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London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

TRANSLATION OF THE WESTMINSTER

EPILOG UP.:

Enter Criss end Pars&

Dae.—Crlto, well met, but strangely too I own—
What brings you hither?
•
Cri.—What? to see the town.
What better object? This great city grants
Arts, sciences, and all the country wants.
Be vow my guide, so alter'd every place,
To lead my way.
Day..—T gladly join the chase.
Cri,—flow monstrous grows the town, and still Is growing,
By it% own weight th hs own ruin going!
In vain I try to find the wonted ways
So oft frequented in m y boyish days;
No place I know—a pahce towers at top:
At bottom, no Ins splendid. shines a shop.
A square, a circus, and a crescent, rise,
Porches—of Stoics ?
Duo.—No, of men more wise;
Of churches, clubs, hotels, societies!
Of those whose worldly wisdom seldom errs,
Greeks, gamblers, life and Bre insurancers.
Cri. —But, tell me, have you any sights to sheer'?
Dor.—Sights of all sorts, whichever way you go.
For curious sights no city can surpass us—
Tomb—Belzoni's self—Bonassus—
A lioness and whelps—a pigmy mare—
Dwarfs—giants—beasts—of savages a pair—
Old pictures here—new panoramas there.
But what will more surprise you still, I guess,
A gracious, grave Automaton at Chess ;
In whom a chess-mate, and check-mate you'll find,
Art. science, motion—everything but mind.
Cri.—Wonders Icdeed you tell me of this age,
But tell me, how goes on my favourite Stage?
Where oft vith critics I was wont to sit,
To judge of plays and players, in the pit.
There's nothing like the drama gives me pleasure-..
Players and plays delight me beyond measure—
" To wake the soul by tender strokes of art,
" To raise the genius, and to mend die heart;
" For this the Tragic Muse"---. •
Date—Hold, hold, enough !
Let's hear no more such antiquated stuff;
Our bards and audience differ from those days:
To fame and famine we have easier ways.
Believe me, 'tis the art of later years
Rather to captivate our eyes than ears.
Painters with Poets hold divided reign,
And paper scrolls than players speak more plain.
The :\lelo-drame's a new invention quite;
That every other Drama puts to flight.
here harmless blows from bloodless battles spring,
While figurantes dance, sopranos sing.
If any hitch occur, the paper scroll
Explaina it all.
Cri.—Quite new, and mighty droll.
L's,.—A feast or fight, no matter which succeeds
To tr. gic, comic, melo-dramatic deeds.
Snood trumpets—flourish drusia—and curtain risc
The whole house, with its household, charms our eyes.
The actors, singers, dancers, cram the place,
With gold bedizen'd, and bedeck'd with lace.:
In measur'd march, and regulated row,
A grand procession crowds and crowns the show,
Arms. standards, banners are to view display d,
And Cleopatra to the proud parade,
In her.aquatie car, lends her voluptuous aid.
The clam sous people on " the mighty maze,
But not without a plan," enraptured gaze,
And at the master-mechanist's commands,
Stretch their loud throats, and clap their noisy hands.
Cri...—Can this succeed?

Dat►—The play-bill if you credit,
How can you doubt it, where you thus have read it?
" The piece Went off with rapturous applause,
And numerous audiences daily draws.
" Places Can scarce be got—this popular play
" Will be again repeated miry day.
* New dresses, scenes, and

Cri—Ye Gods!

Against poor Sumcseitsuz these are fearful odds.
Dee.—No, not at all.—howe'er you'll be surpriedo
SrtA usres as himself 's melo-draniaticis'd.•
Now glorious thus, after a cent ry past,
To bring most to the Manager at last !
Cri.--i low can this metamorphose thrive so well?
Ave.—Mous, I am, not (Edipus to tell.
But will you go te this performance?
Cri.—No;
Let children, fools, and gossips, thither go.
These clank scenes, you here alone behold,
Keep their resemblance to the stage of old;
Fatanipks here of men and manners shine,
Bete ev'ry fable has its moral line;
And the sane scenes that charm our youth to-night,
lluwe'er repeated, will our age delight.
• Set Two Gentlemen of VCrolla.

A remarkable occurrence took place a short time
ago
at the Oldfield Colliery, near Fenton Park, Staf-
fordshire : happening in the night of Sunday, none
of the men were at work, nor any person near the
place, except a young man attending the engine to
work the pump, who at the time had laid down by
the boiler, and was asleep. About two o'clock in
the morning a tremendous explosion of the hydrogen
gas took place in the pit underneath, which agitated
the earth to the surface, so as to cause the man to
roll over ; it shook the inhabitants in their beds at
some distance, creating a fear that their habitations
would fall on them. Had it happened on any other
night, most likely the lives of many poor colliers
would have fallen a sacrifice.

Jean Dye, an unfortunate creature, has been lodged
in Montrose Jail, for having concealed her pregnancy.
She was known to be in that state, and having dis-
appeared, and not again been seen till it was thought
she was delivered, it was judged proper to make in-
quiry. She confessed that she had borne a child in
the fields ; said that it was still-born, and she had
buried it ; had been at the place some days ago, and
saw it was still where she laid it ; and said she would
take any one to the place. She appeared to be in the
most abject want and wretchedness. What renders
her still more an object of commiseration is, that she
has a boy who wants his senses ; he is about five or
six years of age, and has no one to take care of him
but his wretched mother. She was in a most dis-
tressing state of mental agitation when lodged in jail,
and clasped her poor boy to her breast ; but he was
equally insensible of his own helplessness and his
mother's misery.

IlynaortiontA.—This dreadful malady having
made its appearance amongst the Goosnargh harriers,
it has been found necessary to shoot every deg be-
longing to the pack. Some symptoms of the disorder
were observed in one of the hounds a short time ago,
and he was accordingly chained up, until it could be
proved whether or not he-was really affected. He,
however, brokt loose on Saturday, and joined the
rest of the pack, with evident signs of being in a rabid
sates As there could be no security against the com-
plaint breaking out in any of the animals, the only
coucse was to destroy every dog, which was accord-
ingly done on Sunday and Monday last. H. Pat ker,
Esq. of Whittinghai: , has also judged it prudent to
order the destruction of all his dugs, although soul
of diem were very valuables—{Proton Chronick:)

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OLD -BAILEY SES.SIONS.
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Yesterday, Henry Heritage was indicted for em-
bezzling ten pounds, the property of Mr. William
Moore ; and Thomas Simmons for abetting and coun-
selling him so to do.
W. Moore, the son of the prosecutor, deposed, that
Heritage was their servant, and on the 42d of Novem-
ber witness gave him ten sovereigns to go to the Mint
to procure farthings, but he never returned with the
money. A costerrnonger swore, that Simmons said
to him—d Don't you think Heritage is a d—d fool
not to keep the sovereigns his master hasgiven him?"
Witness replied that Heritage was the best judge of
that, and left them together. Heritage was met by W.
Moore, jun. some time after, and given into custody.
The Jury found Heritage Guilty, and Aquitted
Simmons.
John Ingrain was indicted for stealing two shawl.,
value three pounds, and one scarf, value 80s. the pro-
perty of G. Barker.
Mr. Barker' a linen-draper, living in Norton nil-
gate, stated, that on the 7th instant, two shawls and a
scarf were stolen from his shop. Those now produced
were his property.
George White, shopman to the prosecutor, said,
the prisoner, accompanied by another man. came to
the shop, and the other man asked to see some calico;
he purchased one yard, paid for it, and they both
went out of the shop. Whert they were gone wit-
ness missed the shawls and scarf, and he pursued and
overtook them; he seized the prisoner by the coat,
but his associates shook him off, and the prisoner ran
away. Witness ran after him, and the prisoner's
companions followed, and trod on his heels, and his
shoes came off. He, however, ran on, calling out,
Stop thief l" but lost sight of him 1n Red Lion-
street. Some other persons joined in the pursuit, and
the prisoner was taken after a long chace, in the
course of which he had thrown off his coat; the coat.
was given to witness, and the shawls and scarf were
found in the pocket. Verdict—Gxilty.
IV. Cadman was indicted for stealing 11 pewter
pots, the property of Thomas Purvis, a publican, at
Bethnal•green. The prisoner and another lad were
seen to go to the prosecutor's door, and taking down
some pots which were on a suing, he marched off,
but was stopped. Verdict—Guilty.
The Learned Judge said, the losses which publi-
cans sustained in this way were almost incalculable,
and it was the determination of the Court to punish
all pot-stealers with the ntniost severity. Thiprisoner
might depend upon being sent out of the country.
Mary Adams, aged 60, was indicted for stealing
two quart pots, the property of J. Calvert and J.
Proctor. The prisoner went first to the house of Mr.
Calvert, where she concealed a quart pot under her
apron, and next to Mr. Proctor's, where she was
equally successful, but on making a third attempt at,
another public-house, she was taken into custody. and
the other two pots found upon her.— Guilty.

The following were convicted of felonies, viz.-Elizabeth
Davis, aged 22, for stealing 17 yards of printed cotton (she was
sentenced to be transported for seven years); Mary Turner,
aged 30, for stealing a sovereign, litt. James Honey, aged 17, for
stealing a sovereign ; Jacob Anderson, aged 40, for stealing a
pair of trowsers ; John Hayman, aged IS, and William Bur-
gess, aged 20, for stealing two beds, lke. John Budd, aged Is,
and William Cook, aged 20, for stealing a shovel; William
Tibbs, aged 20, fat stealing a coat; John Carter, aged 19, for
stealing two boots ; Ephraim Digby, aged 15, for stealing a
quantity of beef, value I bs. James Drudge, aged 49, for stealing
a sovereign ; James Fleetwood, aged 16, for stealing a duck,
value 4s. Sarah Haines, aged 10, for stealing a sovereign ; Jona-
than Juggins, aged 20, for stealing a waistcolt, value ss. Joseph
Lorian, aged 26, for stealing a quantity of tools, value 30s. John
Price, aged 18, for stealing a gown, am John Connor, aged 18,
and John Simmonds, aged 14, for stealing 6lbs. of bacon, value
Ss. George Davis, aged 24, for stealing a pair of breeches, value
lie. Robert Smitharm, aged 39, for stealing nine rabbits,
value 20s. Elizabeth Crump, aged 25, for stealing a looking-
glass, &e. Samuel Salter, aged 17, for stealing a chain, value
20s. George Starkey, aged 13, and William Hutchinson, aged
13, for stealing a handkerchief; William Smith, aged 24, fur
stealing four rings, &c. value 3s. and Richard liuffery, aged 19,
for stealing lead.
The following were acquitted, viz.--John Barley. aged Is,
of stealing several articles of wearing apparel ; Abraham Bel.
sham, aged 62, of stealing two pieces of pipe ; Dennis Bird, aged
42, of stealing a piece of flannel; John Kelly, aged 54, of steal-
ing two beds, &c. John Lord, aged 20, of stealing a watch;
William Moore, aged 23, and James Hodge, aged IS, of stealing
a tea-kettle; and James Shaw, aged 17, and William Gmele,
aged 21. of embezzlement.

lierosvos.—Saturday last, a portmanteau, containing sense va-
luable property, was received from the country at the house of
the Duke of Sr. Auras's, with a direction on it toe Lord Baia-
cutac," who is brother to the Duke of Ss. Atarin's ; one of the
Duke's servants, a youth, received instructions to carry the
portmanteau to his Lordship's house in Margaret-street, Caven-
dish-square, and he shortly afterwards quitted the house with'
the property. He had nee proceeded far when he was accosted by
a man, who asked him the road to a street in the neighbourhood ,
which lay in the direction which the servant was going, he then
joined in conversation with the boy, and ascertained that he
was going to take the portmanteau to Lord BIAUCLRIIOI.
After it was delivered into the house, the villain, who had
watched this circumstance, knocked at the door, and made
some inquiries of the butler concerning the property, and gained
his object in ascertaining who it had come from, having forgot-
ten to ask the servant from where he had brought it, he was in-
formed, from the Duke of Se. Assam'. He immediately pro-
ceeded to the house of the Duke, where, under some pretence,
he obtained the name of the butler of Lord BrAUCLZIIC. Having
put himself in possession of this, he wrote a note, and went with
it to his Lordship's butler to whom it was directed, and appear-
ing to be in a great hurry, said that the Duke of Se. ALBAN'S
had written the Note; that a mistake had been made by the ',r-
eam, and he had brought the wrong portmanteau, which was to
be immediately sent back by him. The butler opened the note,
read it, and having no doubt of its accuracy,introduced the pre.
tended messenger into his master's kitchen, and provided him
with the contents of the larder, which was by no means spared
by this needy adventurer, who, after gormandizing with all the
voracity of a lion, and partaking heartily of " Gosling's," left the
house with the portmanteau, giving the honest butler a " shake
of the fist" with as much cordiality as if they had been long ac-
quainted. The robbery, however, was soon discovered. The
portmanteau contained a red case, containing a gold chain, •
brooch, a silver star enamelled in the centre with three crowns,
a gold and enamelled cross with red ribald, both of them of the
Order of the Knights Commanders of the Bath, a small silver
French Order in like of the Flew de Lis, and other property to
a great amount. His Lordship has caused information to be
laid at all the Public Offices in the Metropolis, and band-bills to
be circulated. 'Jeffs:les end Wales, the officers, are employed in
search of the thietta':: . _ - _

Monday; theeezolls of Admiral Walton, of Red-
grave, in liutblit,.entered a preserve, with a boy, to
shoot; when of e of their dogs touched the wire of a
spring-gun, and all the four were seriously injured by
its contents.. One of the Gentlemen was shot the
head, and is ia a very precarious situation ; another
was wounded in the stomach, and the lad was shot
through the hand.
As'Mr. SHORT, of the Norwich Company of, Co.
medians, was shooting one day list week, nearlpswich,
his gun burst, and his hand was shattered so severely,
that it is feared amputation will be necessary.

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POLICE.

BOW•STREETA young man, who stated himself
to be an Officer on halflay, was yesterday charged
with stealing two silver spoons and a silver fork
from the house' of a Lady in Conduit-street, Bond-
street. The prisoner admitted that &had stolen the
articles, but protested that it was his first offence, to
the commission of which he had been driven by the'
last necessity, his half-pay being quite inadequate to,
the support of himself, his wife, and three children.
Ile had, he said, been brought.up with different pro-
spects, and in different habits, and had received an
education beyond his situation in life. The Lady
appeared deeply to compassionate the situation of the
unhappy prisoner, particularly on account of his dis-
tress and his family; and said, that if his statemeot,
were true, she should feel the greatest reluctance to
prosecute him. He was remanded for further exa-
mination on Saturday next, and the witnesses were
directed to attend on that day.
Sir RICHARD BIRNIC yesterday received a letter
from Harwich, dated January 14, in which the writer
informed him, in consequence, he said, of seeing an
account in a London Paper of a child about two
3tears old which had been stolen, that a suspicious-
looking man had lately come there with just such a
child as that described in the Paper. The child was
pretty, and had a genteel appearance. It attracted
'the notice of several persons by its continual moan-
ing, and calling Mamma, mamma." It had on a
handsome black fur cap with a gold band, but the
other parts of its dress the writer did not recollect.
The man was questioned as to how he came by the
child, who was its mother, &c. but he gave such va-
rious and contradictory accounts as induced a strong,
presumption that he had stolen it. He went into a.
public-house, but observing that he was followed he
ran out of the house, and down to the sea-side, and
*arising from the quay, he pat on board a boat, and
from it to Smith's wherry, which sailed immediately
for Ipswich, and so got away, none of the persons
who had followed him having authority to detain
him. This was at one o'clock on the 14th, and he
was to have reached Ipswich the same afternoon.—
The writer supposed that he might he heard of at
the Ram public-house, kept by Smith. at Ipswich.
Massion-House.—Seven boyi, under the age of
thirteen, were yesterday brought before the LORD
MAYOR, upon suspicion of having formed themselves
into a disciplined gang, for the purpose of attacking
children of similar size and ages, on the highway,
and plundering them. The leaders of the gang ap-
peared not much affected at their situation. Their
names are Butler, Binges:, and Lincoln ; but the
others cried bitterly. An officer of Coleman-greet
stated, that lately a great many robberies had been
committed upon little boys, in the lanes and alleys in
the neighbourhood of Coleman-street. When nothing
else could be taken, their hats were seized, and these
robberies were always committed by boys. Two boys
were robbed, the one on Sunday, and the other on
Monday night. Information having been given to
the Police, four of the prisoners were taken up and
lodged in the watch house. Three of them denied
all knowledge of any robbery. One of the thieves
confessed that he had been in company with Butler,
Burgess, and Lincoln, when one robbery was com-
mitted ; and that they beat the child while they were
stealing his bat. The parents of four of the children
declared, that their boys had been very good until
they became connected with the others, who had se-
duced them from their work, and corrupted them
In consequence, they were delivered over to their
care ; and the three leaders ordered to be separately
confined in prison.
John Farmer was remanded, charged with having
stolen a pair of boots, the property of Mr. Bowen,
of Mark-lane, and a great coat, the property of Mr.
Bowen's clerk.

HATTors-Ga anzw.—Yesterday John Kent, 2 young
tellow, twenty-one years of age, was brought up by
Cadby, the beadle to the Foundling Hospital Estates,
for being found begging in Guildford-street. It ap-
peared from the evidence of the beadle that the pri-
soner had been a foundling, and was brought up and
educated in the Hospital accordingly; that he was
bound an apprentice at the usual age, but ran away
from his master; and although the Governors of this
excellent Institution had provided him with several
situations, and supported him from time to time
when unemployed, such was.the inveterate habit of
laziness of the prisoner, that he preferred begging to
earning an honest living by his own industry. His
appearance was wretched, without shoes,. stockings,
coat, or shirt; and he had only arrived in town a few
days ago, from Yarmouth, whither he had rambled
on one of his begging expeditions. He was com-
mitted to the House of Correction for a month.
GUILD H A 1.1...—An itiuerant costermonger, who
had stolen a silver spoon from a house in which
he had obtained admission to sell his commo-
dities, was brought up ; but, it appearing the servants
had extorted a confession from- him, under a promise
of forgiveness, the Magistrate discharged him, with a
suitable admonition.

Ten disorderly females were brought up from Fleet-
market and Holborn,of whom three were ordered one
month's imprisonment in Bridewell, and the others
were discharged.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—a. 'winner, aged 14, Was re-
manded, charged with stealing a gold scent. case,
and other articles, the property of Mrs. Bjaham, who
lodged in his mother's house, in Prince's-court, near
Story's-gate, Westminster.
7. Peak, a Chelsea pensioner, was fully committed,
for stealing two sovereigns from D. Daniels, an Out-
pensioner, which he had just received as the greater
part of his quarterly allowance from the Hospital.
LAMBETH-STREET.-r-./. Woodfly, principal dray-
man to Mr. Stevens, ale-brewer in the Commercial-
road, was remanded, charged with embezzling vari-
ous sums of money, received in his employer's name.
Sarah Thompson was also remanded, charged with
pawning various articles of plate, linen, &c. the pro-
perty of Mr. Skearman, linen-draper, in Ratcliffe-
highway, by whom she was employed as chartvornan.
MARusoacouGH-sxitEET—Jane Johnson alias Grove,
was on Tuesday charged with stealing two shirts from
Mrs. Hurley, a laundresq, with whom she lodged.—
Mrs. Hurley also stated, that the prisoner brought
with her an infant on the day after Christmas-day,
of which she had been delivercid in the Lying-in Hos-
pital, and that on Wednesday la.t she informed her
that it had died of convulsions, in the arms of Lord
IConyngliaat's cook ; but this story proving untrue,