The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-07 00:00:00

REFUSAL OF THE LOUD MAYOR To
CALL A COMMON HALL.

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COVENT-OR bEN THEJTRE.

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The season commenced last night with the tragedy I --- -
of Macbeth. The house was full in every part. After i It will he recollected that a requisition was pre-
the overture, the Performers eSllle (0rW,4111, slid , sewed dining the last w-ek from the Livery of
Geri save the King! wit very effectively sung. The ! London to the Lend 315 y..., requesting that his
audience 'mod while the national anthem was tier- i Lordship would on on varlY "a!' hold a C mole
forming—and. at its conclusion, expressed their i 11.11. to take into eirtiarlerattin., the tragical „triir at
satisfaction in the most lively 'mintier. bisloyalta ! 1 ti itichester. Thia repot Poo :v4O presented to his
we again affirm that there is none in the country, i Lordship : he r.c.iverl it, and .took time to con-
There is distrevs—aml let those who have the power I Miler before he wools; return ;an *WWI' li Yesier.
endeavour to alleviate it ! 0 1 this occasion, the I day tl.ree of tie; Livery, Mr. Venom, Mr. Steppe..-,
part of Macbeth was sli•tAilied by Nlr. Cit A eLEe i and Mr. Jones, waited on his Lordship, iiti,i
KENIIII.r. We hall before ottoesoeti his 1i1,41,1111 p- • 1rr9U,.414.11 ill answer or the re possii 4444 . • I Its
lion of the character—we then spoke freely and I Lordship sal.: lie ha.l emisidered the :meter, reel he
fairly of his Derforomiiice. and he has not sup- I was rewired In `eve an H;P"rer. Ills anawer, was
plied us with • single rename for altering the opinion i this :—That he could Ind ytel I to the request of the
we formerly gave. Mr. C. KEHISLE'A is rather • I Liverymen—he omelet out agree to hold a Common
hold reading than a just delineation of the charge. i Hall on this occasion.
ter. This remark applies particularly to some of j This answer Wd 4 received with marks of evident
his soliloquies, where that which 'should have been It disapprobation. Mr. Frieron, with considerable
delivered tremhlingly, inmost whisperingly, as some. 1 warmth, said, that there could he nu doubt that the
thing which the speaker himself was almost afraid to i Livery of London had a right to assemble in their
hear, was given with stentorian power. lii those me. ! sows Hall without the spprobraisiti of his Lordship,
latichnly passages—sometimes regretful of the 11351 1 and that sm+ a meeting was as legal and as corset'.
sometime. distrustful of the present—sometimes 1 lutional as if called by him-
ilai k and doubting of the future—there wai., in Nit.. : The LORD MAYOR said, that was a point open
C. lit:ltot.rfa manlier, too mitelt fire acid fury—too Iwhich he was not called mane to decide; he lead
mode of declamation and too little of thou:tin, to I merely to My. that he *would not agree to the re-
satisfy those who have attentively read, who truly qmost contained to the requisition.
undershoot'. and who greatly admire, the sublime Mr. FRARON raid. he fees tit surprised, M the.
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genie's of the suirlonest of bards. We couniewu iretir" which not bad taken, but be COHIPio
not. however, the whole of Mr. C. li EstuLo'a aer. i tiered it most disgraceful.
formative. In One Rene, and shut a 111041 ditfil"ilt t The LORD MAYOR CA. hr had no doubt hot
the parties came to insult him; he 'could expect
tine, he was very tine. We allude to the interview I
with his ambitious wife, immediately after the I nothing else from their previous conduct.
murder of Dune-do. This i.cene W.l • nobly performed. i
lierriir, despair, the dreadful convulsions of a
mind conscious of its fall from ilitznity and virtue.
were dei•cribeil with powerful force. This 14 the
redeeming scene of Mr. C. KEMDLE'S perfirrin.inec.
Let hint throw into the other parts of the character
the some tittentity of feeling—let lion scorn derla-
matiou—and he will he .11echeih ! Mrs. Buse, a
Lady whom we have often had the pleasure of see-
Mg, when she bore the romantic name of Steam-
VILLE, for the first time essayed the character of
Lady Macbeth. Whets Mrs. StioDONs quitted
i the stage, we thought no just repreaentative of
I Ludy Macbeth remained—sand Mrs. Buse', p,,r-
formance has not convinced no that we thought
Numerous as nor arrivals have been of late, there erroneously. She went through the character sew.
are vet plenty of good Musser, null lodgings .in silly. Ilad she declaimed lee.. she would have
iilitiodence, to he found in almost every Street, and I been more applauded. Like the worthy %lane,
in the best and a approved situations. The•e• 1 with whom she happened to be theatrically con.
however, should the influx of company (twin{ the joined, she appeared, generally, to be more
next fortnight or three weeks, he equal in propor- anxious to display the strength of her lungs,
tion to that of the last ten days, will be nearly all than the depth of her feelings. We must,
occupied. I however, as in the case of Mr. CHARLES liEtssiat,
At the Pavilion every thins; remains M stroll qwo , give this Lady great praise, fur her performance
—the time of his Boyal Iliginteries return is, as i iii the scene after the murder. She litre sLewed
Vet, unknown. It is said. that the entire interior I genii's, " 0 si sic omnia r With her sleep-
of the Palace will be completed, and in the desired. 1 walking willlngoy we were also much pleated. It
order for the reception of the Prince Itegeta, by I, certaitily was inferior to what we witnessed some
the beginning of November. It will be a matter 1 years ago—but it was infintiely supesior to what
indeed of much satisfaction to the town should this .we have recently seen. Mr. 'Y RTES 'moisture', for
report be verified. ! 1 the first 'hoc,. the character of Macduff, and lie
. Arrivals here continue to increase. Among the , sotreined it well. If we except one moose. Mor-
tara are--; doff iii a irriiir mid paltry diameter—and it is a
Sir T. Croft, Hun. Miss Simmers, Colonel Franklin, LUIV difficult
-- 4 , mutter for an nctor to raise him into re.
Tlll4lO, WWWWWII and Mrs. Rainier, Sir Cr. Calcraft„ Sar J. . Bisect, -to make him prominent, who appears before
%'gamy, Baron Watzdoeff, Hun. R. Seymour, Captain anti
Mrs. Orrofk. du'—Sir Ewan Baillie has left us for Berke. , them but elms. a very short Puree. Mr. YATES did
iry.agnarr; Sir N. Campbell, far Suffolk-street; and Sir , this., lo the scene where lie learns front itosse that
George ilaterson, for s tour northwano. 4' hiswife and family have been savagely murdered,"
The Royal Steyne Library, and Tuppen's, con- he displayed • great store of Wen!. Hie orrform-
tinue to be the evening resort of all that is fashion- more here was full of energy nod full of feeling.
able and gay—Choat's is never without its elegant Great wid just eaoplawe followed his exertions.
throrg of tonish supporter.. I Ile gave a new, and, we conceive, • just readifig,
The 2d battalion of the Ist guards marched to a passage spoil which critics of other days
into this town on Wednesday. have often argued. When Mottles,' hears of the
Much distress and inconvenience at this time pre- slaughter of his family, he breaks out into various
vail in many parts of this place, owing to the pathetic exclamations, and Malcolm, the son of the
great number of persons who have been cited to murdered King, endeavours to console him.
appear before the Bench at the Town-hall, in con- Medoff exclaims, " lie has Ito children !" This
sequenceof their arrears for poor rates. I observation hue usually been applied to Mac-
! Beth—but Mr. YATES very properly directed it to
IMalcolm, when he addresses Bove. in all the agony
of his heart, as a reason fur the coolness with which
the young Prince had spoken to him. Tlutt Ale.
; YATES is right in this reading is clear, if we believe
I BUCHANAN, who informs us that Macbeth had
two men., one of whom was it great annoyance to the
legitimate MALcol.u. when lie ascended the Scot-
tish throne. The tragedy ittelf. however, affords
internal evidence to the truth of this reading.
Lady Macbeth speaks of hissing given ruck, and
having been Nanette(' to the " babe that milked
her ;" and Macbeth himself is indignant at the idea
of having committed u series of crimes to attain •
throne to which no on of his shall succeed. •
The choruses were finely executed.
Mr. COLMAN'S romance ol Blue Beard followed
the tragOly, mid imported much pleasure.
The improved proscenium was found of great
use in the opening seethe of Macbeth—mud " 0 what
a falliog off' is here !" iu the first scene of Blue

MARGATE, SErrnms 4.

There was a boat-race here this day for a prize-
skiff, given by Mr. Fancit. the Manager of the
Theatre. The day was extremely favourable, and
by one o'clock the town seemed to have poured out
el) hi occupants to witness the contest. The pier,
the parade, the bathing-rooms, and cliff.; were
filled with spectators, and the harbour seemed quite
alive with sail-boats and wherries. A little after
two, eight candidates started from a boat moored at
• short distance to the east of the pier, to row round
another stationed at the distance of a mile. near the
westward. One beet utmost immediately got
far a-head of the rest, and kept up her &bandage
till the end of the heat. Three resigned tlw strug-
gle in.. very short time. There were to be three
heote.. hut the
,prize was yielded without further
sespoetition to the victor in the first. He was pre-
1411401stills the palm that evening in the theatre.

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A-paragraph. having been copied from a provitt-
Cid% .pant in our Paper of the 2a inst. stating that
Dr.-OARLIKE. of Derby, had a verdict of 2,0001.
.awarded 'spinet him at the last Assizes, we have the
undoubted authority of a gentleman wlw was pre-
sent...to ilay,.that loch statement is erroneous ; that
there was no trial between the parties, the cause
ber,ing b•en, by the express recommendation of
the Lord-Chief Justice himself, referred to Mr.
Pau.i.trs, a Barrister, on the Midland Circuit,
who has full powers to decide on the subject. His
Ills address to the Jury, which was a
special one, said emphaticelly, that he hoped no one
vrosOd be so weak as to suppose that by agreeing to
thc.ooggestiou which he had taken upon himself to
recommend, there was any compromise of honour
or character on either side.
A sweepstakes shooting inatelt, °fiercely visions each,
b!tweets there celebrated sham, Messrs. Palmer, Plipps,
sad Streetoook place on Sstorday, when seaway-too brad
or bite trere killed Ly four o'clock, p. at. Mr. Painter took
a direction from Burnham, is the line of Wycomb and the
!Me .yrileowd be bagged twelve' brace and a half
of
Parltidliva and two bares. Mr. Phipps took • dim.
11( lies foe ..aiskaibeed, arias. the river to Dra)field,
and killed Sou 'bares and nine brace of partridges;
sad Mr. Lariat look s direetio• for Stoke and QT.
rsnLeseaseand killed eleven brace of partridges sad row
kw. ~.Thcaptertairsen started together at daybreak is Curs.
halkilelesorsch aceouipeated by an arapire Ames by eke
Mimetic parts's. They were illowed owe barrel oily, wide
udislited risarai, and only same Abuts were missed by the
Mint,

SUICI D E. ••I
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An ingisibition was taken on Saturday evening at the
Blue Lasts, in Salisbury-court. Dorset-stiart, Fiect.strect,
before 'fireman Shelton, Fay.. Cormier, on the hotly of Mr.
Henry Jeffery, aged 76, an extensive watch-maker, whu re-
sided in Burongles-buililingr. Blackfriaribrowl, and kept an
extrusive warelionee in Salisbury..quare, who put a period
to his existence by ciittine his throat.
ll appeared by the evidence that the deceased was in a
state of derangement, owing to losses iu triole, and his bay-
lug been deprived of au accomplished young woman, his i
daughter, which preyed much on his mind, since which lie
has been observed to be its estate of melancholy. On Thurs-
day sooraing he was transacting business im his counting-
bowie, from which he went to the water-chisel, *heir he re-
mained longer than usual. One of his clerks getting uneasy,
knowing hots to be of an num tiled stalest( mind, went in
search of his. and going to the water-chases found his I
login( ou the floor, cosereil with blood, and two razors, one
Iving at each site of him, and a large incision in his throat, i
but being alive a surgeon was sent fur ininsediately.
Mingham, assistant to Mr. Wray, sat ;eon, Fleet.
street, di puma, that tin Thisrsdey last be was sent fur to
•tterid the deceased, whom lw found its the water-closet, sit-
, ling on the Boor, and his head supported by a person who
stood near him. On eabinisatiens witness found deceased's
throat est from ear to ear. There were three sounds, but
the principal one isppearwl to have been dune by his having
applied the neon on each side, and drawing Owlet so as to
wee' together ; the principal muscles of Ore throat were eat.
Witness ordered bins to tw rained up stairs, and dressed the
ironed. The deceased faint.d film the loos of blood, awl
after he iro•M breathe be just uttered " Mary! Mary" He
appeared to he getting un pretty favourably instil night came
on, when he bream! _restless, and expired next morning in
•greet spay. Verlefl—Litnuey,

To the EDITOR of The BRITISH PRESS.

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N'
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LAIC %iTIn, ITPTIMBFII 3.
Sot—As all rank. of people are nusionoe alive os the
subject of the late atrocious pc ereelings at Nlonchester, and
ally communication coming from an authentic source will
necesesorily be received with ioterest by the public in ;Tesse-
ra', having a leisure hour, 1 COMA employ it better than by
Riving a statement of •eteli farts as will place in a proper
t of view the amirrhie rowinet of nut only the yeomanry
ens ery of &drool and 31anchester, but of the Magistrates
themselves.
On my return from Manchester the 31.1 of Aimed, where
1 bad been fur fire days enwiseesally employed, tog. t her with
Mr. Chat les Pearson and Mr. g0...w001, in getting at stieh
evidence sta would be.necessary Si. lay before the public, in
order to give them • just idea of the facts as dory happened.
I atopped at Wselesley Bridge Inn, lief ire 1 went up to my
own house, and received the fu11.% ism. communication fruit
my tenant, Mks lintiely•e.l.—." We had here yesterday, Sir,
unetif the Manchester se it 4, asked after you, as
whether you were at home or sod : I answered that yon
were from home. ' 1 suppose so; he is is too well employed
elsewhere (significantly) to ler much at twine at present' Ile
seemed siosious to know what were the %enflames of the
people in georral in this neighbourhood. 1 answered him
by saying, that they thought that both Mlghitrates and mili-
tary hail acted with too much precipitancy. I Not if you
knew the real stale of the cirenmetances; but as I am one
of the Magistrates, anal was on dotty nt the time, 1 am sore
you will alter your opinion of thew. ..lieu I inform you, that
nothing was done nell • pistol had been tired by the Re-
formers from the Quake's alteitssj ground!! upon whirls
the Riot Art woes read, and nest till then did the cavalry
act.' Well, Sir, but will gout out allow. that is would have
been more prudent to hose employed the soldiers of the
line, than those of the too ii awl swietkourbood? 'As to
that, 1 must inform you, that 11w yeomanry cavalry hail
PIttlilOWLY remsouses TO Mai; THE RUMOUR OF
MAKING TN,. FIRST CHARGE r
I shall snake no commons, Mr F.ilitor, on the above eon.
Insolation. 1 have no doubt she public can appreciate swell
conduct, and will make their wfleelicnie accordingly. Al this
moment the bill against use Owen and another, foe perjury,
is before the Court, and I dare wy before 1 have finished toy
letter I shall be able to inform you of she fate of it. Owen
and the other were witnesses against Messrs. Hunt, Jiangsu%
Knight, awl Moorhouse—they swore before the Magistrates
that they positively saw Mr. Moorhoese on the hustinga, and
upon their evillest* he was incarcerated for eleven day, iu
the New Bailey. mid ultimately committed (and bailed) for
• misdemeanor!!
The real facts, however. are these :Mr. Woodlouse being
seen in the crowd by Mr. II unt, as he was going up in the
carriage to St. Peter's. field, and seeming mach distressed
by the pressure of the crowd, Mr. hunt desired loins. as there
was room, to get into the carriage ; upon which the door
was opened, and Ile was lifted iu ; but on shutting the door,
his lagers gut betweeu it and the step, and crushed them an,
that, as soon as they got to the hostingn, he retired to a
public-house to get them dressed, and remained there the
whole of Ike liase—lhai is, till after Mr. Hunt and the rest
were taken into custody; and it was on his relenting from
that public-house that he was arrested, and treated as you
have been before informed. Su much fur Mr. Mourlimise and
his hottest accusers!!
There is a bill palermel against Edward Tibbat,• tallow.
chandler, °ago( the yeomanry cavalry, for Mein cat down
Elizoheth Farrel', baying a small infant in her areas, aud
who at the doe was above .1.110 yards from the hustings,
looking on with tether women. seeing dm; he was an the
point of tinning at bere she twitted for mercy and her life;
he, however, made his stroke, and inflicted a very deep gash
on her skull, and in feting tussle smother, and his sword
gut entangled in her apron, a hieb was much cut. In falling,
the poor child got much bruised In the head, which is eves
end& al this nuenseut !!
Another bill of Medium, is preferred against oar She,.
aseadisie„ fur having sabred Mrs.Gaalwiu. It was not her
Ideation to have been at ..r near the Meeting, but perceiv-
ing that one of her chihiren had got out of her sight, she
went out to look fur him, when mine rowed* advised her to
go towards St. fi clef, and shc wi.oatil there probably Sod
him. Sbe slid so, and before she bast lees live missiles ow the
ground, this Shelinerdine rode at her.. sod fling bee demo ;
and whew down, although she was heggiag fur her life, he
cut at her, and plauted,a stroke sin her head that cut her
to the skull, sod which, though 'immensity Nearly healed,
affects lwr head and her sight most_ niers billy.
The above anfora notate sufferers are perhaps the ewe only
permute, and the enify two possibly.that a perms sieving
himself Halton (1 believe), one of she Maathester Maxis-
Maten, has given as. nets 1111 l I of, as I sinderstsuil, in the
Courier Newspaper. Gastritis:stay, however, fur the asser-
t' of this Gentleman, I have fern limey of these Nee
maimed sufferers its • village, sll4)i far from Oldham, in
which place I went lust Solidity, and where an basest and
humane surgeon fa Quaker), at whose house I was, informed
me, de had 43 patients under his cove!! who were wounded
is dilreient way. 1111 the Bloody Plains of Peter's.field !'!
If you think, Sir, that the above informatioN will interest
the public, you are welcome to pioblidi it its my same, and
I remain Sir, your most olsedieut humble Servant,
C. WOISELEY.
Safeway ifforeirip.—A Bill 'molest Plait, fur perjury, bas
been dispowel of by the Grand toil, but whether a true
Bill or met, is not yet known; but as it i. the same case as
the above, and the raw wititesses, there can be we doubt
another Bill is stow before them, sad there are six wire to
follow in station, some for solacing.