The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-20 00:00:00

RETURN OF COUNTRY' .11. ~lliiish

ST. MAWWS—S. B. Moreland and W. Shepley.
Wr.oat.r—Lord St. Asaph and llon. W. L. Ikon.; r: •
Ihrstiorottomorta—sir .1. ti. Cuiterell and Col i 1.:
ST. IVES. CORNWALL—Sir W. St rlin4., B..rt. and W. L. Wed.
lestry,
CARDIPP—Lord W. •;tuart. •
MOIIAIOOTrfINtRE Lord '~. Su et and Sir C. VilPigall, Bart.
Baanstaats—T. F. Lewis, Esq.
ORtUßD—Right lion. C Arbuthnot and E. A..'. NENaughtuo,
Esq.
Akozsoarsa—Lord Didierin and A. Esq.
PENstvw -- H. Swann aad P. Esqrs
CARNARVONSHIRF. —Sir 11 t
Vii. Kirkw.til.
Pats ow—l{. I loi nby and S. Iforroek,. Es ri.
Lklizrrsisatitk—Lurd R. MRORCISUO.i , Keck, rel. ilia,.
out opposition.
Cu narel.AND —Lord Morpetb rind Lon Cher. Esq.
Norrainnans-ito.c—Lord Newark and Lord W. Gentinek.
Darr:l,3'mm —.!. P. Bastar I, Esq. and Sir i. O. Acaiaust, BarL
lerrinvonsatar —Sir W. W. %%one, liar
Mon es:rn —W. Ord, Esq. and the Ilon. W. Unman!.
CARRICANiIIIRE—CoIand Thoinas.;;;hor.
orttcatar—Lord Nlelion and the I lon. il. Lasolles.
11AVERPOROWS4T-11.orA Kr nsingtoa.
Bat aeons. —M r. Serjea.it /lest Lieui..i Annel.b. Paul.
LI VER pool.—Right lion. • i. Canning and tt.o.tiaseoyar.
Biurrok—R. H. Oasis and Protherite, I sqrs.

Mr. Ltwr.rss, Superint,.ndaut of Mail% last is Yk
received the reward due to hi,• vibilauce vg
the illegal couveya.vce of gold from this hitogdons

The cum seized was 7000 guineas, of which Mr. 1..
receive,' one-third. '

The Ce.heireses of the late T. B. Marwond, te,t.
of Avesiiays, in Somersetshire, have, with a liberal
highly creditable to the family, directed the sum .
5001. to be paid to the Goveimots of the 'Taunton a•.tl
Somerset Hospital, being a logacy which was eV •n
by a will of Iht, decoased executed 14f years a for
the purposes of the hospital thee building in I•a.nt-
ton, but which was not completed.
BREAD.—Thrre we's no Court of Aldermen to-clay.
The Lofto-M.teon, af'er inspecting the returns, -
dered the present prices to continue.
Tee %ME, DRURY-I. N E.--The Comedy of .Is
you like It, was performed last night to 3 very :•t!1
house. Two new performers made their debe/ ; Mr.
(1 LA WAN ES in Orlando, and Mr. Pest LLIPS 1111 rt►,,
Duke. Mr. GLADSTA NES possesses taleuts that mty
entitled him to a respectable situation in the Theatre,
when he has learned to modulate his voice to tae
just pitch, and to deliver himself with clearness.
That he is able to do this, were collected (rein
parts of his performance last night. In his first
scenes his articulation was affected by his speaking
too much in the throat ; but in the third act he
acquired more clearness of tone by delivering
himself with more simplicity ; and though he did
not in the fine, though short, scene with Alain, de.
lineate the anxious interest of gratitude and affection
with the feeling that begets sympathy. a yid which de-
monstrates the power of the actor (wince so much is
left by the Poet fur the Actor to supply), yet in the
present state of the Drurplane Company he will be

Extract of a letter from a British Officers dated a useful performer.—Mr. PinLLIPs had Md.: to do,
Camp beyond Burgos, Oct. 5.---" The heavy ca- but that little he did sensibly. Miss Ix ,:cax, the
retry have at present next to nothing to do, the kind' most accomplished female comedian now left on
of warfare in which we are now occupied allowing i either stage, is ever graceful in her dress and deport-
them some rest from their fatigues. I went yester- meld. Her perfoimance of Rosalind was playful,
day to see the explosion of our second mine, and the . chaste, and easy. Mr. BANkISTER's Touchstone was
storming of the town wall.. On account of the for. also admirable Every word was clearly heard,
mer failure, the Marquis of Wraramn.rost deter's& through the just adaptation of his tone to the area of
ned that this should be done in broad day-light, and i the Theatre, and which Is only to be attained by ex.
that he himself would see how all behaved. The perience. A speaker's own ear will tell him whether
thing was so eenerally known in the morning, that he has hit the true key, but it is rarely that *a young
like at a horse.race, or any public spectacle, nil the artist attends to this monitor.
neighbourinz heights that commanded any view were We were delighted to observe in the scenery of
crowded with spectators, Spanish as•well as English, this play a complete answer, as we think, to the
for three hours before the time given out at which it very flippant observation that has been made on the
was to have been done ; and though the French (tic- gawdy appearance of the front of the house, by
charged shot and shells from the castle and tlu, con- which It has been said, the decoration of the stage
vent, all kept their ground, so great was the anxiety itself is cast into shade.—On th.. coot rary, the scenery
of every one to see theentertainment of the evening." in this play was, in every change, so splendid, that
The battle of the jolly Ministerialists, who cover the general tone of colour in the front was kept
the retreat of the Russians in such a handsome style, down, and the eye was fixed with delight on the
is now beginningto slacken a little. Hasingdespaired glowing beauty of the palace, and the fresh per. pec-
of opposing BoNAPARTI in his van, they now bang five of the landscape. But surely there is no
on his rear; his communications are to be cut 0..; true mate in the observation, that the audience
and Moscow was set for him as a trap! It is really part of 'the house should be dull and somtre,
disgusting to follow men of such never-ending com- merely because in some theatres it has heel, the cus-
piacessey, through their tig-zag dance of pleasure ; torn to keep the spectators in "darkness visible"
mew who caper for joy if the gigantic enemy stand till the Cu rtafn rises. • The audience tart for a nay.
still ; who are equally delighted if ho move forward; house is called by the French the Sidon—the stage
who see ruin encircling him at every event that cart only -is called the Th'eatre. Now if the circle of
possibly happen; and who tinge with the complexion boxes is to be the Saloon or Drawing-roam (and
of victory the most horrible and disastrous defeats. embellished atilt IS by British beauty, it deserves
Who hut men, viewing every thing through the dis- the name) strretjethedreoratibb of the exterior should
tortion of madness, cooldibejnice at seeing the capi- bear some proportion to the oplentlour within. We
'tal of their ally in one ocean of flame? could rejoice do not think that la any:pirt.iif his superb work has
because it defeated the hopes of one man at thee:- Mr. WYATT more, oceeeded‘a ti in the rich and yea
'pence of sabers and wretchedness to millions?— not obtrusive tone cf ornament in the front or the
;'here is something in 'lnch enmity as this that is house. There are thingi that In our mind require
aioper-human. HON4PARTE must be beaten as a man: amendment, some.convenieneies that may' added,
'To inveigh seeing him as a demon is, instead of and somethings that, before another season, ought
nesseitta his advance to power, rather bestowing on to be changed ; but certainly the decoration of Ns
Vats charm which Wake and subdues more than boxes and the distribution of tight are net aaa.no,
Wawa. j the number.
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