The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-20 00:00:00

COVENT 6:111-D-E-.117-TIIRATRE.

'Flit perforniances at this Theatre re-commenced on
Monday night, under very favourable circumstances.
Time public curiosity hail been in some degree excited
by the new internal decorations which had taken place
during the recess, nor was it disappointed ; for although
the alterations are not very extensive, )0 what has
born done, skews much taste :Ind liberality. The orna-
menta in front ut the Boxes have been silvered over,
and the ground is eh:in:red to a bright green, which has
a light and brautifitl effect. Chandelier in the
centre of the house is extremely splendid, has a pro-
fusion of gas lights, and is •orrounded by a circle of
painted glass, di.plaing the Rose, the Thistle, and the
Shamrock. The new Drop Curtain is an imitation of
green silk, fnilliti2 in tic, 1-tr.ze bolds with a broad and
handsome border: it is riehlv ornamented with (old,
and is crowned oith the 110 Arms. The general ap-
pearance of it is wu,uilicrut. !Lough ratlicr 111-aly. Tan
play was luau f wrd ; .111(1 the principal novelty
of the evening ICIS the br.t appearance of a young
lady of the name of WEN, t.cl" in the cliarteter of .../eitcr.
`She is young :old of the middle size, Mill her face and
parson prepossessing. Allowing tor the timidity neces-
sarily attendalit upon a first performance, she sustained
het part with ; and not it illiStAndillg sine rumes hr•
fore us a 'dist our r.•vullevtoms of 11is. trNi ILL in the
same character are tre.h, she vet made a very favourable
Impression ni Lot the audience. tier voice sernot %%oak
and rather shill, but when mote memo eft to the site
of the 'l'lleatre. we hope she will be able to /Maid a cur •
tain sharp.' • which once or twice io air course of her
performance on Ilunday night, sounded rather lin-
, pleasing to the ear. Iler best effort was in the scene
where she rises ft um the tomb of '• All the C polet• ;
and her manner Of prononitelli the auras •• Ronan is
' my husband,- Oro; down two ilistinet mon& of ap-
plause. Iler reception altogether was very flattering.
10f .11h. bastnss's lifspnro it is needle•s to speak ;
this was the part iu which, we believes L. rasa alttacyd
; the notice of the poldic, and his perturtuaner of it on
Monday rvvidioz was among the happiest sit his rtiollts.
We could PA UVoiti mNirine, with great approbation,
the degree of assistant.r and enrourageinent which he
I gave io the new ./u/itt throughout the whole of the
play, and it appeared to relieve her of a considerable
share of her embarrassment. The play WA% followed by
the Musical Afterpiete of true Miilea turd La Alcor ; and
time; perms-mat:cps altogether went oil with eclat. Ihe
house was well attended.

L EICESIWR M 11.111.1.

To Tilt EDITOR or VIE LEICESTER CIIRONICI,E.

Sin,—Perceiving by the Cuuricr of Monday lase. that
his Brace the Doke of Holland. still labours to have it
liebeved that the Address from the Leicestershire Mili-
tia to the Queen was lust 'leafed ; and also that Quarter.
master Deakins sacs, that " with the exception of Li 11.4,
Newton, and Brookes, and perhaps a few others, the
privates knew nothing of the Address," we be von wi!l
allow us to state, that 3041 of the privates, hart's/ seen
the Address, which was signed by deputy, coutradis fed
by Cadonel Hulse, and Quarter-master Deakins, declared
they had a lull knowledge of it when it was agreed to,
and, to prove this, signed their names to another copy
of the %Anse Address, and wished it to be presented to the
Queen for her satisfaction. This was accordingly done,
and since that time numbers of privates, who were then
out at harvest-work, have made application to sign their
1111111t1 also. The Duke of Rutland and the :1111jii-
toot further is ish it to be believed that the HAIM'S
signed to the Address were nut those of turn be-
longing to the regiment. To this point, !louvre r, we
;we ready and willing at any time to make an affidavit,
if required; and we hare no objection to accompany a
non-commissioned officer, to see every man who sifTneil
the Address, to prove that the names were not forged.
Now, with respect to the men shouting in the field,
Qnarterinlater Deakins asserts that there were only
three men who shouted this Mr. Deakins must know
to be void of truth. The fact is, that the men were all
marched into the field, and broke up for half an boor as
usual, while the drill-serjeants received their orders.
This tieing done, almost all the privates began to buzza
for the Queen, which greatly enraged the Serge:w-
-ill:40f, 11110 immediately ordered the drum to beat, to
fall in, which every man.ditl. The Doke states that the
non-commissioned officers obtained a positive disavowal
of the Address from four bundled and twenty of the
privates, and that, from accidental circumstance., they
were finable to see the remainder. Now we can prove
that in the Looghborough district alone, out of lorry-
two men, only ten were asked the question •, and that at
Oadby, Serkant Jelly and Corporal Smelly saw only
three out of twelve, though the names of all were set
down as disavowing the Address. Conscious of having
done our duty to our King, as well as to our Queen,
We remain, Sae.
Thomas glolone. David ttrookes, John Langton,
itiehnrcNearama, William Liliey, Wm. Peal*,
Jobs Atkins, John Winrell, James Roots,
Valentine Woolley. James Merrell, John Kent.
Jeremiah Wood. V. lloslgsLin, Peter Parker.
Richard Biltillfri. Mae', and
Jedoes4ohosea, John Cooke, John Mann.

MINORITY
IMO We. amalladdiesviermon to POOROOIIi PAULIAMgST
SPUN,. Y A. Masao!. Coloael Neel. Sir Cr.
Bernal. R. • 'lawny J. ~U. Gabon., Lord F.
Cooke, Thomas W. Wails John Palmer, C. P.
Crimean'. nos. Mom, P. WlAtlnvad, Sam.
Tsamts—J. C. Roblosses and Sir R. Mean.

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