The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-26 00:00:00

114 KILI KET THIUTRE.

Last night Mr. Cotzes r's celebrated play of the ountain?ert
NO represented at this Theatre, for the purpose of introduen
to a London audience a Mr. SALTE from the Ilirininglia,„l-
- in the very ardooas character ot Octavian.
ls considered that in this part Mx. Krunte shiers with sorb
transeendant lustre, and displays his amazing powers es tLr
very bust advaitage; when it is likewise considered, that Mt
ELLtiTJN has obtained more fame in the delineation of this cha.
racier than in any other in that range of the Drama to which,
it belongs, we cannot think it by any in a jciciou,
selection for any Gentleman's first appearance. —Notwitli..
standing theme disadvsuitag-s, Mr. Sat me. acquitted hint-
self in a manner higfily credithhle to hii judgoismt and ta..
lents as au Actor. la person he is coosidrrahly abave the mid..
die size, and appears about four-and-twenty years of age. Itiss
figure is elegant, and the expression of his coaoteaance it Meas.
ing, and well adapted for displaying the various tragic passimllis voice was somewhat deficient in compass, but this may
fairly be ascribed to the timidity always attending a first ap-
pea:laic,. in ulnae semi-flees, however, where. O. tirisaspealaa
of his heart-rending disappointment, Mr. Ssf.rzat's low a;,t tremulous tunes, his look, his entire manner, were midi
descriptive of a deep, settled, rooted melancholy. Hi;
sorrow appeared to be contagious, and many ay rye, spy„
fused with pity's tribute, bore ample testimony to his merits_
' Some of his attitudes were striking and elegant, but his oldie,
, transitions from one posture to another, were, is some instances,
ill-managed, and bad rather a bad edict. Reviewing, impar.
tially, the performance of Kr. SALTER, We thifik it greatly
above mediocrity. Is certainly cannot be put in competition
with the efforts of a KEKSLE or a Yount:, but sufficient men(
was evinced, to stain? oft (Ise debittanf the character of an useful
actor. klaranthe, MT,. DALTON, from the
burgh Theatre, in
the
partosa her first appearance in London. Shea a
goad breeches figure, and posses a pretty interesting couate-
de
Dance. The little which the part contains she performed with
ease and feeling.

Fifteen sail of Baltic ships are now detained its
the River Thames 9 for want of a proper under..
standing with regard to the Licences.
The Carlisle Journal states, that tumult and dit.
order-at present prevailed in that neighbourhood, to
a greater extent than at any time since the diver.
bances first broke out. It enumerates a variety of
outrages. Even the asylum of the poor was not
spared by these offenders. On Monday night the
workhouse of
,St. Cuthbert's parish was entered by
one of the windows, and a quantity of bacon and
'hams taken away.-:-The Leeds Mercury says, the
arms-stealing system still prevails In the neighbour.
hood of Huddersfield:
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ii:
rat
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soreite ote df
%aii.)ethrsielecoplhflo:galati,
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thatoe
toortkl
sa.itdhheeiStmrao.bm Some
Callaghan
imri
ez ill-disposedbh an potatoes
;iti
proceededp cert,snoi
m lodgedo
tos.
Yesterday se'nnight, a slight disposition to riot
break open the flours, when Mr. Callagha.., jun.
atr:vo(l, aildniiered to open the whole stor, s :.er
their inspection. In the mean time the Mayor ar.
rived, nil' a party of the cavalry, and tranquillity
was immediately restored.
We have heard that the Author of the threaten.
ing; letters, for whose discovery a thousand pounds
were lately offered in the f.:ltzett2, 1-.,..s c :me for-
ward. We do not pretend to ascertain the motives
which . could bare induced the dealer in this ha-
zardous and lofty 'correspondence to make's assum
mice double sure," and save himself from all the
trouble of evading Ministerial anal Princely indigna.
lion. It has been said, that the offer of the 10001,
was too tempting ff.r his love of privacy ; and that
,he came forward like the libeller of Seam Vth.
to receive the reward of his own discovery. We
hope, however, the Poles example will not be fol.
lowed in the present instance, and that the offender
will be let loot ...!ntnalcted either of kis tongue or
his fingers. ne•tUrni out to be the person .vho hat
so long persetuted the Duke of Nattrout by claims.
on the title; and is, as we conceive, obviously
not a sui'able subject for any species of punish-
ment. There is, however, .a more reasonable
account ,of the detection. A few days since,
shortly after the threatening letter was received
at Carlton-house, this Mr. H. called at JEP'
FREY'S, the bookseller, in Pall-Mall, and begged
of him to stgp a letter, addressed to the PRINCE ii.e.
GENT, and which was then iu the General Post. Office
boa, in the window. He was) of coarse, told, that •
his request could not be rkhnplied wjth. Yesterday
it occurred to Mr..furcut to communicate this cis.
cuinstance to Colonel lkoorictrAnland the discovery
followed..
BREAD.—To remain at present Prices.
The following Inquest has been taken at Leeds r..,
90n Tuesday, at Lepton, on Mrs. Sarah Sykes, 33
years of age, who, about a year ago was left a widow
with five small children. Anding herself unwell
The letters received by the last mail from Portu.
!about eight o'clock yesterday se'nnight in the morn.
gal afford little information of interest. It was
ing, she sent for John 'Messenger, a clothier, who
conjectured at Lisbon, that General Thu.'s object
in breaking up from Almendralego, was to make an pretends to practise ass quacjc doctor; Ile, accord-
ion. to his voluntary confession, conceived her to be
attack on Almaret: It wis also-rumoured, that'
afflicted with a fever of a putrid nature, infused four
Lord WELLINGTON WOUtd speedily attempt a diver. grains of Tartar Emetic In a gill of boiling eater and
sion for the relief of Cadiz. The effects of the
ordered. her to take two table-speonsful and a half
American Embargo had already been felt in the - every . fifteen minutes till she vomited, and no
market of Lisbon. The first arrival of the intelli-
. longer. .Between eight and nine o'clock in the even.
gence occasioned an immediate advancein the price lug he was again sent for, when the deceased told him
of grain and flour : the latter at one time was sold
the medicine had operated nicely both ways, and
as high as ‘2l dollars per barrel ' • but a succession of wished him to give her something to heal her in,
farther arrivals from America had again considerably
side, and she should soon he well. He then pre.
reduced the price. -- . scribed the following saline draught--;•80 grains of
Letters from Gottenburgh, in stating that no Tartaric Acid, So grains of Common Kati, two drams
treaty has yet been signed between Sweden and .of spirits of
this Country, assign as a reason the refusal of oar iron, 8 ounces of Aquafontana ; of which two table-
Government to grant a subsidy, without which B spoonsful
lira- Nitre, half an ounce of Syrup of Sat%
NADOTTE & tivv
has declared that be cannot pia the e- suffering very much from violent vomiting and parg-
dish troops in a state to.act against France, and that, were to be taken four times a day. After
ing, the patient died, in the forenoon of Saturday.
in consequence of the want of adequate means of On the body
being opened Icy Mr. Houghton, sur-
defence, he may find it necessary to take a part onHuddersfield, au ounce of a fluid of a dark
gcon, of
the side of BON A PARTE. ' brown colour, ar,d a small quantity of a tight yellow
We are happy to learn, that the report of the as.
sassination of the Duke of NEWCAiTLE is unfounded. internal coat of which was very much inflamed with
The report is said to have arisen iq consequence of an paste
substance,. were found in the stomach, the
a small on he tuantityhought sufficient to have caused the
of blood on the surface. This in-
attack having been made on the coach of (he Duchess, liammat io
Dowager of Newcasvt.E bye party of Luddites, iyho , death of the subject. Verdict—Died by a fever ,or
fired and wounded.* Isostillion ; but, upon ewer-
tanning that the carriage did not belong to.the Duke, ; On Friday a melancholy accident happened at beitt.leti.thntre
suffered it to proceed. takin medicines administered to her.
Iboys brothers, 9f the name of Scobbe. belonfinc,itok Rocks to
Poe IY, and the other 9 yeors 'tinge, went to the n ac
they.
ErittillVAGU, M ay 23.—Yesterdey the Lord Pro-1
vest, Magistrates, and Council, unanimously re, 1 Taken no notice. t
' thenisillijoirthe
cation'aritit had
been ID
ylowere drowned.
, gather shell-110. The weather being thick and hag,
that they
solved to discontinue the celebratioq of his Majesty's i geoid gnie
eldest 0.. a food on $
th,t„,.day, siage op front
Birth-stay in the Parliament Muse this year.
The ttre.ll4w4t, but die other pas cut yet been fooml
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Olio'sleop of war sailed yesterday, with George Man. ..
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kimzie and Thomas Alien, Est on a miuerelogical I.ON DUN ; PI 'Med nod l'ultlishe4 Ay O. Lovrilt. as the
tour t• ibis Fars lb lands.. . fir yr arm kV Omer., Ili Fbeer.erreasi

We aro unable to add any thing to our statement
of yesterday respecting the individuals who are to
compose the nest Administration.—The task, it
appears, it- more dillicult than we had at first reason
to expect. It will be seen from our. Parliamentary
report, that the public business is postponed until a
new Ministry is formed.

French Papers have reached us to the 21st instant,
but they are entirely silent respecting the atthirs of
the Peninsula. 130NAPARTE passed through Frank-
fort and Wurtzburgh on the 13th, and was expected
on the following day at Bayreuth, whence he was to
proceed to Dresden. One Journal states, " that the
Emeenott and EMPRI:SS of AUSTRIA Will arrive at
this latter towil; many other Sovereigns, PrinePs
and Princesses, are likewise expected there." The
Paris Papers make no mention of the skirmishing re.
ported to have taken plac2 between the French and
ussian troops.

PILLORY.

DANIEL ISAAC EATON stood in the Pillory this
day, between twelve and one o'clock, agreeably to
his sentence, for publishing the Third Part of
PAINE'S Age of Reason. Instead of pelting, as is
usual in similar . cases, every individual app ared
more eager than another to cheer and. enc.onlagethe
unfortunate sufferer. At intervals lit addressed the
multitude, who huzzaed Mm as if they had bees,
complimenting a candidate at a popular election. The
following hand-bill MU widely circulated on the owl- ,
sion : -•6 Behold the Man ! who,, for more than 23
years has supported -the Liberty of the Press, Free.
dom of Speech, and the Rights of -Man—who, after
the loss of thousands by oppression, and no los than
roux Ex Officio Prosecutions, and THREE by Indict-
now suffers what you all witness (a. punish- 1
ment intended only for the most abandoned
wretches), for defending the liberty of conscieneel
and publishing a work against bigotry, superstiton, 1
intolerance, and priestcraft—the Third Part of
Paine's Age of Reason."
The Bill then appeals to Lord ELLENnouocart,
the Judges of the Land, and Sir Vie ALLY Gums, and 1
asks, if it is thus they attempt to teach Christianity ?
and irthis is the method they adopt to prevent Free-
dom of discussion ?

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