The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-03-13 00:00:00

* A . - e S 4 : _~ .. i.~.. i~ CO FR NT.G ARD iflig R. A hew Trustiest piece, i 6 three acts, entitle! Rot o N , and dramatized from the novel of that name, u m p ro duct(' at this Theatre last evening. If this perforriiancehad no other merit than that of restor irtg the Public, it would have had con. aiderable claims to favour, but it has many other at tractions. The story is admirably adapted for the Stage. The alterations that have been made In the starrative of the nom', for the purpose of accomono. dating it to its new shape, are feet, and most of those chtisist in making incidents entemporary which hap. fined at different periods. The piece opens at the time of the Wore of the house of Otbaldistone, and the first material scene is the parting of Diana Ver. lion (Miss STEPHENS) and her lover (SINCLAIR); then follows his journey and that of Owen (Br.sscuititl) to Glasgow, to retrieve the affairs of their principal ; the adventure and the speeches in the tolbooth of that city ; the duel between Fronds and Rashleigh (Aomori . ); the scene and quarrel with the party at the inn, and the prowess of Baillie Nicol Jarok fiAszon); the unfortunate expedition of Captain Thornton ; the capture of Rob Roy, through the treachery of Rashkigb, and his escape in time to save the Raißie from the vengeance denounced against hire by his wife, ilekn Macgregor (Mrs. EGERTON). For the sake of supplying what the original story *tints; a retelar ettastrophe. Frank Osbaldistiose. is united to Diana Vernon; Rashleigh falls by the band of Rob Roy, and a pardon is procured for the bold outlaw. The whole is managed with an infinity of taste and skill, and the several scenes and incidents are all pleasing and interesting. The music is portico lady attractive, and the selection and compilation do much credit to the taste of the composer. The airs, with only one or two exceptions, are Scottish ; they were exquisitely performed, and drew forth the loud. est applause and most hearty encores. 'the words song in these airs were for the most part those adapted to them by the inimitable litmus, and were very appropriate to the occasions on • hich they were introduced in the piece. The performers exerted theinselves with uncommon effect. Miss STEPHENS, as the Diana Vernon of the play—more soft, more genuine, and more mildly attractive than the Diana Vernon of the novel, sung with the most enchanting effect a duet in the first act with Mr. SINCLAIR, to ille'air of Roy's Wife of zlidivalloch ; and lathe second art, with 'viol felicity of execution, Buitars's words, d Highland Lad my Lore was born, to the tune of the While Cockade. SINCLAIR was Francis Osbaldistane ; sod gave in admirable style all the %Ai l :- allotted to him, especially that in the first act, 6 ' Oh, mil Love is like the red red rose." Bu firth— " Snipeld wild ectienintsiece he C.rgot," mere also bung with great simplicity and sweetness by Mr. SINCLAIR Ile *.a much appla‘ded, and the absence tif I3RAUAM , atp, »ith all his musical con. urines., makes rad lisvoc in the halm's'' , of Scottish "eras., was not percep.ible on this occasion. Rob Roy, the principal p e r,ro nsg ., was m ,,,, &m y sewed by Mr. :1,1 ACK EA DY. Mrs. EGERTON Was Rob Roy's trite, a Iligh;and Amason, with all the teirsilsisoness, and little wit the real stamp and sp. p.arance or the character. Linos: was estreinely entertaining in the Baillie J.lrsie. The old Scottish airs, of which the music chip Hy consists, were the Chief support of this piece. The scenery is well painted, and highly picture.que. There is • view of the bridge et Glasgow, by moonlight, done with great beauty and fidelity. The performance was most complettly successful. It was announced for ',petition on Saturday amidst a tumult of applasse, and cannot WI provi n g of irresistible and permanent .attractiuth—Tsie house w• 4 crowded in every part. Accounts from Sweden state, that all classes of people have taken the Oath of Fidelity to the new Xing, who is to he crowned shoot the end of April. 0 , 1 Wednesday a Gaon of Directors was held at the East India-House, when Capt. T. LAKltys was ossain into the command of the ship Warren Has tings, consigned to Madras and Bengal. Yesterday the dispatches were finally closed at the East India-House, and delivered to the Porters of the following ships, viz.—Marchioness of Ely, Copt. 13. KAY; sort Prince Regent, Capt. T. H. thetas, for Nladias Be!tgal. Great preparations are making at Frankfurt for the reception of the Emperors of AUSTRIA and RUSSIA, and the Kiu4 of PRUSSIA, Who will Spea.i some weeks there, and then repair to D0t5.?1(1.14, where the Cortgress is expected to be held. Af'er stating that Laid CAsTLEREAGII will be the Repre sentative of Great Britain, it is added that the Duke of Ricww ism will he summoned to it as the Reply sentatire of France. Among other subjects to be .discussed and settled, tne will relate to tne state of European commerce in general. This Congress is to 'be considered as the SIMI' or continuation of the Con• gross of Vienna, et which many important objects could tint be decided on account of the resumption of hostilities after the 20th of March, 1815. Sir T. ACLAND spoke at considerable length last night in favour of the high Duties on Leather; bet probably not wishing it to be known to his consti tuents, waited till the Gallery was completely cleared, , helot, he delivered himself in favour of this duty, so oppressive on the agriculture of the county. The name of R. P. Sctio.tworts Esq. was omitted lb the Minority on the second reading of the In demnity Bill on Tuesday night. A number of Master Chimney sweepers were yes- terday sworn at the bar of the House of Lords to give evidence before the Committee on the Bill for prohibiting, after a certain period, the employment of Climbing Boys. SMITHSON performrd the character of Mary, in the melo-drama of The In keeper's Daughter, fur the second time last night, with increased effect. She has already secured the decided approbation of the audience in this arduous' part, and may be regarded in the melodramatic, as well as in the more correct and arduous line of her profession, one of the most promising Actresses on the stage. An Austriansoldier, who was recently condemned to be shot, was, after undergoing his sentence, con ` 'eyed to an amphitheatre for dissection. It was di‘. covered, however, on proceeding to operate, that he was .5611 alive ; and although be bad a ball in the head and another iu .theabdoaseu,it is thought he will recover. to . 7., I I ;fa.. MEETING for REFORM Id lILINVIESTER. On Tuesday this town was again a scene of bustle and political speculation. A Public Meeting had been convened, by handbills and edveetisemenrs, for Petitioning in fairour of Reform sod against the In demnity Bill. The Meeting took place *idiom the parade of constables, soldiers, &c. dligironing our fellow.townsmen in the jest exercise of their right,. The Meeting was held on the same open space of ground as on former occasions, near St. Peter's Church ; here the speakers ascended the Restrain in rotation, and their popular topics made a doe im pression en the Meeting. All was quiet—no attempt was made to disturb the public peace. 'The Meet ing was large, but of fluctuating numbers, from the parties continually arriving and departing.— Whew the motions were passed, there could not be less than twelve thousand men—five time. that number were at the Meeting in the course of the forenoon. It is almost incredible what 'multitudes docked in from the country, 20 miles round, in the course of the day—the Magistrates were afraid of a commotion—they had fortified the barracks here with heavy cannon, and had stationed a great num ber of military, chiefly horse and artillery, within six miles of this town; these were on duty ail last night. There is a deal said about the advance on wages of the working orders here ; the feet is, wages are as tow as Hie old standard when trade was so bad. A person in a cotton manufactory must work 14 hours d day to earn nine or ten shillings a week ; inferior bands in the cotton trade now don't earn, on an average, more than eight shillings a week, and many even not more than five or es !!! We ore,werking for foreigners, and starved and harassed to death at hems with lazes and dear living. Some of the persons who were confined under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, were received at the Meeting yesterday with loud tokens of approbation. These men, undoubtedly, have been atiomefully used daring their confinement. Do Ministers think all is quiet, and that they have subdued the spirit of oppo sition to their unjust measures ?—They will find it is the contrary—the spirit of opposition to Ministerial oppression strengthens daily here, and gains ground with the highest orders of society • while the decline in trade, which may he attributed to bad govern ment- and neglect of our commercial interests, in creases, and of course our difficulties will thicken. The Regent hinted at an amendment in trade in his Sl eech at the opening of Parliament. Indeed, if for trade he meant speculation, then the observation may be admitted to be correct ; but speculation is the very reverse of an amendment in trade—it shows the want of trade, and when it becomes general, is a bed substitute, for its better. Therefore trade, which is the staple dependence of Lancashire, is in. different, very indifferent. Goods are low and wages low—the lower orders are, in some degree, kept employed, but how long that may be is uncertain ; they are literally working for noening at this present time—and provisions being an dent, with no probs. bility of being lower, aggravates their distress beyond measure ;—while the weight of taxes. dear living, &c. &c. on middling tradesmen, whether with fami. lies or not, is intolerable. This is a poor prospect _of things. But, let us hope for a chatige ere long— an alteration not merely for the changing of Mini. stare, but for the bettering the condition of society. The above is from a Correspondent. The Mall' theater Paper in the loyal interest, alluding to the Meeting of the patriots on Toesdey, says—" Their Resolutions, (one of which recommended a resistance to the pay ment of tales, until the House of Com mons was constituted in accordance to their views) were assuredly carried without Site slightest °mari time. Between four and live o'clock the persecuted patriots closed their proceedings, not withnot first notifying that they should meet again in the nest and upon subsequent fortnights, in furtherance of the same purposes. — (Manchester Mercury ) ThB statement originating in a Morning Paper of yesterday of Miss Sowcurtu.a hawing been married to Mr. Bus, is not true. The drama of Rob Roy, in rehearsal at Drery. tans Theatre, is from the pen of Mr. tioaeg, the sec. rental writer of the Innkeeper's Doughler, The Falls of the Clyde, &r. An aurora bwealis as observed at Paris on Se. terday, to the N. N. E. There was also much t nine. DUEL —A meeting took place yesterday at an early hour, between Cadt. I.l and Lieut. T—, in consequence of a dispute at play OR Tuesday night. Wimbledon-common was the ground, and the parties fired twice, when the Lieutenant *as slightly wound. pd in she pistol hand, the bull grazing the right side, and there the affair ended. SAYING A GOOD THING WITHOUT KNOWING IT. — The very great success which has already attended those adventurers who have made their purchases at Rtan's Offices, becoming, the other evening, the subject of conversation in a mixed company, and it having been mentioned that, in addition to the Capital Prizes he sold. he had also sold a Ticket o Bich en titled the holders to Four Pipes of Port Wino, a Gentleman observed (oho professes to have a great contempt far punning), that their good luck was enough to intoxicate them. DUBLIN THEATRE.—It has been intimated to us, that Mr. JONES, the Patentee of the Theatre Royal, has sent in a formal resignation as to management. lie has. as we are informed, delivered in a declara tion to Mr. Wm. FADDEN, that he never will again interfere in the management of Crow-street Theatre. —The Drama of The Falls of Clyde was performed an Saturday evening, and a more wretched, and, its many respects, a more disgusting production, we have never witnessed. The only interesting scenes are miserable imitations of the two last scenes in The Deserter, in which Miss KELLY displays powers which agitate and subdue the audience. The Moral of the Piece is bad, and seems pre eminently calculated to violate every honourable feeling, while it vitiates the public taste, and outrages common sense. The overture has much in it to claim our applause. The glees and choruses are as unin telligible and ineffective as can well be conceived, ami. the pantomime music. of which we hare heard so much, and which delayed the represeetetion of Use piece for two months, could be composeil, or rather 'arranged. by any fiddler in Dublin ; is a b out Wass boor.—(Dublin Evening Post) • . ; A4r o lL4 DITELLIGENCII. Dkak, MARCH *mei seer e diti;obeetilli morning •to be ashore °a. the Beht‘heed: A boat hat just returned from Mr, and states that sod` has gone to pieces, and she appeared a copper bot tomed and fastened vessel, laden with cotton a stomas, black sides, with two white asould4iNpa a Addle heed. We moot ascertain Roy fortiliestiesi ambits et present. soo Pontszooeti, MARCH 12.—Arrieed the 11141‘111 and MarY, 1Ie4rell„ from Trieste, for orders she met with sexy bad weather on her voyage, in 'biota she lost her sails, and had her bulwarks washed: awey tAi is under quarantine. Mao arrived his Malesty's slips Tiber and llope, froin a mite. lavaaroot, MARCH 11.—The Minerva ' Sketch ley, from hence for New York, - which list into Ullapool on the eth ult. was burnt to the water's edge on the 4th instant, and the whole of her cargo destroyed, Kith the ezception of 20 bales throws over board, which has drifted ashore. MARGATE, MARCH 12.—A loner with some cotton from the Marquis Wellesley, has come down this morning, and reports that tltL ship settles very fast down in the nand. They had got about 40 bales of cotton on deck, bet could only puts small pro portion of them into the loggot, as it came en to blow very hard attain Ibis morning, which obliged them to leave the ship. OSTEND, MARCH 10.—The Celestin, —, brought in by our pilots, without any person on board, ap. pears, by the papers foiled, to have Sailed from Guarialospe on the 27th of Jane, ry ; having made the Tower of Deekirk, she seems to have struck upon the cliff. The Captain's name is Trieste ;no boats on deck ; it is supposed, therefore, that the people saved themselves in them. PLYMOUTH, MAUCH 11.—The sloop Egton, from Lisbon for London, out 14 days, was picked up this morning off the Eddystone, by a Cawsand pilot-boat, dismasted. The late THOMAS ILSMAPIT, Evoi. who died a few days ago, in Dubsist, has bequeathed to the several charitable iostitutionsin that city, legacies amouittiug to 60,0001. MURDER AND BURNING DI THR LYNCH FAMILY. —At the county of Loath Assize., on Tuesday. the 3il inst. Hugh M'Cabe, John Kiernan, and James Campbell, three more of the parties concerned in the horrible murder aad burning of the Lynch family, were brought to trial, found guilty, and ordered for emotion. Ins Exec/Wm.—Extract of a letter from Artie., March o:—'' I am this moment returned boas Reagbstnwn, aftet beholding a most tragic scene. Tea wretched victims have been immolated on the altar` of offended justice, nemely—Marrom, Ruddy, Camp bell. Malone. 111•Cabe, Craven, Kieran, AP Larne!, Gaynor, and Lanxin. On the scaffold, Craven, Lennin, Kieran, and Campbell, confessed their guilt; bet the other sits unfortunate beings declared, in the most velem+ sod impressive manner, that—' They were is immune as the child unborn, of the crime for which they mere about to suffer ; and that they never ha their lives were at the burning of Wildgoose. lodge; and that they forgave their prosecutors, and all the world.' They were apparently very penitent, and some of them met their fate with a fortitude worthy of better men. Prior to their ascending the fatal platform, they prayed most fervently, although I was sato• niched to bad they were not accompanied by a Clergyman. I enquired the cause, and was inform. ed, that the narrow prejudice of the unlettered minds of two Magistrates dictated the unchari table policy of preventing the attendance of se veral respectable Catholic Clergymen on th e un fortunate Prisoners, who, with laudable zeal and piety, offered their spiritual service,. Even in a Coert of Justice they could not refrain from the ' Insolence of Office,' and the enlightened and liberal Judge Fletcher felt it his duty to reptiosand them, by designating them ' intermeddling Under strippers' But to retorts to my subject. It is true, that the Rev. Mr. Duffy, the Catholic Chaplain of Dundalk jail, was attend* on the Priioners in his spiritu,ll c +pacify ; but it was morally impossible for him to administer spi rituel consolation to ten wretched victims.-- There were on the ground a concourse of 20,000 persons. who assembled for the purpose of beholding the melancholy spectacle. There are three of the sictims to be suspended in gibbets at Corcreagh, four at Louth, and three at a place called I lack b rld' ) .cross, on th e road leading from Dundalk to Castleblayney." —( Dublin Evening Post.) The place for Rainer and Old Tom's race is not yet bard, but Sunbury Common is named as the most likely. There was heavy betting upon it yesterday ; Tem rather the favourite, and also on that between Brazier and Appleton, the baker; four miles to be run, on the same day. Tuesday night the premises of Mr. Kitchen, deft, in Priater's.plaeo, Bermondsey. were broke epee' and robbed of a large quantity of goods, which had been sent !bete to be dyed. Several lob c:o pipes were left by the robbers, which it appeared they bad, smoked. Lest night a shocking accident happened in lOM's& road, Chelsea : a man named Charles Strachan, in the employ of Mr. Ruell, Grove.house, Fulhani, driving a cart opposite the Admiral Keppel, stopped there to water his horse; a light being reflected from the window of the house the horse set off, and running la a very (animas manner threw him from his seat. end the horse and wheel passed over him and crushed his hotly ' - he was carried to a 'ruggers's, where he was directed to be taken home, as he was dying, and no assistance amid be possibly rendered to him. Coax EVOI4IOI. MARCH It —There ens very little tor sine.. 41..eut or Market the isar,,oor, and trade very bear, at bloooday's prim. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAncn 19. To shah am Offal. per roue of 81b.. • 4eot-,,.. So. 6d. to 4s. 141.1 Head .1 Cottle mi. day o Olean . 41. 61. to 6.. 6d. Ream "Zd s - ... 6s. Od. to 7.. Od. 1 Sheep aort Lambs .. s'. Od. se 6s. 6.1. Calve, 1611 grilest; ....in. ed. to pt. 04. Pip llO • HAT-MARKET. I Hay ei.ver SIM' ...•••• 11.16.. W. to 11. 190 Oil ' _ \. amEtiNG of Mr. WAITHMIN's •AT THE CITY OF I.olli/ON TATtlelf: Yesterday, et 1% o'clock, a Iketieg has tre)di pursuant to advertivement, for the perpoSe con; bid ea ng the piopriety of Mr. Waldtmeess election to Parliament, and the best meant of forwarding tbsi same, dtc. Mr. Alarmed Goonnzuzia in the On taking the Chair, the Worthy Alderman said, that be sepposid the lessons of. the Meeting, end its objects, were folly knower from the Newspaporrs...a Tie Meeting would, be was emplaced, be Mite . to, the principles which Mr. Waldman bad for so many years professed: bet in sepportieg that Oltailemen he was sot insensible to the pretensiodq of otbeing though the Mends of Mr. Worths/mu were enseillieg to dictate to others, and were only, Mittens to glut him all the support in their powers and to do all they thought best calculated to sreereiris interests. At e former Meeting it bad been the wish, that a Comiit4 tee or Committees should he formed for forwarding the election of Mr. Waithman,. in the metropolis ens; its environs ; and it was Also their general wish, tire such arrangements should be made on an eatearkid scale. With regaid to Mr. Waldman's pretensiettis he might only say s that he had now for many yesel been the steady advocate of the cause of the People s , and that he bad invariably withstood every tempts. lion. Ile sies.4oavinced that the greater plat of Ott assembly bed come there with sentiments and reel• ings in unison with the advertisement, and he was glad and peered to sea so many friends to the etude.-4 (Applause.) Mr. Kruse' trailed that the Meeting would hot consider it arrogant in him to come forward on thit present occasion. lie was One who had long adevire4 Mr. Waithman, and they were met to confide iris qualifications for becotning one of their Represents. rives. He augured success to the cause for which they bad assembled, especially when they saw the chair filled by a men who was so much venerated by his friends, and was so steady i supporter of the Constitution. Mr. Waithmets had always been tit? zealous advocate of the People; whether they hod been attacked by inquisitorial imposts, or their li. berries endangered, be bad always been found at hid post. He should not detain the Meeting any longer that. to read a set of Resolutions oo the subject fee the consideration of which they were assembled. The Worthy Gentleman then read , a set of Hestia lotions to the elect, that Mr. Waithman was Telly equal to the various duties consequent upon the high office of Member of Parliament for the City of Lon& don. That he had been more than 20 yetis the cons slant supporter of the People's rights, and those of the city, which was shown by his having so greatly emitted himself for the discontinuance of the Income Tat, the admission of the children of decayed and distressed citizens into Christ's Hospital, end a tram• her of other questions. That the Meeting considered him fully qualified to represent the City of London in Parliament, and Would use their ezertions for the purpose of securing his election. Mr. 01.011Allt came forward 10 second the Reviles tions with the greatest pleasure, mete especially ben cause be believed every word they contained to be tree. His sentiments were those of ars independesa man, for he had as often opposed Mr. Waithman as supported him. lie was convinced that all that Gen. 'tenon had done proceeded from putt and disinte• rested smiler, and be had gone heart and hand with him on vest general questions. He bad by accident met with a writer on Members of Parliament, who described what they ought to be very forcibly. lie alluded to Mr. Justice Blackstone, who said, that they were the guardians, the makers, the repeaters of the laws; whose business it was to watch and check every dangerous innovation, to advance and cherish every well grounded improvement, and to transmit the Constitution to posterity amended, or, at least. without derogation.—(Great appiause.) —lle thought Mr. Waithman capable of 111 those duties. It's conduct was known to ell ; and, by coml. dering what he had done, he believed all would be of the some opinion. For fise successive Set. Anne of Parliament, year after year, he had attacked the system of mock auctions—a system which wee replete with frauds, inducements to swindling, and thefts upon the fair trader. They would see all his ezertions against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, an Act that, instead of a mestere in favour of insolvent debtors, ought to be called an Act for the sanction of fried and perjury. They would see great efforts on his part likewise, if they would marine what be had done in that Aogman stable, the Bankrupt law,. Then last, not least, he would mention his opinions in making that glorious Institution, Christ's floss& tat, subservient to the benefit of the children of de cayed and distressed citizens. An 'objection bed been urged against him, that he belonged to a retail busi. ness ; but that was the very reason, in his mind, why he was the most fit Representative of the City. Were not bankers represented, and merchants? and yet the great body of retail trailers bad no Rerresents• live at all to guard their rights. Ile appealed to the Assembly, be appealed to Mr. Waithman's enemies (if he had any), whether they could find any men more fit to represent the City of London. On that very ground he was content to rest the fate of his flee, il.n.—(Applause.) Mr. FATIILL said, he hoped the Meeting would ezcuse two seconders to the Resolutions, as they should have a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together. It was not from any thing recent that he supported Mr. Waithman, for in that way a man. might be deceived; bet it was from his ezertions in times of real danger. He remembered the time when be had been in imminent peril ; bet, even then, be had dared to be himself, and was now proposed, he thought deservedly, to become a Member of the great Council of the Nation. Ile frosted his cause wield be brought to a successful hose. He bad been sc. rased of hash% been violent in his tended, bet the accumtibn was not well resorted : be could bear testimony to particular slisatioas is which be bed stood, where; if he had cot been a man of great judgment and discretion, be might have carried the popular pbrenzy to the greatest height. Bet he wee a man prepared to say where they were to stop. Indiscreet friends had sometimes prompted men to go beyond the bounds of propriety ; bet by was nue only well•groooded in principle, bet bad jot/wet to nett his talents. These imprudent Mends ked irj the maser Freedom and Refosia Vitt Utile t ' • 4i - x 3{ 1 Ir f 'I ,