The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-14 00:00:00

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lust night a sew Tragedy oat produeed al this
Thesis., entitled the Carib Chief TOP principal
characters art, Owireash (Ms. Kris.) anJ .lialJek
(Mr. HoLtstreu), native Nine's of Daminica ; Cora
hal (Mr. 13 Fusco), C.itef Priest of Meloek ; 'ree-
fed, (Mv. H. !Comma). an English Oiler ; .Now.
filbert (Mr. Ilannotroo). Cononsoilor of the Venda
gat ri.no • (Udine, wife of Montelbeet (Mi. St !Th
and Ketieirode (Miss Mitce) "II i tolls •, W 041•11 of
Montalberei hoesehold. Ciardine twat b.sleshed in
7Vrfasit, but is paivestleA of his liss;isg fullest seder
the reeieh arms by Montelbert in whom she lies
comes united la merrilos Trefasii. after Awing
confined for some !isle lit :Iferitolleerf in a forlorn
pot, of the islead, makes his escape by obis isssioatirel
of Cdelool, end eneisiasossis till sew brill*. *hist she is
bestowing snow foefreat 'tears upon his supposed
lirass. Sli. rojecia a prieposal of WA to being) her
hesband sad the Frisock gaititois 10 Min sod the na-
tive ?sine's, with whist' he isilAgotel, hot istemisea
to keep hi, seer. t. Misread bet' Needolhert &
deadly grudge, for having klteellills •Ift sod viol-•
dug,. and sold hinisel, isi eieteii, .ie rupturing tho
blind; he dohs net like she fraissidatilp of Trefoils,
1 tieing thorossl.ls Mot on I mim..ii .ly of 'tangerine,
all it regards Moninibert The nett Inie.rles be-
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twee* Mental/seri end his *lse is on. a iiiver.ion
,Ind etplanation. so she sphrairls him toll'esli silk
'the doreit Okla. he has pr ctise.lieolierr lug trefarit.
While Ibis is going for•sit '. ihe n•tiees liSio got pea-
mession of the garrison. headed ha Onticeld. •ho ass
0.• or d it by stratagem; they bear down all tieing.
t.Mll; Mahe' is, however, *lsis in single esswibat
with Meetelbert, and &week IA ettempf;•.e to ra-
ve*!. him, is disarmed, she.. fcs.ne Mhnielteri!jimi.
prneching awn near to kW him. he is eni 'hi 4 to medal
the sword, and in turn Ankle his phenol's Oft at MIL
Osertoll orders Montelbert into cienlineeheill, that lid
may be proveretd for a rindittive effsriog if ih. fu-
neral of Malock ; h. premises the siithoqi, French-
man a fell measure of sorters. and by tiny of reple-
!lon in his gifts of punishoossat, propose. so Mil hi,
wife first before kis face, directing the garrison so bo
diligently searched for her ow that account. Al • is
sheltered from his revenge by the baboitilty -1 Cur-
bed, who has taken she i.riestheriJ span boo for lb.
chiv•lrous purpose of abasing the *stage soletty of its
ceremonies. if tither he or eh. millibar it in be believe
ed. Claudine pvisosdes 7. 'feels, noloishatencliot
the Hwy be has sastaisonl, to 'islets. Mootalbert,
which he genera's!, consents In de, and fbr which,
together with ib. addition il relobstlng herself. he is
condemned to death hr oa.reah. At this joorfueel
Claudine la passing disguised sonnog iht.f.iwale pri.
1110ef 11, and claims she life of Treirsie, on cs.sulitioa
of poising arsadine into she pnavession Of 6/7111vIslas
Worn he has *open to lit bargain, the lifts bet; Vlrlie
sarresselers herself, and is rirdeved le be medico' at
the faneral of Moloch. This the Chief Priest Is Very
wielding In dn, but undertakes it, isl swill' to J.lsr
she lime until the English, who neve attempted chi
Island, shall come lap. °Streik steed at the dila.
winos. of the Chief Priest. commits shy business to
the issforior minions, •ho inss•solt cnoduet bee fin
she pile, upon which lies the body of Mitock/ area.
reale stumbles upon rum, jewels, the sight ..f which
makes him call out, trio lase, to stay the sactilly; it
if his own daughter • linno he hal killed. the thalieleg
rind with them Montelbert. solve, and ilairsoit„
yielding 10 bit t•rrible destinies, slabs himself rho
audience rote and cheered the performance with nth
excess of approbation ; and Indeed there was an valwrin
nos and disingenuoas pion of applause which twinned
throughout the revising, and raged like an intermit.
Ong fever nn the appearance sad nit of every actor,
and the skirling of every scene.
Notwithstanding the prejudice which this biroling
sycophancy of judgment is calculated to tsetse against
an aelloir, the Play was well received, sad well de.
mowed to be a.. For though it has leo moth bisessel
in the sentiments, and ton many opportune isscidents,
sad too met bodice! an eingessnee in most of she rhsracs.
tars, (considering nisei a ministry People they repro.
sensed,) the Play iscritainly our of the most perfect of
modern times. It had many of the defects of the tray/dr
of the loiter periods; it began, as u• sal, will. tears and
anelanchely, pi/weeded •ish execrations sod entity
cusses, sad elided in profuse and conspicaoss , land.
shed. The author is mit, of course, • holly chaise,.
able with the barbarous rigour of such a plot ; part of.
the Islam. lire is. she taste of the vulgar and inane
clamors... Pohl's.; and the other part in the authors,
oho hate furnished them with inilalgooos is skis
atriicinus see for murder and desnlatina. We *said
nos wish to ere our stage fall lute the h)pocritigal
insilldify of the French on this head, who, like
lascivious prudes, have more iihjectl.,ii In the man.
thin of killiiis ilia. the seal ly. his at the •soltor of
the pier* is. ques•irro is evidesily a man of deep judge
mono in floor mallow, and has 'bison, twain the min.
Stein shah his deellse are managed. Thal los I.os to
sopoolor d-stoot of he napery and rlegi sic. as Nisi?,
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of would surmise to nisi s .at there is no *boohoo.
isiscrissilig shut should mak. 'rarefies begin aoh li.
inessiolleise and mite/sh e. it isms/m.l4h shills snir'..rts.re
'lsbell fall nes se them in the course of the plus ; and
as to eto all rophis. in spit.. of she shoots •ftiesi thioadde.
apioroba.len upon dying wound. sad 'apish.g soils.
sodas, that ;day will hold its plea lotto' isa pubfldt
ostimetion, oh-re Joe deaths an NM* •11140104 lei
the Ossetia:loosen!, rails of life, and are she least
gl.ringly Plipn•ed. The dialogue has great vigour,
and is b .th stews' and rherariesistie i. 11 d gyro
which few modest' treirdiso .an claim. Mr. Klttlt's
!pan agreed so potreetly with the atalsgpoint Olen?
1 of his dramatic i age, sb as • • suspected the stoker told
i torched orders a• in its *depletion If such a belt
as he asuissesJ. his•esers by she iolosult, of it.
'Commission. Ibis sash.', Is .. potshed h1i.0.1. Mrs.
WIPT sinehl hay. plat eel Very well, bat stir I. .e eve.
dently looked at MI-% O'NEILL ewer et foie* two
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COURT.PV CHANCERY, M*• 13.

IX TOR MATTER OF SAIIIItOX, A nammucer.,
The Court was occupied doting the greater port of
Yids day in attending to the arguments of Cn.RNI on
ttsis'impertant case, which Witte been *l4'4 he.
queasily oreuerl, caw again before the Caren'ln the
shape of • petition, preying a reviper of the josh".
mime, by %shirts it had been declared, that the emit.
oev!: of the bank/opt wore responsible fat she soot of
3kllll. which had been embezalori by • pergola em-
ployed by the assignees with the sanction of the cre-
Mine* to arrange the affairs end keep the books of
the hi&wt. The ells. was folly discussed by the
So.liePtiroVeneral and Mr. Montego, in favour of the
1101714,1 sod by Mr. Trewers end Mr.
'grins. it.
The LORD CIIMICILLOR observed, that the fro.
wren, treatments o Colonial on a case tended mock
to the !misfit of the Petslic, by:preventiog litigation
res'pectiog riots, on which, baring been fully die.
cussed, the Court must have decided after fall sad
onetime delibetalion. Ile regretted that in the noose
of Lords, the practice was such as not to allow,
when a judgment was confirmed, that the ns
iron its confirmation should be stated at length. He
ssishml that this rule was altered. His Lordship
then took a long end luminous view of the present
case, and after having declared that he considered
that the easigsees were not guilty of any moral de-
lie gooney, but that they had fallen into the ,enin.
tenth:m.l error of having neglected to attend to the
Interests of the trust which they had aiodertaken, is
an error Into which many men in London might fill;
Ile felt himself hound to confirm the judgment sefuiek
lold been already git•n, by which the eeligerle
considered resporosilde fur the 30001.; altheogh were
be one of the creditors, as he had on a firmer can.
Sion declared, he would prose before he world as.
tepf any pert d the dividend arising frogs that sent.
JO THE MatTClll oy cottsitoosa, NINORII.
Mr. WETILLRELL applied to the Court for permis.
Sion to hate it referred to Ike Master, to enqeise
whether it was for the beeefit of the minors that the
three waits, carried on in their name in the Court of
Session its Scotland, against their mother, Colebrook,
now Teat, shooed he prosecuted. A reference had
been made to the Master respecting the claims of
litre. Trait., coder the will of her bothand, to an
annuity of 8001 per annum, and the Report of the
Master had declared that a sum of 35741. was now
due to her soder the heritable bond. Her daughterr,
who were minors cutler the protection of the Court,
Intl residing in this country, were plaintiffs le three
ditr.,reot suits In Scotland, one of which was a ape.
cies of hoe sod cry, r.f the purpose of collies the
coeditors of the present husband into Scotland, I.
order to attach the annuity of 8001. It was tree
that dime deoghters were young, Out yet their 1181244
liero 1114 by a Mr. Met-kens e, their agent to that
country, for the purpose already stated.
The 11.012 D CHANCELLOR enquired, how the Court
could interfere?

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Mr. WYATT 'laid, that his we, engaged to oppose
the motion. and that he was ignorant bow thsCoert
could intrtfor.. It. howetar, a fortnight was
Need, his Client would writs f.,r the purpose of
knowing what suits were .:arried on In the Courts of
Session.
Mr. Wrrertact. thought, that a fortnight's delay
*mild produce no good rends. Ile hoped the Court
woull make a ',presentation to restrain these Wits
from beteg parties to the snits.
The LOPD COUNCILLOR OtSti‘Pd, that be coed
hay. no authority ever Mr. Nl'Keozie. AVltat the
Court of Session of Scotland voted do in compii.
ince with the wish of the Court of Chancery, or the
Colt of Chancery in Englaud der is compliance with
the wish of the Court of Session, was a different
sitsject.
Mr. lifTtrr said, that h. understood onr of the
suits ot4ittatad from a contempt of the Court of Ses.
n 0,..

• Mr. Wt:rstrnet.t. herd, that the Court would
the cis* to be referred t, the Metter.

The Loon CHANCELLOR granted liberty to refer
the case to the Mester, to enquire whether the car.
tying on the suits *osier the benefit of the Infants,
and aloe whet the aster* of the roceediegs were.