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THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1824.

vial's, proceedings, and was glad to find that he had the spirit
which hehad evinced;"—nay, more, bad promised a subsequent
patronage, and selected the pieces. This Gentleman's name is
sacred, and the circumstance is only noticed to shew that Mr. Sa-
vill's conduct was approved of even in the Magistracy, and many
other instances in the town could also be evinced ;--yet the stand-
ing alone in this contest, without a single friend to advise with, or
assist him, is more than he as an humble individual is able long
to support; yet surely no liberal mind can blame him for re-
sisting (so far as is in his power) what he feels to be an act of
oppression.
Mr. Savill could adduce that the gentleman who has prema-
turely closed his season was waited on by him with another of
the Trustees of the Estate, of which the Theatre forms a part,
—knew of his intention of taking it,—and read his agreement
with Mrs. Clark for a one month's season ; had he then stated
that it was his determination to bring in another Company, Mr.
F. S. would have resigned it o.i the instant; on the contrary,
Mr. Savill was informed by the other mentioned Trustee, that as
long as the estate remained in their hands,-the Theatre should
be his ; what plea then can the one Trustee urge for rendering
null the faith reposed in the assertion of the other made in the
name of all ? Why 3,,a, him eo vaend money in decorating the
Theatre ? Why treat w't! 'him persc:=ally as to the time of its
being kept open, and :i en at one moment's notice close it, and
deprive 20 unoffending iedividuals oftheirbre2td ? Wasitbecause
of their want of talent? The town has professed itself satisfied
with it. Was it in consequence of my Letter to the Mayor ?
His own undeserved epithets drew it from me ; for I was ad-
dressed more like a common beggar than a respectable indi-
vidual, and to argue was useless when the one party engrossed'
all the conversation. Was it in consequence of the advertise-
ments at the head of my Bi;ls ? They were only placed there
in self-defence ; a prejudice having gone forth to my injury, and
that of the Company, and surely common justice allowed me
to ask the town to judge for themselves, they did, and decided
that the opinion of a few should not guide the multitude. What-
ever was the cause, I was closed without any stated reason, at a
moment's notice, and in the middle of the season ; and how
have I deserved it ? Instead of attempting to be personal in
my address, I studiously avoided it; nay, more, when from a
proper feeling I refused to act the Farce The Mayor of Garret,
which was bespoken, from a fear of any allusion being intend-
ed, I substituted another, and probably lost the Patronage in
consequence ; does this look like a feeling on my pin towards
personality ? yet even this, and the Latin quotation which
bears allusion to the circumstance, have been urged against me,
either from error or ignorance. But it is useless to argue fur-
ther; what I have to contend with, no individual so circumstanc-
ed could overcome; convinced of this, I boat to the power that
--, but cannot crush
The oppressed
J. FAUCIT SAVILL.

This brief Statement will be concluded, with a remark on the
hardships under which the professors of the Stage suffer, more
than any other body of people ; which has been aptly defined,
in that memorable Speech made in the House by the celebrated
Lord Chesterfield, on the first introduction of this Act by Sir
Robert Walpole (the then Minister), prompted by private
pique, and by the strong influence of party only, carried into a
law. " One of the greatest blessings we enjoy, one ofthe greatest
blessings a people can enjoy, is liberty. But every good in this
life has its alloy of evil. Licentiousness is the alloy of liberty.
It is an ebullition, an excrescence ; it is a speck upon the eye
of the political body, which I can never touch but with a
gentle, with a trembling hand ; lest I destroy the body, lest
I injure the eye upon which it is apt to appear. If the
..s.-age
becomes at any time licentious, if a play appears to be alTbel
upon the Government, or upon any particular man, the King's
Courts are open ; the law is sufficient to punish the offender.—
If poets and players are to be restrained, let them be restrained
as other subjects are, by the known laws or their country; if
they offend, let them be tried as every EngliAman ought to be,
by God and his Country. Do not let us subject them to the
arbitrary will and pleasure of any one man. A power lodged
in the hands of a single man to judge and determine without li-
mitation, cnntroul, or appecl, 33 E. s.irt of power unknown to
our Laws, !.iconsistent- `. :!ti, n. It is a higher,
a more absolute power than we trust even to the King himself."
Summum Jus—Summa Injuria."
'Therefore the greater the Power, the greater should be the
Moderation in the exercise of it.

" Potentiana cautis quam alca'i u O^Slhls tutius baberi."
TAciTus.

" capit illy facit."
New Inn, Sandwich, Dec. 23;

SUICIDES.

A Coroner's Inquest was held on Saturday
last at the Boar and Castle Tavern, Oxford-street, before
THOMAS STIIILIATG, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Anthony
Caldares, a waiter in the house.
Sarah Cooper, a servant in the house, stated that the deceased
had lived some time in the huuse,-in the capacity before stated ;
he had formerly been in a respectable line of business, but becom-
ing much distressed, lie had failed, when his wife and himself
were oblted to go to service ; he had;however, been in pretty
good state cf health, excepting that at intervals he drank rather
freely, which was supposed to have been occasioned by his dis-
tressed situation, and his intellects werein souse degree injured,
occasioned, it was supposed, by a wound he had received in his
head. On Christmass-day he drank a quantity of brandy, and
nearly a similar quantity on the following day. On Saturday
morning she was rather alarmed on hearing the deceased cry
out from the kitchen, and on hastening there she found the
deceased apparently in a fit, and a cup standing near, contain-
ing some oxalic acid. Medical assistance was immediately
procured, but before it arrived lie was dead.
William Lamb, a waiter in the house, gave nearly a similar
testimony ; but stated that the deceased had been latterly very
different in his manner, frequently in an outrageous, and some-
times in a desponding state.

Mr. Dean, a surgeon, of Oxford-street, opened the body,
and from the appearance of the stomach, he was of opinion the
oxalic acid had occasioned his death. such a quantity had the
unfortunate man taken, that it had mixed with his blood; the
bottle also which had contained it was wholly emptied.
It was intimated that other evidence was ready, if necessary
to be called, to prove the deceased's insanity. The jury, how-
ever, expressed themselves satisfied, and returned their verdict
—" That the deceased poisoned himself by taking a quantity
of oxalic acid, labouring at the time under a state of mental
derangement."
Another Inquest was held the same day, at the Robin Hood,
St. Giles's, on the body of Alexander Mackenzie. From the
evidence, it appeared t deceased resided at 28, Church-
street ; he had lately been much distressed in his mind, and on
Friday night last he put an end to his sufThrings by hanging
himself. Verdict—lnsanity.

CURIOUS FOSSlLS.—Captain WARING, R.N.,
discovered, on Tuesday, December 9, in a slaty
part of the blue Has ledges, west of Lyme Cobb,
Dorsetshire, a fine portion of organic remains.—
The part which has been cleared is particu-
larly beautiful ; and there is no doubt of this
specimen proving to be that of some rare an-
tediluvian animal. On Wednesday, the 10th,
MARY ANNING, the well-known fossilist, found
east of the town, some remains, which, on ex-
amination, appeared to differ widely from any
which have been before discovered at Lyme,
either of the Icthosaurus or Plesiosaurus. It
appears to have a very long neck, which being at
first concealed by the has, it was supposed to
resemble a turtle ; since its perfect arrangement
this is not the case, and we have reason to sup-
pose that nothing of the kind has ever been
found. On Thursday the 18th, MARY ANNING
discovered another animal in the blue lias, the
bones of which have not yet been cleaned ; it
is conjectured to be a specimen of the Plesio-
saurus. The Rev. J. GLEED has, found some-
thing similar to the last mentioned animal.
(Dorset County Chronicle.)

AGRICULTURAL REPORT .
FOR THE COUNTIES OF SALOP, WORCESTER,
AND STAFFORD, DEC. 31, 1823.

The extreme mildness and dryness of the early
part of the month, has been highly favourable to
the Agriculturist. The ploughing and sowing
have not met with any serious check during the
month. The Gelds retain much of their verdure,
and the entire absence of frost and snow has en-
abled the farmer to keep his stork out consider-
ably, later than usual. The early sown Wheat
continues to look very well, and their roots hav-
ing taken deep hold of the earth, severe frost
will not now materially affect them; a great
breadth of land has been prepared for Wheat this
season, the mildness of which has given the dila-
torysfarmer (and we have too many of that de-
scriptiOn) an opportunity of getting his seed into
the ground in fine order.
The latter part of the month has been rather
humid, flooding the low grounds, and preventing
.much work that now wants forwarding.
Turnips begin to run very much, and are
getting rather scanty in supply, the sheep stock
being numerous, and turned into them early this
season.

The practice of steaming the hay for milking
cows is gaining ground, and will soon be more
generally adopted. as its advantages are more
known. One truss of hay soaked, and given with
the water tepid, entices the cow to eat the hay
arid drink up the water or tea greedily, and keeps
up the milk in a surprising manner. A consider-
able saving is made of the hay, and an additional
quantity of milk is obtained, amply repaying the
trouble.

The show of fat meat, this Christmas, has
been the finest seen for many years, the meat
being not only fat, but having plenty of that de-
scription which leoks well on the table. The
price of Cattle, as always at this season, has ex-
perienced a little advance, but this increase does
not profit the farmer any thing, it merely goes to
swell the already overgrown profit of the
butcher.

The Grain Market generally has experienced
a little rise; not from any deficiency of supply,
but merely from the spirit of speculation, which,
looking at the political horizon, fondly imagines
it perceives a few dark and angry clouds congre-
gating, and which, it hopes, may burst in a storm
that may disturb the present peace and tranquil-
lity of Europe.

*.' AUSTRIAN LOAN,
LTC,UIDATION 31tITI5K

This loan, which so long by anticipation occu-
pied the attention of the money market, was yesterday brought
into circulation, and the terms announced under which the sub-
scribers are to participate in the contract.

The contractors are the houses of Messrs. Baring, Brothers,
and Co. ; Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co. ; and Mr. N. M.
Rothschild. The amount of the loan is 2,500,000/. sterling ;
and the whole of it, we understand, will be appropriated to
the purpose for which it is avowedly wised, no portion being
reserved, as at first stated, for the service of the Austrian Go-
vernment.

The price at which the subscribers receive their shares in this
loan is 82 per cent., which is to be paid to Messrs. Baring Bro-
thers, and Co., on behalf of the contractors generally, in the
following manner :

10 per cent. deposit to be paid on or before the 12th January.
25 - - - 12th February.
_ _

15 - - - - - llth March.
30 ~ - - - - 12th April.
20 - . - - - 10th May.
The per tentage above-named is on the money, and not on
the stock; and the respective payments, therefore, on every
100/. stock will be as under :

10 per cent. to be paid 12th January, 3 4
25 - - - 12th February, 20 10
15 - - - 11th March, 12 6
30 - - 12th April, 24 12
20 - - lOth May, 16 8

£32 0

The bonds will bear interest at five per cent. per annum,
from the Ist November, 1823, payable every six months, and a
discount at the rate of four per cent, per annum will be allowed
to the subscribers on anticipating the payments of the respec-
tive instalments.

Twenty-four coupons or dividend warrants will be attached
to each bond, which are receivable at Vienna on the Ist of
May and the Ist of November in each year. An arrangement
has been made, however, by which the subscribers may receive
the interest during the first 12 years, at the counting-house of
Mr. N. M. Rothschild, at the fixed exchange of 10 florins the
£ sterling.
The bonds will be all of 1.000 florins, equivalent to 1001.
each, but the scrip receipts, which are to represent the bonds
until all the instalments are completed, vary in amount from
2,000 florins or 2001., to 50,000 florins Or 5,000/. Annexed is a
scale of the scrip receipts to be issued by the contractors :
Florins 50,000 - - being - - £5,000 sterling.
25,000 - - - - - 2,500 .
20,000 - - - - - - 2,000
10,000 - - - - - 1,000
5,000 - - - - - 500
3,000 - - - - - 300
3 2,000 - - - - 200

The terms of this loan, combined with the great abundance
of floating capital in the market, appear to have been consi-
dered highly favourable by the dealers in foreign securities.
The scrip to be issued on the 12th instant bore yesterday a
premium of 5 per cent.

The Magistrates of Hertfordshire have ordered
some alterations in the Town-hall of Hertford,
to afford better accommodation to the public at
the approaching trial of Thurtell and Hunt.—
The Jury-box has been raised, to obviate the in-
convenience felt by the pressing of the crowd in
front of that place on the former day. A desk
has also been constructed in front of the dock
for Thurtell, at his request. He says that he
shall have to make many notes during his trial,
and that it will be convenient for him to have
some place upon which he can arrange them, as
he shall have to make references when he ad-
dresses the Court in his defence, which he states
it is his intention to do at considerable length.—
No alteration whatever is visible in the conduct
or demeanour of these prisoners.

come again."

PRICE SEVENPENCXO

LITERARY NOTICE.

The SPAE-WIFE, a Tale of the Scottish Chronicles. By, the
A UMW', of " Annals of the Parish," &c.

. .
The above long-promised Novel has at length
made its appearance, and while introducing it to
the notice of our-readers, we have many,apologies
to offer for not haVing takers an earlier Oppor-
tunity for our remarks. We know of no man
more likely to occupy an equal share of popular at-
tention with the "Great Unknown,"as the prpsent
Author, Mr. GALT. To a nice discriminatiowof
character, he adds a correctness, and occasionally
an elegance of manner which stamp his Novels
as very little inferior to the productions of that
mysterious personage. The scene of the present
work is laid in Scotland, about the year 1436,
and is intended to describe the progress of the
conspiracy which ended in the merciless assassi-
nation of the unfortunate JAMES 1. The charnc
ter which gives the title to the Novel, is
" Anniple of Duriblane," a half-frantic fortune-
teller, whose predictions (which by the way are
to the letter accomplished) serve to interest the
reader, and to develope the story. The Author
has evidently bestowed great pains on the cha-
racter, and it is but just to say. that it is success-
fully drawn. With all our recollections of the
masterly delineation of "Meg Merrilies," we must
allow Anniple her full share of merit, and ac-
knowledge the skill of the pen which pourtrayed
her. There is, however, considerable resembl-
ance between her and the character which we
mentioned, and were we not assured that Mr.
GALT voluntarily submits to the privation of not
reading the Waverly Novels, from the fear of in-
sensibly falling into the style in which they are
written, we should be uncharitable enough to
suppose, that in the perusal of Guy Mannering
he had not overlooked the character of Meg
Merrilies. For the reason, however, which we
have just stated, the resemblance must be
purely accidental, and from the scene being
laid in the same country, and from the language
and manners being precisely similar, was per-
haps unavoidable. The Earl. of ATHOL, the
manly and intrepid Lord JAMES, and the fiend-
like GRAME, are a. well imagined and repre-
sented in the Author's best style. It is in the de-
lineation of character that Mr. GALT excels—his
acute conception and vigorous execution of his va-
rious heroes place him in a rank little inferior to the
author of Waverly. The beautiful Queen (the
idol of the ill-fated Monarch,) is so well drawn as
to cause regret, that she does not occupy a larger
portion of the work, aad we select the follow-
ing passage in which s! first appears:—

" At the time when the Lady sThilla entered the garden.
her Majesty was standing,rith that renowned maiden and gen
tlewoman, the fair Katharine Douglas, and very gaily attired,
as her custom ever was, in order that she might, by example,
teach the ladies and dames of the realm to acquire those
habits of courtly manners which are put on with the gar-
ments of ceremony. Her golden hair was gathered within
a net of pearls, adorned with a precious ruby, and many a
sapphire and emerald. On her brow she wore a chaplet of
red and white and blue feathers, sprinkled all over with
spangles, and intermingled with jonquils and. sprigs of
broom ; around the fair enamel of her neck was a golden
chain, from which depended a ruby shapen like a heart,
which, as it lay on the ivory of her bosoin, seemed as if a
living fire had been taken from the altar of true love, and
laid to beam and glow in that beauteous place. By the one
hand she held her robe of lustrous satin loosely up from the
dewy grass, and with the other she leant upon the shoulder
of Katherine Douglas, smiling on the flowers'timidly peering
from their buds, as it were to see if the spring was indeed

The Lady Sibilla thus introduced, is one of
the most prominent characters in the story. She
is, perhaps, rather too strongly drawn. We are
not overfond of those strong-minded young ladies
who, in the violence of passion distort the
natural loveliness of their features, that their
admirers " wonder how they ever thought them
beautiful." A contemporary has, we think, made
an unnecessary objection to our worthy, but
somewhat rough friend, the Laird of Glenfruin.
This is to us among the best drawn characters,
and the objectionable peculiarities of his dia—
lect, 'completely identify the uncivilised Highland
Chieftain. We have, upon the whole, derived
considerable amusement from the Spae-iTzfe, and
have every reason to congratulate Mr. Galt on its
production. We have said so much respecting
his skill in the perception of character, that our
readers may possibly imagine that to be his prin-
cipal merit ; it is but just, therefore, to acknow-
ledge his ability in the construction and deve-
lopement of his plot ; and of his descriptive
powers, the following extract (with. which we
must necessarily conclude our notice) may be
given as a favourable specimen
" The day was grey, still, sober, and mild, without sun_
shine or shower ;—the winds were asleep, and almost also the
waters ;—the birds were mute, but not with sullenness, and
they shook the crystaline drops from the impearled leaves, as
they busily pruned their wings, likegentler villagers preparing
for church in the holiness of the Sabbath morning. The skiei
were not darkened with any cloud, but the mountain tops were
hid in a resting mist, that hung like a canopy, lowed-almost to
the tufty hills of the little islands in the lake. It was a morn-
ing, when the lowing of cows and the bleating of lambs heard
afar off, mingling with the bark of the shepherd's dog, seem
tuned and musical ;—when doves coo on the windol sills of the
solitary, maiden, who never listened to any other note of love,
and who feeds them with crumbs treasured from her frugA
supper ;—when daisies lift not their golden eyes, but hangtheir
heads, as if drowsy with some delicious excess ; when bees pass
from bloom to blosom in silence ; when the chimb butterfly,
that never spreads his wing but to the sun, rests as- quiet as
the pea-flower on its stalk under'the leaf that he has made his
canopy ;—and when the voiceless snail, in his satin doublet;
stretches his eyehorris from side to side on the dewy sward, as
if he wist not where to taste first, like a sable-vestured clerk
at a banquet : in south, a season of quietude' and taw, when
wary grimalkin, looking out at the cottage door, and fain to
pass to her lair beneath the bushes, often Mits forth her foot'tek
feel if indeed the soft lair be too moist for her furred delicacy.