oneasi. nesa, is arrived safe, and the men and Otfieere disembarked at Chatham, in good health. Alderman CURTIS, We are happy to announze, has had the good fortune to secure an uncommonly Inc turtle, fur rife 25th of October. Ministers have granted permission to General 'Revues., who, in a late French paper, wasstated to hate been arretted, tried, dismissed the Westphalian servic,?, arid banished to America with his Lady, to reside in London. Mrs. Joitnysi has, after an absence of seven Years, returned fur a few nights, to enliven the Liverpool Thea!re by her inimitable perfermances. Uer first appearance was eau Monday let. The arrangemet4fue the Lyceum Theatre roc • the season is, that Colonel Guts - ILLS is to have one third of the Traits, in consideration of his , licence ; Mr.:Aexot.n, Doe third for the trouble of managenicet ; and the remaining third is to go to the Trustees of Drury-lane '1 beaus, fur the purposes of the deed . of trest. The dress worn by Yrs. SiDDONS on Monday night, in the character of lAdy Macbeth, was 4 correct copy of that worn by NI ART, Queen 0$ ieots, at her marriage with Lord D yam Ler. The new drop scene at Covent.gahlen is hot to remain; a eiew of lt.destuuti is to be the grand drop. The new military road from St.'llelier's to St. Aubiis's, Jersey, has, from the great exertions of the Lieutenatit Governor, been forwarded is a manner that could scarcely have been expected; from the difficulties opposed to the undertaking ; its completion will beg matter of the greatest importance to the sal/ t Seminsite 01 the island. ' . ~-.:.