The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

of the Gleaner, in barrels, is passing before oar door, on its
tray to the proper office for inspection. Forty carmen have
volunteered on the occasion, each taking a barrel, and
forming together a procession. A flag floats over the van
of the procession, and the horses tramp, and carts rattle
to the tune of marshal music.

THEATRICALS.
Dnuav LANs.—Last night, the Trip to Scarborough
was performed, with two novelties. There-introduction of
Miss S. BOOTH to a London audience, in the character of
Alin Hoyden, and the first appearance of Mr. Haoww, from
Liverpool, in the character of Lord Foppington. Oar old
favourite, Miss S. BOOTH, claims the first attention. She
is growing rather stouter than she was when she personated
the nymph-like "lady of the Lake." and the opposite nature
of the character which she played last night, seemed to
require the change. We have never seen this character
displayed to greater advantage. It has been played more
boisterously, both in manner and dialect ; but never more
effectively. Her voice is extraordinarily powerful, and her
nice discrimination enabled her to give full effect to the
display of a character which is now only to be met
with in books. She was frequently applauded during
the performance; particularly in the first scene with ithe
lover. Mr. BROWN is a tall well looking gentleman, upon
the stage ; and leis personation of the conceited Fopping.
ton was extremely good. He is not so elegant in his figure,
or manner, as JONES ; but he has a better voice, and great
variety and discretion in the use of lit. The scene in which
he is wounded by Loveless, for making love to his wife,
was well supported, particularly the latter part of it ;—bat
his best scene was the interview with his brother, Young
Fashion. The easy indolence, and purse-proud philosophy
of the soul-less being who lives only for htmsel f,were excel.
lently pourtrayed. In the last scene, lie perhaps displayed
scarcely enough of surprise at his treatment by Sir 7 us-
belly Clumsy. He was loudly applauded ; and certainly 11
deserved the warm reception he met with. Mr. Was..
LACK played Young Fashion with sufficient spirit,'
and the easy impudence of a younger brother.
Miss L. KNLLY played Derinthia as well as the part re-'
quired ; and Mrs. Deceit was the sensitive and virtuous
Amand. Mrs. IlattLowe's nurse was excellent. GATTIC'S
Sir Tunbelly, was a decent caricature ; THOMSON'S Colonel
Townly came evidently front the City of Dublin ; and
PIN LET'S Loveless was given in nis usual style. The ballet
of Love and Folly succeeded; and we were next treated with
the Three Singles of MR.ELLISTON, than which the modern
stage offers no grea'cr specimen of excellence. The dif-
ference of near a score of years since the production of this
piece, appears to have made no inroad upon the sprightli-
ness, or earnestness of MR. ELLISTON, in the arduous re-
presentation of these three contraries. We saw W•L•
LACK play them at the English Opera House, a
few weeks since, and set Ilion down as leaving acquitted
himself well ;—but on witnessing again the performance
of ELLIATON, we were compelled to confess that the palm
is all his own—his laurels are not shared by any one.
Hamar plays Humphrey Grizzle in too quick time, to
borrow a musical simile. We have not leisure to enjoy one
jest, before another hreaks its neck over it. Humphrey is
not a mad-cap London valet; but a sober country lad,
accustomed to make a little free with bis master, but not
to phble as furiously as a goose hisses when her goslings
are disturbed.

WINDSOR. OCT. 7.—This morning the Duchess of Glou
cester paid a visit to his Majesty from llagshot Park.
Soon after one o'clock the King, accompanied by the
Royal Duchess, left the Castle in •a phaeton to take a ride
top the long walk towards the Cottage. The %limey Band
attended at the Castle yesterday evening by command of
his Majesty.
Yesterday afternoon, the Duke of York held a Levee, as
Commander in Chief, at his Oflice in the Horse Guards,
which was attended by General Ocu, General Mllwerin,
and between twenty and thirty other Military Officers.

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Yesterday morning an Express arrived at the Foreign
Office, Downing-street, with despatches from Sir Charles
Stain, at Paris, stated that the King of Spain had been set
at liberty, and was on his road to •Madrid. The Express
came by the way of Boulogne. On Monday night M.
Bego, an Italian courier, arrived at the Foreign Office,
Downing-street, with despatches from Sir William A'Court
at Gibraltar.—(Court A C1C.5.11:1/1 )
ELECTION OF A SCOTCII REPRESENTATIVE PEER.—OR
Friday last, a number of the Peers of Scotland assembled
in the Palace of Holvrootl Bowe to elect a Representative
Peer in the room of Francis Lord Nattier, deceased. On a
scrutiny of the votes, the Right ilononraltle William
George Hay Carr, Earl of Erroll, was declared duly elect-
ed. The number of Scots Peers at the Union in 1-507 was
about 110; at present there are only SO. Of these, two are
disqualified, being Catholics, the. Earls of fraquair and
Newburghe • ten are minors, viz. Dukes of Ruceleugh and
Roxburghe;Marquess (Earl) of Aberrorn, Earls of Rothes,
Eglinton, Selkirk, and llopetoun ; Viscount Falkland, and
Lords Elphinstone and Cranston ; and four are Peeresses,
'the Countesses of Sutherland, Loudon, Dysart, and Ork-
ney. The number of Scots Peers, who are Peers of Great
Britain, is 28.

la ISM Mr. Bromfield, cheesemonger. of Chester, owing
to some unavoidable losses. was under the necessity of com-
pounding with his creditors, paying Us. in the pound. With
this they were perfectly satisfied. Subsequently trade improved,
and a few days ago he called his creditors together, and volun-
tarily paid them the remaining 6s. in the pound. For this
exemplary conduct they have presented him with a piece of
plate.
A Frar-eftoor AND WATER-PROOF CEMZNT.—To half
pint of milk put an equal qusistity of vinegar, in order to
curdle it; then separate the curd from the whey, and mix the
whey with the whites of four or five eggs. beating the whole
well together. When it is well mixed, add a little quick
through a sieve, until it has acquired the consistence of a thick
paste. With this cement broken vessels and cracks of all
kinds may be mended. it dries quickly, and resists the action
of fire and water.

A STRONG ADVOCATE.—A gentleman of some notoriety,
at the west end of the town, was the other day met by a
friend, who told him that he had just left a person who
spoke very contemptuously of hint. "Of me! What did
he say?"—" Why. he said you were over head and ears in
debt, that you paid no-body, and as for your word, it wasn't
worth a button." " And what," replied the other, " did
you say to this?" " Why," rejoined his friend, warmly,
" L said it was."
On Sunday week, no fewer than eighteen sales were ad-
vertised at a parish church in the highlands of this county
for arrears of rent. 'They are said to be at the instance
of a great landed proprietor.—(Dantke Adv.)
According to a list given in the Inverness Courier, the
number of genuine Celtic surnames, beginning with Mac,
amounts to not fewer than 302.
In the City of New York there are S l houses for public
worship, 15 of which (being a greater number than those
of any other denomination) are occupied by members of
the Protestant Episcopal Church.
There is now in the neighhonrhood of Bradford, an
apple tree, which measures 160 feet in circumference at the
extremity of the branches, and is supported by 14 props,
supposed to contain 20 sacks of apples.
Last week, two poor women and five children, who were
gleaning in a field near Lantwit Major, in this county,
ate the berries of the Night Shade, or Solanum, and were
made so very ill as to he incapable of walking home.—
Towards the close of night, some persons went in search
of them, and found them lying on the ground, unable to
move or speak, having their ryes wide open. They were
taken home in a cart, and Mr. Thomas Davis, of Cow-
bridge,. surgeon, was sent for, who on his arrival adminis-
tered the usual remedies, with success, to the children ;
but the two old women have still (though six days have
elapsed) a great deal of delirium, accompanied by invo-
luntary motions of the hands and feete--(The Cambrian.)