The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

• • DRURMANF; iBEATRE.

This Theatre eshifsited lest night gce of the
greatest uproar end confusion: No less, indeed,
was enticipeted. from the very unsatisfactory ter.
mination of the differences of the preceding evening.
—The conett►oncement of the Pantomime was the
signal for the renewal of hostilities. fits actors
were received throughout with the most violent
disapprobation; the ouly exception to this was the
reception which a solo on the flageolet by Miss
Thee ■et with, which was encored. Mr. BRAD.
BURY, who had been to uofortenate as to incur the
displeasure of the audience, made the most ewes-
sive signs to signify his wish to address them, and at
lest fell down on ills knees, but all without effect.—
The pantomime, was abridged as much as possible,
end brought to en end by about twenty minutes past
ten o'clock, but the greatest part of the audience still
remained in the Theatre. The uproar then became
more violent. Two or three attempts were e
to extingeish the lights; but this was alviays
compsuied by demonstrations on the part of the se.l
dience which rendered a renewal of the lights ne.
cessary. Mr. STCPULY KEBBLE made his appear-
ance about r•lev..s o'clock, end after expressing his
regret that any cause •.f displeasure should have bays
atiorded, stated Oat the Pantomime would be with.
&two, and onsti,unced a farce for this evening.—
This piece of ioforcnatiou was so far acceptable, that
it emptied the Theatre of the greatest part of the
audience. A par•y. however, slit, remained, mak.,
log epby dote..nista•ir.o for what it wauted in num.
bees, and the row was kept try wick skim or hoes
briskness till about twelve o'clock. 'rime *ere for
coming to a determination never to allow We. BRAD-
Dusty Ito reappear on the board', while topers con-
demised this resolution to deprive any individual of
bread as harsh arid unjustifianle.
Mr. M‘NAUDIITEN ►►as present in one of the boxes,
and made serest attempts to spe:•k. We hld not'
the advantage of hearing him ; be seemed to express
himself perfectly sat.sfied with the explanations
which he had revived from Mr. BRADBURY. A
Gentleman in one of the upper boxes spoke in tevear
of Mr. litt.tuutlitt ; and a female Orator exclaimed
with great vehemence against the attempt to run down
the Pantomime by such unfair mess's.
Attempts were made to tear op the seats and other-
wise injure the Theatre ; hut we do not conceive that
any great iniory was dr,se in this way. It is to be
regretted that the decision of the Manager was not
earlier framed. It was evident to every person of
the least foresight, that a repetition of the Patomime
would only Arad to a repetition of the disturbances.

On Saturday last there WM/ a Norfolk County
Meeting, to addro.4 the REGENT on the QUEEN'S
death. Ode &tidies, was proposed by COl. WODE-
-1101.Fr., and anethetby Mr. N. PALMER, of Yarmouth;
the show of hands for each was so mostly alike, that
the High Sheriff snide no decisiov, and dissolved the

MrPling.
A. Ttagedy, from the pen of the author of " Re.
fribution," acted last season with success, yesterday
morning received the approval of the Ceeent.garden
Managers; and Miss O'NEILL and Mr. You are
to perform the leading charactere.
NCLEDOM goes down to play neelkoris to his
old srhool.felloe's (DowvoN) jdstice Woodcock, at
DowroN's Theatre, at RAchester, .to-nsorrow, lie
itthabittnts of which took every boa fertile occasion.
curr view TAXATlON.—Vrrespondant says,
it has been 'tat *flip the Parrs Minkterial, that
thrueghout the States ~r cuntinenfal IE one% no tam
whatever have been taken of eines the pease ; sad
that the only re!ief obi/wined le a cessatieis from
extraordinary requisitions. If wow of tio, Stab*
upon the Continent have a deptedthe Funding System,
ibis relief may be considered the most effectual that'
could have been given; as with the termination of
she war, they base done with all its .*penes. In
England, whatever advantage* belong to the Funding
System, a great peril( the war espences must note.
rally be perpetuated y taxation, and this order of
things may be compared to the keeping ep a state of
war in ilss midst of peace. I a America, it appears
they hive repealed ail their internal duties, imposed
dining the war, thereby giving that country electoral
relief from taxation. If the maniple could be fol-
lowed on this side the Atlantic, this country might
then rejoice in having obtained a penrsonestf ralieffromiti
taxation. It is true that war me* to the automat
18 orillivns formally, have teen repealed since tl*
war; but before our artricut!ore, and some of tlie-1
qt. Tie manufactures can be effectually relived, a fur-
ther reduction is settiessary ; foe both these great
interests of the Siete are labouring under severe op.
prevision, which nothiog but a diminution of the
public hurthens can effectually relieve.—( Leeds
Mercury.)

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