The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-28 00:00:00

THE RATS.

• TALI, TIBAXIILATIM 1,11011 TEllt /MICR Or P0MT61,411.
• • CANTO I.
An English RAT, a long time shim
Whom ancient RMONS called the 15— I
Whose whiskers might a monarch grace.
Dwelt, it is said, In C—n Place.
Rats bane a Cvaditation, State.
As Omura and FOTITAINZ relate;
Compos'd of Commas, Lords. and King,
And much of Liberty they sing :
So. in an Island where been.
They slag of what is never seen ;
And talk of Lars their Fathers etude
Which long sines natere's debt hat e paid.
" Digressions in a Tale like this
" I hops will not be ta'en amiss."
Timis RAT, a bloated pompous b —t,
Like Lame Reis that rule the East,
For many a year, in loose debauch.
Where Beeches holds licentious turcut,
To light the sensual profligate,
Lied like a RAT, in R-1 State.
The beast presumed that he had taste
The nibbling natives call'd it waste
But what of that, who dares dictate
Eeonons, to a ATS o: Slate?
had any man a pretty wife.
Iled have her, or he'd lose his life :
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Ilk board was grae'd we must admit,
With many a bright luxuriant wit ;
Untried while basking in his smile,
Whose noble souls never thought of guile ;
Ne'er thought when he should be supreme
Their hopes would prove an idle dream ;
Or P—y honor a base vision
Or solemn pledge a mere derision ;
Or [All FRIEND' a sacred name,
With hiin lore every holy Haim ;
With gals, like 31(4, ingratibute
Is th'ibuirst sin that can be viewed.
If altlltish. wo ere too severe,
Let Sherry's 'witted form appear.
Lawrence. a portrait never drew
To contour or costume more true.
Exaggeration truth disdains,
The likeness all the world proclaims ;
And all the world—mind what fai at,
Detest a base APOSTATE RAT.
CORNELIUS CRABTREE.

DRl.'hi-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. WALLACH, as we ventured to anticipate upon the
occasion of what we considered to be his failure in Ham-
let, has apiwareal in a character more suited to his ta-
lents. aml realized the most sanguine expectatious of
his friends. He last night played Rolla iu the nou•tle-
tic ript drama of Pizarro. and evinced some masterly
'clowns of powerful acting. His previous perform.
an
"reit had almost conjured np an apprehension that the
promising gems unich his youthful career had put
fnrtii, had been blighted by the frigid atmosphere of the
American stage. lint his Rolla has agreeably dispe'led --sm.--
every idea of this nature 4,1 and although some of the 11l teIIIOSOUGH STRIBT.--1110 greater part of yet.
declamation was by no means faultless, yet the ,erd . .
ay was occupied in the examination
of seven pri-
neral conception and keeping of the character,
charged with rescuing the four boast--
91/ bear comparison with most of his predecessors toner,
la the part. and wilt certainly claim a place among the br..aker., and wounding Marsden, the gaoler, who
most teepectable performances of the day, in defiance of was worse yesterday. Their names were—Thontat
iticieni itself. We are sorry that our approbation of Cope, Win. >carroty, Jos. Stanley, alias Jack Jolly,
Cr •
yr. WALLACH'S professional exertions should be ming- john watts, wm. June., oau. Harris alias Kalix,
rd with any reprehensible notice of his condoler,
awl John Harris.
oecasioned by his stepping out of the character n which
The first three were apprehended by the two
he is welcomed by t'.e public, and assuming an unwar-
Bland% (turnkeys at Coldbath-fields pricin.) S. Fut ze-
',notable importance to himself, when divested of that
Ohio' upon public seknowledgment. A disturbau. e, tram, and Dehorris, in consequence of some 'odd in-
of every dav's occurrence, happened last night formation that they were the leaders in the resell.%
in the shilling Gallery, when this gentleman The ...ae. ae ;
strates. CONANT and FAHMAKT, interrogate I
s t Imping, sass cereatoaie, from Rolla to Mr. IVALLacx, the prisoners separately, after Geo. Brand had charge!
came forward to the front of the stage, designated time o
thew.
They all denied being at the rescue. Scar-
confusion in the gallery as a riot, and expressed his •
row said he was at the Loads and Horses, Charles-
conviction that the duty which he .Iwed to himself as
well as to the public, compelled him to stop mail the • street, triter.. thieves and others used, at the time the
said riot should he quelled. This may do for America; ' mob passed flown there, but lie had notbmg to di
ibut we certainly hope never to see it repeated ut.oe an e ith them. He lodged at liestall's cutfce-shop, and
English stage. Mr. Kass himself wonlii her: hesitated was in bell very early.
at such au art of temerity ; and Mr. Pore's enquiry, Gyp: said he was at home before four o'clo •It on
why the audience hissed when he was inflicting the
Thar day, and he did not go out after ; and his father
signal retribution of murder upon the villainy of /ego,
swore to that effect; bat the daughter of a publican
was ten times more justifiable. The play is brought
out with the most gorgeous trapping' and appointments, in Woods ock street, Bond-street, preyed that he was
and almost all the characters are well supported. Mr. in her fa•her's house, with others, at four o'clock; di-
COOPZICA Alonzo is, like every thing he does, chaste rectly contradicting the father. The prisoner Reel
and juilicions. Mr. BOOTH as Pizarro perhaps, is time 'at No. 2, Hampden-court, Somers-town.
only exception to the general claim for praise. Mrs. , Skirroa said he lived at the Black Horse, Vine-
Wesis tore is full of tenderness and interest; anti ;
Mrs. biLorta is a dignified and spirited Skim. street, Chandus.street, he was a painter and glasier,
but out of work ; he went to bed before dark on
On Sunday, the 3+l of Deeember next, will positively i Thursday. es be stated.
be published, price Sad., a new London Weekly Paper. ' D. Brand Alvorr, that, from the information he bad
entitled, " The Catholic Advocate of Civil sad Reli- received, he believed the prisoner to ha, e been active
gloms Liberty," having for its object. the removal of in the mem..
religious prejudices, and the uniting persons of every Cornelius Dyer. a porter in the Temple, saw am• n
religiouS denomination, in the great cause of Cowl- pass from liell-yard into the i utopia. They attacket
tuitional Freedom. This paper will be devoted, not , him in Pump-court, and cut his chetah and band t l
ist
only to the important concerns of this country, bat, arm. They next attacked the lampStrltters, an
likewise to the interesting matters now going on in believed Starrett to be one of the gang.
Spain, Portugal, and Naples. and the affairs of Ire- ! The two Harr:s's, Josses, and Watt's, were meet put
!amt.—Orders sod Advertisements received by the to the bar, handcuffed. sad heavily frosted, the is . e
Publisher, Charles Clement, 76, Fleet-street, and by as the others; but tile Tempi, people email sot wee.
' the Editor, W. E. Andrews, li, Drake-street, Red tify any of them, aad she whale d the riegoefLwere
Lion-equate. Ik.t - ' 4, •
i led ss I nest Friday
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