The Sun. — London, England, 1819-09-09 00:00:00

"hale of thuse events are certainly to become the Oiieets of Legislative inquiry, and are at present lo , ) much involved in, wisrepreseniation and pre shdice. Mr. TAYLOR condemns without scruple the conduct of the Magistrates at Manchester, be taii,e, as he alleges, they are appointed by the qovernment. Even admitting this to be the case, van he deny that the Magistrates are selected from the most respectable Inhabitants of Manchester aild its vieitjty, or does heisnpnose that the freest exercise of the rpular voice would have made a less except itind hie nomination? lie also igtn At izes tl►e conduct of the Yeomanry Chivalry of that place with all tl►e violent epithets which could be applied to them by the most furious of the HUNTITES.- We 'honour the feelings of humanity, and we tlt►ubt not that those feelings betrayed Mr. TAYLOR illto an unguarded zeal, which ought certainly trot to have been shewn on such an occasion, because it tends to give a party colouring to his Character, and seems to presage a leaning towards the cause of men who, considering his talents, his respectability, as manifested in the choice of so many of his fellow-citizens, he should view with indignation on account of ►he danger of their de- Signs, and the incorrigible wickedness of their Proceedings. WINDSOR, "SEPT. 8 —On ,Monday her Royal Ilighnets the Princess AUGUSTA went OD Pt visit To the Duke and Dactess of GLOUCESTER, at Ilagshot Park.—Yesterthy GeonGs DAVIES, &lg. Was chosen Mayor for the ensuing year, on which o .ecasion there was a sumpt u ous dinner at the P rtiwn Hall. THE ARTS.—We have several times noticed the series of National Medals brought forward by Mr. Ilutim, illustrating the Triumphs of this Country "tough the late war, anti representing the Heroes 'who aistinguished themselves during its progress, lind who eminently contributed to its glorious ter hiination. These Medals drew forth the talents of British Artists, and proved that in this pro vince they are not excelled by any foreigners.— The series of National Medals we find is cooclud• :( 1 ., but the Projector has since produced anot:,er Ueda), intended as a model for a Crown-piece. ( - ) 1) one side is a profile of our venerable Spvereign, r epresenting him as he, appeared about the m eri tlttn of lite, and it is certainly a correct and dig liitied similitude. The reverse displays the Royal Arms, which are quarterly in the form of a cross, In the manner of former coins. The woik is 'finished with exquisite skill, and is arranged with admirable taste. Some of the parts. are necessa ;4 minute, but they are most distinctly visible. It is much to be regretted that this fine specimen of British talents was not produced before the Present Master of the Mint had fixed his choice Butt that model which has been adopted in the cur rent coin of the same value. We are sure that he would h ave s h ewn hi s patr i ot i sm as we ll as taste by a preference of native genius. However, he will now have an opportunity of knowing what tri!ish talents can accomplish, and on futore oc casions he will doubtless feel gratified in the ° PPortunity of giving them due encouragement. SIR ARTHUR PIGGOT; M. P —We have to re !old the death of this Gentlenian, who expired on f londay last, in his Cottage at Eastbourne. He "ll reached the 69th year of his age. He was 8 °"00 Lawyer and a very able Pleader. He had t"vaYs a cle ar concept i on o f every cause i n w hi c h ,e "as engaged, and 'performed his duty to his clients with undaunted fit mness and integrity. He W as of too high merit to endeavoar to raise him ' self into distinction by courting the favour of 'So eitors—a practice which the more .respectable 111 embers of the Bar have always disdained, rely ! I; on hi s talents, his knowledge, and his fidelity. IN; for some time he incurred the displeasure °I many leading Att orn i es , w h o seeme d to h ave entered into a determinatio n not t o retain him,— loitit his independent spirit, superiority of talents, fd prof oun d l ega l know l edge, enabled him to e sPise all petty combinations, and at length his asslsf hnee was eagerly desired and his practice ex- He was, we believe, a native of the es t Indies. By his death there will be a va cancy in his Profession not easily filled up. 'He O s a Bendier of the Middle Temple, and had oftei been a Alernber of Parliament, but never rt.% "sly intruded himself as a speaker, and only a nd ak _ f orward on great Constit u ti ona l oc c a s i on s, well ro ot with a firm zeal for p u blic rightF, as Tip.one. w ith a due regard to the dignity of the • 111 ". ELLISTON we und fir e , erstand, yesterday signed Deed which puts him in possession of Drury ane Theatre for fourteen years.-He is an Actor ofgreat, variety of talents, which rendered him I °st deserv e dl y one o f t h e pr i ncipa l favourites •Im the Public, till popular fascination induced to quit the regular boards of a London theatre and M r. KEMBLE w h o ll y to ret i re from • I ,e Stage, W e can blame neither, however we . tight regret th e l oss of both. IVe heartily wish •14ELLISTON success in his very arduous onder , " 1 g ; and we are sure, that the Public will oto t '"" US, in rejoicing that he is restored to Itts,{lroper situation as an Actor. . O'NEILL proceeds from Edinburgh to ttt .t " Pool, where s h e i s engaged to perform s i x t 6 us• Site is also to appear at several other r dr ' d 'i :l e i. ial Theatr es before tier return to Covent- It is now state d that his Ro g al Hihness the li uts ce R EGENT intends vis i t i n g Plymouth about 131 11 of g this month, sh ou ld t h e weat h er per -23 The ed.) 'e ar Y d ' s Paiches just arrived f rom Tripoli, we l t. N I :hat both Mr. RITCHIE and Lieut..LYGN, "Tioyed on the mission to the interior 4 . 'ilea, had had art aclis ot fever, but were en- , 10-,)eY ,(Turered. Thry were at Mourzoult. We be the means of securing their fu g uvalth in that climate. MR TEM SUN. MR. Enttoa—As you generally keep a vigil2nt look-4)qt upon the proceedings of your Competi tors, 1 am surprized that you should have passed over a striking proof of the prejudice and absurdity of The Times of Monday last. After a great deal of specious but insidious reasoning, in what I believe is te-hnically stile(' the Leading Article, it has the following passage " Our readers will be happy to read h declaration and pro test of several hundred householders and inhabitants of the TOWN of Manchester, expressive of their opinion that the Meetinz itself was perfectly peaceable, and that the force applied to the dispersion of it was altogether needless and un,varrantahlt." This paisage naturally induced the to hunt for the DECLARATION and PROTEST to which it referred,bot I was notch puzzled, and thought that it had been omitted by mistake. At length, however, I found a paragraph obscurely placed, headed by the worm " ADVERTISEMENT," the usual liberal manner in which The Times treats its customers, who would doubtless rather throw their money into the streets than have their articles appear to such a form.— This " Athertisement," which by time very mode in which it was put, spews that the Paper did not put confidence in it, contained the boasted " DECLARATION and PROTEST Of several hundred Householders and Inhabitants of th, Town' of Manchester." Now, Sir, can there be a stronger proof of absurdity iu The Times, in thus referring to an anonymous article which it bad branded by its own suspicion, and yet, under the sanction of its own authority, holdjpg it forth to the public as an authentic (locoman, when, for aught - the Editor knew, it might have issued ham the rabble Reformers, and its insertion have been paid for out of the penny sub3cription's ! ! ! , DETECTOR. NORWICH, SEPT. 7. ELECTION OF SHERIFF.—At the election of Freeiti,o's Sherd for Norwich, Tuesday last, Thomas Staring Day, El was unexpectedly no minated fot that office, in opposition to I✓+'.lward Taylor, Esq., an•! a poll took place, at the close of which the numbers were—For Mr. Taylor, 807 ;' Mr.. Day, 530. After the numbers were de clared by the Mayor,. Ali. 'fairLou addressed the Freemen. He stated that Le had no expectation being called upon to fill the office. of :She; iff, and anticipated that some ot h er h i d; hi nd ' woold have beet) the choice ~f the F eemen. He alluded to tne late sanguinary transactions at Manchester, which he io,.iguant ly reprobated. He observed, that, unfortunately for the inhabitants of Manchester, they had no voice in the election of their Magistrates. They are spared the trouble of electing their municipal officers, who are appointed by Ministers, and p,id out o f the taxes. lustend of those old and vent.rable constitutional officers, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs, whose very titles mark their high antiquity, they are governed by men with the modern, new fan-pled, and odious names of Stipen diary Police Magistrates. He afterward said, we have reason to rejoii.e that we live under a dif ferent jurisdiction. All our local institutions bespeak a constant reference to the will of tine people, and thereby manifest their high antiquity, and their entire contormity to the genius and spirit. of our Constitution. Take, for instance, the office to which you have now elected me. The universal practice throughout the kingdom, in those times which gave birth to the brightest and noblest of our laws and institutions, was for the people to elect their own Sheriffs. This custom was of such remote antiquity, that though there was a statpte ordaining that it should be so in the reign of EA ward 1., yet prior to that time there was no instance of any Sheriff having been other wise vlected. Now the right of electing their Sheriffs is possessed by few places in this kingdom; it is a right which you almost peculiarly enjoy. Long may you hOld it, and may you show, by the choice• which you make s the wisdom of those laws and institutions which were made by our patriotic ancestors. •' Gentlemen, allow me now tit ihank you for the warm, unsolicited, and active exertions which you have this day made. I trust that I shall prove myself not wholly unworthy of them. I feelanost sensibly the high importance and the grave re sponsibility of the office to which I ant elected ; l'shall enter upon it with au earnest desire to dis charge its duties with attention and fidelity. I need not remind you, that one of those du ties is the preservation of the peace of the city. This part .of my office, I. am confident, will be a very easy one indeed. And here, Gen tlemen, I feel k my ,duty most distinctly to state, that if it shall be your pleasure to meet in a legal and constitutional way to petition for the redress of our grievances, (and who will say that we have not grievances which call - aloud for redress ?) I shall feel it toy duty to be present—not indeed.to let loose upon you a Military force, but to assist you to the best of my ability in. the discharge cat so important a duty.—(Shouts of applause.)--"The right of petitioning is one of the most 'sacred of our privileges as Englishme❑ ; and to protect the peo ple in the free and unimpaired exercise of thatright, ought to be the care 6f those who have to adosiois ter the laws. 1 am very glad that this contest has taken place. It is of great importance in the pre sent situation of the country, that the opinion of the people should be clearly and decidedly ex pressed on those subjects which set deeply involve our interests as a nation. The event of this elec tion has shewn what is your opinion. You know what are my political sentiments ; and you have now declared, by the decided majority which ap pears on the poll, that you regard a friend 'to a Radical Reform in the Commons House of Par liament as a fit and proper person to be-your She riti.—(Lood applause) —Thia contest has been conducted in a way the 'most gratifying to all who value the purity of election. Here. has been -no bribing, no treating, no canvassing, no persuad ing, no threatening. All has,been fair and open. Such, fellow citizens, ought to be all elections, and such they wrill be when the people shall, in deed and in truth, enjoy that share in the Legis lature which is now possessed by a faction► of Boroughmongers.—(Applause.)—l have now only' to thank you for the honour 'which you have con ferred 1111011 me, and to assure you, that if I shall, be able, at the end of my year of office, to re-, ceive the approbation of my fellow-citizens, it. will be the highest reward I an experience.": 'ill L 'III I',l'l'llES.,. Tice % School for Scandal was the' dramatic trev held forth last night at Covent-Garden Theatre, and it attracted a numerous audience.—Mrs. DA visoN, an Actress of well-merited public favour, made her first appearance iii this Theatre, in the part of Lady Iler excellence in that cha,- racier is too well known to require any praise front us. It is sufficient to say that she played with her accustomed spirit, and received abundant ap plause On her entrance and throughout her perform ance. Mr. C. KESIBLE, who is now indisputably the best ChariesNutfaccon the Stage, had no want of his usual animation last night. Vu account of the absence of Mr. YOUNG, the part of Joseph was allotted to Ir.- M ACRHADY . As it Was his first appearance in what may he considered as a comic part altogether, though covered by grave hypo crisy, much allowance ought to be made. It was evident that he properly conceived the part, as might he expected, but tinder the notion of ease and natural famWarity, he has adopted a mode of speaking it) such low tones, as render hin) at times hardly audible. -We may advise him, with reference to taste and effect, if we may use a word pro stituted by Democracy, " to reform it altoget her." The rest of the Dramatis Persona found able re presentatives in TERRY, FARRENT, BLANCIIARD, Mrs. GIBES, Mrs. CONNOR, &c. &c. The Picture scene in which, on the sale, the Gentleman Auc tioneer was directed to '' knock down the Mayor and Alderman," presented a bait for vulgar ap plause which - could not be resisted, and of course, excited laughter in the upper regions. MEETING OF DRURY-LANE PROPRIETORS. A General Assembly of the Proprietors of this Establishment was yesterday held in the Saloon, for the purpose of tecei ring the Reports ot. tl►e Committees, and also of electing six Members of the General Committee in the room of six who 'were to go out by iot. At three o'clock Mr. CAL CRAFT took the Chair, after which the Secretni y read the Advertisement by which the,Mceting was auno(►nced. Mr CALCRAFT suggested the propriety of elect int.; such Members on the Sub-Committee as were likely to attend : it was toilful very difficult to assemble fi,e out of the twenty-five Members of Which the Select Committee consisted. But first, they had better hear the Report of the General Commit tee read. The Secretary here read the Report of the Ge neral Committee ; it was as follows : ' • Drury-lane Theatre, Sept. Ft, IEII9. " The General Committee have the satisfaction to inform the Proprietors that they have concurred in every nteaute, recommended by the Select Committee. Arid they have, in consequence of the powers vested in them by the Acts of Par .:,-rantett a lease of the Theatre be fourteen years, at a rent or 1.0,1.00, per annum, to It. W. Elliston, Esq., in the name of the Joint-Stock ompany of Proprietors. " They gladly embrace this,oppottunity of testifying their sense of the zeal and ability the Select Committee have manifested in arranging the Concerns of the Joint-StoCli. Company. " By Order of the General Committee, C. W. See." The Report being concluded, Cie following natues weir tlrawn out as those Members of the General Committee who were to go out : Lord Yarmouth, Mr. G. Robins, Mr. 1. Dent, Mr. R. Wil son, the had of Essex, and Lord Byrun.• Lind Yarmuu►l► and Mr. G. li.Ll) ins were unanimously re-elected. Ou the motion of Mr. ltoiu Mr. Calcraft was unanimously elected a Member of the General Committee; as were also Mr. Suave, the archi tect, and Mr. Church. The following Report of the Select Committee was then read : ' " September 8, 1819. " The Select Committee have great pleasure in meeting . the Proprietors this day. as they are enabled to report a very sa tisfactory conclusion to their labours. "They have already stated the arrangements entered into with 'the New Renters, Bond Holders, and Tradesmen, and other Creditors. " They now report, that the General Committee have ap• proved of the terms and conditions of the Lease of the Thea tre to Nlr.Elliston, and they have this day executed the Lease with that Gentleman. " The Select Committee have further to report, that the Subscription Loan has been completed, and so much of the cash subscription realized, as to enable them to proceed in the paymtNt of the first ss. i❑ the pound to the tradesmen and other creditors to-morrow. " Ttiey now beg leave to resign their trust as a Select Cont- Matte, as all the arrangements enterea into by them will be conducted by the General and Sub-Committees who have been thi: day nominated and elected. "In retiriro from this trust, they willingly embrace the opportunity now afforded them of offering their sincere thanks to the Propitetors for the confidence with which they have uniformly been honoured. • " By Order of the Sub-Committee, " C.' W. WARU, Secretary." Mr. CALCRAFT observed, that trice'. having heard the Report, it was unnecessary for him to add any thing. The SeleetComniittee had done their utmost to place the affairs of t 4 concern in the situation which, they now stood._ Fur himself, he Celt no hesitation in stating, that, so far as they had gone, the property was much improved ; and, from the hands iwo which it was now put, the Proprietary had reason to rest satisfied that every thing which the 4:muluer, talent, spirit, and enter inize of Mr. Elliston could effect, would be done to retrieve the property from its present situation —(Applause).—That Gentleman had done every thing which could be done in so short a period ; and he had no doubt but the Theatre would, from his exertions, ,be successfully opened in a short time. The Proprietors ought to pray for Mr. Elliston's success, as what was prosperity to him, would be prosperity to them also; he was entitled to their thanks, from the liberal manner in which he had undertaken so large and expensive an establishment.... The Gentlemen of the Select Committee were entitled to the thanks of the Lovers of as well as the Performers of the Di ulna ; indeed,. he had not met a single individual who was Not of opinion, that there should be a second Theatre,. on an equal scale with Covent-garden. He begged to be understood as not casting the slightest imputation any where ; but •it was well known, that in an establishment, where too tnuch power was vested, it was generally exercis ed with perhaps too much severity. [Mr.. Gren fell here entered the Saloon, and was informed by the Honourable Chairman of what had been done.] Some discussion took place as to the propriety . of immediately clewing a Sub-Committee, alter which the Chairman, Sir T. Turton, Mr. Gren fell, Mr. Robins, Mr. Wilson, Ste. left the Saloon, and in a shortJime returned with the following names,.akthe Gentlemen who were to compose such Committee, viz. Sir 'F. Turton, Col. Douglas., J. Soane, G. Robins, and J. Calcralt, E•y. Those names were approved of by the Meetioz. Mr. Ca;cr•aft stated, that Mr. Soane hid kiw:;y of , red himself as t►:e Hot:orary Architect of the Establishment, Mr. Iton INS begged it to be understood, that ,he Suti-Contwittre had no contront whatevei over the management of Mr. Elliston ; their only ditty was to see that the property was not deteri orated, and !hat the money wa s ni g h t ly appropri. rated to the use of the proprietors. Mr. WALKER wished to say a word or two on the subject of the letting of the Theatre ; as the lease was now granted, much of he intend ed to observe must fall to tire ground. fits could not, however, help saving, that Mr. Dihditi'stot, ter was 10,000/. a year, besides laying out 30001. upon it before the season commenct I. He wished to have the different bidders, as well as their se veral offers, stared to the Meetin!.. Mr. CALCRAFT said, t h e Gen!leman was mis taken. The select Committee had considered all the tenders prese'nted to them, and had selected that of Mr. Elliston as the best, in point of tent, of the money to be expended on the establiihment, and also in p o i nt ot security. It was flattering to them to find now that there were so many competitors for taking the Theatre. Mr. GREKFELL said, the Theatre being now let, it would be extremely improper to state Who th 4 unsuccessful candidates were. Mr. WARD (the Secretary) observed, tl►at the agent of Mr. Walltechad not gone so far as he was authorised to do ; the Select Committee, therefore, had only to decide which of the ten ders laid before them was the most advantageous. After the name of Mr. Elliston was declared as the highest bidder, a second tender wal presented on the part of Dihdin (or Mr. Walker,) but the Select- Committee did not feel tiemselves jus tified in openilfg it, and it remained to this nio• mew unsealed. Mr. LowNoEs made some observa►ions on the amount of the contingent expene of the Thea tre, amounting * , as he said, to 150,0001.; but after u few observati►►ns, an inquiry into this subject was referral to the Sub-Con►mittee. Mr. GKENFELL mild Sir j., TeRTOr.3: spolhe highly of :1I r. Mo►►re. Were it not for his exer tions, and ihe sums advanced by him, it would have been impossible, on many occasions, to ol►cn the Theatre. Mr. GLOSSOP, a bidder for the Theatre, bore testimony to the very great correctness with which the books were kept. Thanks ‘vere voted to the Select Committee, and also to the Honourable Chairman, otter w hich the Meeting broke up. SHIP NENS. Sam 7.—Arrived the :Mary Francej, WILKINSON, front Davis's Straits, 5 fish, )40 butts ; Egginton, WILSON, from ditto, 6 fish, 270 butts ; Ingria, KNILL, from ditto, 4 fish, 150 butts ; and Elizabeth, COLQUHOUN, from Greenland, 14 fish, 400 butts. DEAL, SEPr. S.- 7 Camp down from the River 'the General Palmer, Tauscovr, for Mali as ; Thames, PEEK, for Now York ; and Eliza, PMVELL, for the South Seas. Arrived. and sailed for the River, the Donne Castle, H E RBERT, front and TOI)agO, lot' Grenada. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 8 —Caine into harbour his Nljesty's ship Rosario, to refit. i',,ssed np Channel the Niger, JEFFFItY, from Jamaica.—, Sailed his M Ajesty's ship Hind, and the Dlidem transoort,lor Chatham; also the Mercury, ALLEN, for London. HARWICH, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Henry Free. ling packet with a mail from Cuxhaven. Siiled the Auckland packet for Holland, and Castlereagh packet for Cuxhaven, both with mails. LIVERPOOL, ShPT. 7. Arrived the Jane, GOULDING, from Amigos ; on the 11 th Aug . iii !at, 35. long. 57.38. the Trio, from Sr. Vin cent's to London ; 24 , h August, in Idt. 44 41. long. 52. 31. spoke the DizAbeth, from Jam aica to London ; 4th Sept., in hat 50. 49.10nv.. 8. 48. spoke the Elizabeth, from Liverpool for Quebec. Yesterday a Court of D•rettors was held at the East India Howe, Men the unuer-rnenrioned ships, taken up for the ensuing season, were thus statio , ied, viz Thomas Coutts, 1,834 tons, Captain William Nfarjoribanks Earl of Balearras, 1,417 tons, Captain James Jitnieion; War ten Llastings, 1,000 tons, Caplan) Thalsas Larkins; Thames. 1,300 tons, Captains Charles I,e ; Orwell, 1,335 tons, Captains Thomas W. Leech I tinni Marques of 11 untly . 1,400 tons. Captain Donald 111‘L• od—for Bonsoay and China. Prince Regent, 953 tons, Captains John lanes; an I Dt2 l ;e of York, 1,327 tons, Captain H. Campbyll —lse Matiras and China. Asia, 958 tons, Captain 'l'llonias F. Balderstau ; Ash , ll, si 3 O tons, Captain Francis CresweP ; and Castle fiiintly, 1,200 tons, Captain Henry A. Drummond—for Bengal and China. Canning, 1,326 tons, Captain Wm. Patterson ; and Lady Melville, 1,200 tons, Captain John Stewart- 2 -for St. Helena, Bow hay and China. London, 1,332 tons, Captain Peter Cameron—for St. Helena, Bencoolcit, Penang and China. Buckinghamshire, 1,369 tons, Captain Fred. Adam's; DU-. nira, 1,.-Q5 tons, Captain M. Hamilton; Scaleby Castle-, 1,242 tons, Captain John B. Sotheby; Marchioness of 4 , 1 r, 932 tons, Captain Br :ok Kay ; (ieneral Hewitt, 894 tot's, Captain James Peallon and Princess Amelia, 1,20 t) tons, Captain Edward Baistt,n—for China direct. \ Hy the Malta Papers %ve find that the Dutch stpladron in the Mediterranean had paid a visit to the Port of Malta, where Vice-Admiral VAN BRA&M, the Commander, was received with all the honours (1 , ,e to his rank. Thesc Papers also con. tain the substance of two very imporract derre:s of the King of NAPLES, by which Sicily is at last blessed with a tree trade in corn, so loni; object of her wishes, and so obviously beneficial to her best interests. The Fair Circassian sailed from the Downs on Monday Jost, on b,,ard the ship Lord Exmouth, fur Gibraltar, from Whence she is to proceed to Contantinople, and thence to Persia. yesterday an I,que , 4 was held at the Middle. sex Hospit:d, before T. STIRLING. Esq. Coroner, on the body of George Stockdale, aged 30, who was killed by a fall from a ladder, while at work in the house of Mr. Tringham, of York-s. reef, Marylebone, on Tuesday last,--4terdict- , -." Acci dental Death."