The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-08 00:00:00

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THEATRIa4LS.

(PROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
* Covent-garden, it is said, will open on the 24th, thonfh
not with the Gruver of !Varney, which had, its run as
the other side of the water ; and Drury will not close as
long as the gingerbread continues to attract the little
boys and girls. Bartholomew Pair has given a splendid
number of splendid Coronations, and nearly eclipsed the
patentee. The Summer Theatres heretofore enjoyed
three months of the Patents vacation, but that old cue.
tom or right is now superseded by a new era, where the
first opposer of monopoly has become the fastidious
monopolist in propria persone.• I should hope seine
real spirited metuber of the Honourable House will bring
in a Bill to extend the privileges generally to every
Theatre in the metropolis. Then talent would become
of value to its possessor, which at present is at the will
of a few, as unwilling as incapable to appreciate it ; but
when we behold the accumulation of live lumber, we are

thereby led to conjecture the procurators consider they
have got lumping pennyworths.
However, the Drury 'Manager has turned the corner
on his cotemporaries and engaged FITSWI LLIA NI, who
by the by, is no ordinary acquisition; as we know of no
such comic singer. That discerning and promising ac-
tress Miss COPELAND is also engaged. 1 hat the Co-
burg manager, who has had so much good business,
should let them slip through his fingers, is a matter of
wonder to those who do not know how things are lost
for want of cononott energy.
That asylum of mirth, the Haymarket, has been ma-
terially injured by the unusual infringement of the in-
tent houses, but we hope and trust the emcees of the
new debutante will still insure the worthy managers a
profitable season. The Lyceum also suffers from the
same cause; but as the tinsel is getting tarnished and
reason has resumed her seat, genuine talent will meet
its due reward ; yea, I hope, until Christmas.
The want of discernment in Managers generally, is
most conspicuous in allowing that excellent actor.
Cowm.i., to accept of an engagement at Aisles's, where
he can have no means of exhibiting his great powers to
any advantage; and Bat ANT, who has been so general.
ly respectable as an actor and an author, has no engage-
ment in town.

SPORT I.VG INTELLIGEXCE.

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PONTEFRACT SEPTEMBER MEETING, 162 L

THURSDAY. Saprzweva 6,
Sweepstakes of 2.6 gs each. for two yr olds, colts Sat. iib. S.
lies Sst.—Seven Furlongs.
Mr. Wyvill's b. f. Marchesa, sister to My Lady - - -
Col. Croft's ch. f. by Comm, dam by Paul
Mr. liouldsworth's ch. f. by Walton. oat of Catherine -
Mr. Wilson's b. c. by Woful, out of Sophia - - 4.
A most evoellent race.—Won by about a head.
Sweepstakes of 20gs each, with 20gs added, for three yrs old
fillies, Sst.—Last Mile and three-quarters.
Mr. Houldsworth's bay, by Orville, out of Sprite - -
Sir John Byng's bay, Madona, by Raphael - - - -
Mr. Bell's bay, by Fitz-Teazle, dam by Hyacinthus - 3
Won cleverly.
The rider of Madona (Thomas Clift) unfortunately broke
his stirrer iron, about half a mile from the winning post.—
Young Clift rode in a masterly style considering the acci-
dent that happened to him, and in many people's opinion ha
would have woo the race.
The Ledstone Stakes of Ihs each. for three yrs old colts,

Sit. bib. allies, Sat. 21b.--:Gne Mile and a gainer.
Lord Milton's b. f. Amelia, by Raphael —Desdemona -
Mr. Wilson's b. c. by Whitelock, out of Sheba's Queen -
Mr. Petre's gr. c. The Baron, by Cervantes—Camilla - pd
Woa easy.
Seventy Pounds, given by the Members for the Borough of
Pontefract, for horses Le. of alt ages.—Heats Tbree Miles
Hach.
Mr, Ca'rton's br. e. Borodino, 4 yrs old - - - I
Mr Hooldsworth's b. c. Henry, by Governor, 3 yrs - 4 9
Mr. Fergason's eb. f. Lady of the Vale, 4 yrs old - 2 3
Mr. Ridsdale's eh. h. Swift, by President, b yrs old S 4
Both Heats well contested.
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At Warwick Races on Tuesday, the Main won the
100 gs.; Peter Lely won the Guy stakes of 50gs.; glance
walked over for the St. Leger stakes; Mr. Stevens's c.
won the sweepstakes of 25gs. each ; Forester won the
Hunter's sweepstakes ; Fitzorville won the sweepstakes
of sgs. at three heats. On Wednesday Oen. Grosvenor's
Betty Hint won the 2-year old stakes ; Allister Henry
woo the gold cup; Mr. Charlton's f. won the Maiden
Plate, at two heat.; and Peter.Lely won the Town Purse
of 50gs. at two beats.

Died, at Laurencekirk, the 6th ult., Mr. Chas. Stint).
seuff-box-maker, aged 68. Mr. Sties° was a joiner to
the late Sir James Nicholson, of Olenbervie, for several
years prior to the year 1780, when he made the first box,
and presented it to Mr. William Baillie, of Montrose, at
that time factor on the estate of Glenbervie. He conti-
nued in his original avocation of joiner, occasionally
making boxes,till the year I 790,when the late Lordtiardeu-
ston, the founder of the yillageof Laurencekirk, brought
him to that place, and introduced him to public notice.
The high degree of eminence which Mr. Stiveu had at-
tained by the manufacture of these boxes, of which he
was the inventor, is well known to those who contem-
plate with interest the progress of persevering ingenuity.
Frequent imitations have been attempted of these boxes,
but though some of them have been exceedingly well
executed, yet they have always fallen far short of the
neatness of polish, and excellent accuracy of workman-
ship by which the boxes manufactured by Mr. Slim
were so eminently distinguished.
Yesterday morning, in St. John's-square, Clerken-
well, an immense number of persons, consisting of
men, women and children, assembled in front of the
house of a man named Thomas Tesler, who lately
opened as agency office in the square under pretence
of procuring situations for servants out of place; he
was accused of having defrauded a number of poor ser-
vants out of various sums of money ; the mob assailed
his house in a most determined manner, brick-bat; and
other missiles were hurled at the doors and windows,
to the terror of the neighbourhood and great danger
of the office-keeper, who had shut himself up. The
rioters held on for a considerable time, until Coital., a
constable of St. Pancras, repaired thither, attended by
some others confuted milk the Police; they emitted
the house, brought out the object of so much tumult.
and conveyed him before the Magistrates at Hatton-
garden office, followed by the mob, who pelted him
with every.kiad of missile that chance threw in their
way. Colton received a severe out from a brick-bat on
the mouth. On the man being pat to the liar be ex-
hibited a frightful spectacle, being completely daubed
all over with mud.. One charge was preferred against
him by a young woman named Eliza Moffit, whom.
it appeared, he bad obtained 3s. nudes pretence of get-
ing her a Attention at Mrs. Sedgwoeth's, of 4. Manor-
place, pialwortb, where, on application being made.
It was found that no servant was want rag.—The pri-
soner was remanded for further examination.
A woman, last week, lost her life its a contest whit
some Swim Officers at Poole, in Dersetshire. ; The
Coroner's Jury, after an investigation, which lusted
eight days. returned a verdict of g. Wilful Murder"
against the Supervisor and one of the Szcisemea, as
slid another Exciseman as as accessary.