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London, England, 1836-11-11 00:00:00

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8-tN, LONDON, NO V 1 11, 1836.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE:

3tiairman) read the following letter, which he had received
from Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P.:—
" hard Eidnt you a copy of a Bill for establishing
a council and auditors in every county, for the better ma-
nagement of county-rates, and for amending the laws relat-
ing thereto ; and I have to request you will cause the same
to be laid before the magistrates of the county ; and I
should be glad to receive their observations upon the same,
to ascertain how far they agree with its provisions, to re-
ceive their comments and suggestions upon it, before I
again introduce it into Parliament in the course of the next
session.

We subjoin the following notice of Mr. Forrest's pee-
formance of Damon, from the Morning Pest, as it just ex-
presses our own opinions of this gentleman's acting
Last night the tragedy of Damon and Pythias was per-
formed at this theatre. It is the production of Mr. Banjul,
a gentleman well known as the author of some popular
novels, which have obtained a well-merited celebrity. Mr.
Sheil is said, we know not with what truth, to have con-
tributed some share, either in the way of preparation or of
finish, to this play. The public hitherto has known little, or
rather nothing, about it ; and were it not for the selection of
it upon this occasion by Mr. Forrest, it would probably con-
tinue still in obscurity. Every schoolboy is acquainted with
the story of Damon and Pythias. Mr. Banim has treated it
with some ingenuity for mere dramatic purposes, but the lan-
guage throughout is entirely beneath the dignity of tragedy.
As the play is little known, it may be as well to give some idea
of the plot in a few words. Dionysius having, with the aid of
his friends, seised upon the citadel of Syracuse, is, by a ma-
jority of the Senate, proclaimed Tyrant, and invested with
absolute sway. Damon and Pythias are mutual friends, and
both ardent lovers of liberty. Damon, in consequence of his
resistance to the tyrant, is sentenced to death. He prays
as a boon that the execution might be delayed for a few
hours, that he may take a last farewell of his wife and
child, who are residing some short distance from Syracuse.
Dionysius at first refuses, but, on the intercession of Py-
thias, consents to the delay, on the condition that Pythias
himself shall remain a hostage, to suffer the punishment if
Damon shall not appear. Damon is delayed until the time
granted has nearly expired, and Pythias is just about to
suffer when his friend rushes in, to take his place on the
scaffold. The principal auxiliary incidents aro tender in-
terviews between Damon and his wife Hermeon, and be-
tween Pythias and his lover Calanthe, to whom during the
progress of the piece he is united in marriage. Now for
the performance ; and it is as well to say at once, that
were it not for the manner in which the part of Damon
was sustained by Mr. Forrest, and that of Pythias by Mr.
Cooper, the play could not have gone successively through
a trial at Drury-lane, however praise-worthy may be the
exertions of Miss Taylor and Miss Huddart. In the
first and second acts, Damon has little more to do than
utter common-places on the subject of liberty, of tyranny,
and of tyrants. It is very natural to suppose that, being
a native of the United States, Mr. Forrest's heart is
in the subject ; and, accordingly, these passages are given
by him in lofty tones of Republican defiance, and his dagger
is grasped with an energy, and his threats uttered in a voice,
that might well be supposed to frighten a tyrant into the
surrender of a sceptre, either inherited or usurped. Mr.
Forrest's great triumph last night was in those parts of the
play which call upon him for the display of a lofty and
fearless spirit in the hour of danger ; of unconquerable
love of liberty ; of ardent, immovable friendship ; of the
tender affections of father and husband ; and his efforts,
under these excitements, were most successful. There
is no actor we know, or have ever seen, who seems to
resign himself so completely to the strong impulses of
his nature, or to produce for a moment so entire a for-
getfulness that one is in the presence of a man whose
work may be as much a display of art as that of a
painter. To say of him that in his great bursts of passion
he is an imitator, is gross injustice or ignorance. Imitation
is a poor, timid, crawling, unimpassioned thing. No mere
imitator ever yet made an audience feel as he does. There
is art, to be sure—there can be no acting without ; but it
is an art that conceals art, and makes an audience feel, as
strongly as reality could, that the soul of the man is
rent by some mighty passion, or subdued into tenderness
by friendship or love. There is a roughness of voice,
hut that quality of the organ comes powerfully in sup-
port of energy, and, in scenes of tenderness, it has the
power of descending, even to the softest tones which
Pope could connect, in imagination, with his " prevailing
gentle art." The scene with his wife and child, last
night, was applauded from all parts of the house. She
knows not of the fate which awaits him—that he is to
die within an hour or two ; and the manner in which he
slowly, and tremblingly, prepares her for the fearful intelli-
gence, drew tears from many of the audience. His recep-
tion of her suggestion, to leave the friend who became
hostage for him to his fate, was marked with the mild con-
siderate indignation which nature, under such circumstances,
would suggest to a noble spirit, fondly attached to wife and
child, but more fondly still to truth and honour. There is
seldom seen a more triumphant piece of acting, and it was
applauded accordingly. Perhaps no nerves or frame but
such as those possessed by Mr. Forrest could enable an
actor, however great his tact and judgment, to go through
the exertions required in the last act. The scaffold is
erected, the executioner is prepared, the moment for the exe-
cution of Pythias is approaching, the tyrant is or at least
seems to be inexorable, and no Damon appears. At length,
at the moment the axe is about to be raised, a shout is
heard—another, and another. It is raised at the approach
of Damon, he rushes in, and never was exhaustion, deli-
verance, friendship, exultation, pride, contempt of death,
defiance of tyranny, and determination to die, more power-
fully expressed than they were almost in one moment by
the actor. He bounded to the scaffold. It was his throne.
He rejoiced to die, for he had saved his honour and his
friend. The house resounded with applause, and the cur-
tain dropped. Mr. Cooper sustained the part of Pythias
with much energy ; but in this play all the work falls upon
Damon.

" I have the honour to be your obedient humble servant,
"JOSEPH HUME.
" Sergeant Adams, Chairman Middlesex Sessions."
Mr. BAKER moved that the letter be printed, and circu-
lated generally amongst the magistracy of the county.
Sir JOHN SCOTT LILLIE moved that the letter of the
Hon. Member be acknowledged, and a committee named
at once to consider the clauses and general principles of
the Bill.

Mr. GIBBONS moved the following resolution :—" That
the Clerk of the Peace acknowledge the receipt of the
letter of the Hon. Member, and that the Bill be left in
the office of the Clerk of the Peace for the inspection ge-
nerally of the Magistrates of the county."
Mr. BROUGHTON regretted that Mr. Ilume was not to
be found amongst them to-day, as, if he had been, he would
much more clearly see the feeling with respect to his Bill
than he could do in any other manner.
The amendment was carried by a majority of 17 to 8.

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At a quarter to five the scrutineers entered the Court,
and declared the numbers to be—for Mr. Flower, 58 ; Mr.
Carpenter, 20 ; and Mr. Grellier, 18.
Mr. M' WILLIAM moved that the names of the Magis-
trates who voted for each of the candidates should be taken
down.

Sir JOHN GIBBONS—I heartily second the motion, for I
never wish to come to that dirty ballot.—(Hear, hear.)
Let every Magistrate speak out his sentiments, and act
boldly.

Tile other business on the list being disposed of, the
Court adjourned.

MONEY MARKET.

The uncertain state of things in the Money Market yes-
terday evening has turned the attention of many of our ca-
pitalists to projects of various kinds, calculated to help us
out of our difficulties and to prevent their recurrence. Few
of these have obtained a sufficiently respectable introduc-
tion to raise them into consequence beyond the mere cur-
rent topics of the day, but one project has been talked of
to-day somewhat in detail, which many are sanguine enough
to believe will ultimately be carried into execution, and
which is certainly, in extent at least, an undertaking of the
highest importance. The plan, which in its general bearings
may be described very briefly, is to establish a sort of union
of the joint-stock banks of the better class in Lancashire
and Yorkshire, each bank in the union engaging to invest a
certain portion of its paid-up capital in Government Secu-
rities and Exchequer Bills, such investment beinc, duly regis-
tered and certified, and other methods being taken to pre-
serve it sacred and inviolable for the object in view. Against
these investments it is proposed to issue a corresponding
amount of notes, bearing the impress of the "union," and which
it is conceived would pass current, resting on so solid a se-
curity, as freely as notes of the Bank of England, or as
bullion itself. Having established such a character for the
proposed circulation, the further design is or is said to be,
to obtain, if possible, the sanction of the Legislature to
making such notes a legal tender within certain limits—
the two counties, for example, already mentioned as the
seat of the undertaking. Among the more important ef-
fects which the projectors of this plan anticipate from it is
that of obviating the necessity of keeping any large stocks
of gold in the manufacturing districts, which would therefore
be sent up to London, and strengthen the currency of the
Bank of England notes, while it would at the same time
lessen their amount, as the notes of the " union " would, as
they believe and expect, take their place in Yorkshire and
Lancashire at least, if they were not spread over a wider
range. We must be understood as giving this merely as
an arrangement which has found partisans among wealthy
and well-informed men ; it will be time enough to discuss
its merits when it shall have been brought nearer to ma-
t urity.— Ti»zes.

Tile private accounts from Dublin indicate a good deal
of excitement in money matters in that capital, and the
notes of some of the Banks have been sent in rather freely
to be exchanged for Bank of Ireland notes or gold. In
none of them, however, had any symptoms of weakness
been apparent. That there has been an over-issue from
some of them, and on security by no means unexception-
able, preceding accounts have made sufficiently evident,
and it is not surprising that they should now be visited with
the consequences of their imprudence. The Bank of Ire-
land had had no attack of this kind to sustain, but was
acting with extreme circumspection, and limiting its issues
as much as possible. Bills had been repeatedly refused dis-
count, to which under ordinary circumstances no objection
could possibly have arisen.—Times.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S—Y EsTEßzur.

The room was thinly attended, and betting so flat as scarcely
to justify a quotation. The principal favourites remain pre-
cisely as before, nor did any change take place in the others,
with the exception of Wintonian, against whom the highest
offers were 20 to 1. Miss Clifton was backed two or three
times at 35 to 1 ; 40 to 1 was offered against May Day, and 18
to 1 against him and Mango jointly. No others were men-
tioned. Unless a severe frost should bring hunting to a check,
it is not improbable that there will be several " blank days" in
the course of the winter.

gTTAFFHAIIf COURSING MEETING, Nor. 10.
First Ties for the Cup.
Mr. Gurney's blk. d.Aladdin beat Lord Stradbroke's r. d. Majesty.
Mr. Buckworth's blk. d. Bran beat Mr. Bagge's Knifegrinder.
Mr. Grout's blk. d. Doctor beat Mr. Caldwell's blk. d. Reliance.
Mr. Redhead's f. d. Lemon beat Mr. Squire's blk. d. Sylphide
First Ties for the Oaks.

Mr. Boroughes's b. p. Caroline beat Mr. Chute's Hobson's Choice.
Mr. Gurney's blk. p. Allegratta beat Mr. Squires's b. p. Sensitive.
Aged Sweepstakes.
Mr. Gurney's blk. d. Ajax beat Mr. Grout's dun. d. Doleful.
Mr. Eurrouglies's red &w. d. Cannon-hall beat Mr. Chute's Hersa
Cley Puppy Sweepstakes.
Mr. Chute's Hyder beat Lord Rivers's Gulliver.
Mr. Caldwell's w. d. Razor beat Mr. Ogilby's Talisman.
Matches.
Lord Stradbroke's Matilda beat Mr. Caldwell's Rattle.
Mr. Grout's Doctor beat Mr. Inskip's blue d. Indigo.
Lord Stradbroke's brin. d. Memnon beat Mr. Redhead's r. d. Likely.
Mr. Boroughes's Councillor beat Mr. Ogilby's bk. d. Touchstone.
Mr. Redhead's Lightfoot beat Mr. Boroughes's Congress.
Mr. Caldwell's bk. d. Rover beat Mr. Chute's w. d. Huon.
Mr. Gurney's bk. d. Acle beat Mr. Chute's bk. d. Hugo.
Mr. Gurney's red d. Arrow beat Mr. Inskip's bk. b. Imogene
Mr. Gurney's Affection agst Mr. Chute's Haphazard (undecided)
Mr. Gurney's Anxiety asst Mr. Inskip's Indian (undecided).
Mr. Gurney's Altidora beat Mr. Bagge's Kelpie.
Lord Stradbroke's Merrythought beat Mr. Grout's Duncan.
Weather very fins, and the company more numerous than was
ever known.

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
GOODWOOD RACES, 1837.

The Lavant Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft., for two-years-old.
Duke of Richmond's Guava, Duke of Richmond's Hooghley,
Duke of Richmond's b. c. by Sultan, out of Godolphin ; Lord
Egremont's f. by Gaberlunzie, out of Mermaid ; Lord Exeter's
Sister to Greenmantle, Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite, Lord Suf-
field's Milbank, Captain Williamson's c. by The Colonel, out of
Galatea; Mr. W. Edwards's Hurricane, Mr. Houldsworth's c. by
Sultan, out of Tarelli ; Mr. Houldsworth's Brother to Circassian,
Mr. J. Day's Brother to Muley Moloch, Mr. J. Day's d'Egville,
Mr. Wreford's f. by Laurel, Duke of Richmond's Wimpole, Duke
of Richmond's Frontignac, Duke of Richmond's Zipporah ; Mr. T.
Sadler's c. by Defence, out of Europa ; Lord Lichfield's H. 8.,
Lord Lichfield's f. by Priam, out of Whimsey ; Mr. Bowes's c. by
Comus, dam by Cervantes ; Mr. Marley's Brother to The Stag,
Mr. Potter's c. by Humphrey Clinker, dam by Smolensko ; Mr.
King's c. by Margrave, out of Lunatic ; Mr. J. Day's c. by Langar,
out of Fairy ; Colonel Peel's Paganini, Mr. F. V. Fox's Spectre.
The Drawing Room Stakes.
Colonel Anson's Jereed ; Colonel Peel's Anvil ; Lord Jersey's
Flare-up ; Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton ; Lord Egre-
mont's Madeira; Lord Exeter's Adrian ; Lord Exeter's Velure,
Lord Exeter's Comante ; Lord Chesterfield's Miss Clifton colt ;
Lord Chesterfield's Critic ; Lord Suffield's Pupil ; Captain Wil-
liamson's Lougborough ; Lord Albemarle's Brother to Grenada ;
Duke of Portland's f., by Priam, out of blunts; Mr. Day's Cha-
peau d'Espagne ' • Mr. Sadler's Defender ; Lord Lichfield's Car-
toon ; Mr. Osbaldiston's Pocket Hercules ; Mr. Wreford's Winto-
nian ,• Mr. Wreford's d., by Sultan, out of Victoria; Sir 3f.
Wood's c., b) Cetus, out of Altisedora ; Mr. Rush's c., by Camel,
out of Romps ; Sir G. Heathcote's Marquis ; Mr. Thornhill's
G eria.

The Molecomb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, for Two-years olds.
Duke of Richmond's c., by Sultan, out of Goldpin ; Duke of
Richmond's Hooghley ; Duke of Richmond's c.. by Tranby, out of
Conciliation; Lord Egremont's c. by Chateau Margaux, out of
Vicarage; Lord Exeter's Sister to Green Mantle; Lord Chester-
field's Anchorite ; Lord Suffield's Milbank ; Mr. Edwards's Ran-
dan ; Mr. Houldsworth's c. by Sultan, out of Torelli ; Mr. Wre-
ford's f. by Emilius, out of Lady Cramfeezer ; AL-. Day's brother
to Muley Moloch ; Mr. Day's d'Egville ; Mr. Houldsworth's
brother to Circassian ; Duke of Richmond's Frontignac , Duke of
Richmond's Guava ; Duke of Richmond's Zipporah ; Mr. Sad-
ler's c. by Defence, dam by Bustard ; Lord Lichfield's H. B. ;
Duke of Beaufort's c. by Shakspeare, out of Tontine ; Mr. Brown's
c. by Comus, dam by Cervantes ; brother to The Stag ; Mr.
Potter's c. by Humphrey Clinker, dam by Smolesko ; Air. King's
c. by Hargrave, out of Lunatic; Mr. J. Day's c. by Langar, out
of Fairy ; Mr. Bond's f. by Lapdog, out of Nina.