The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-18 00:00:00

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• The report that the eztraordinsry Agricultersl
petition, with a copy of which we have already
furnished onr Readers, was altogether withdrawn,
is evidently without foundation; for the prommersl
of that Measure, an far from steekenitig thekkiforts
to obtain popporters to their scheme, have actually
openly advertised that their Petitions are airs laid
before the Public for signature. The story, there-
fore, of its abandonment, appears to have been a ruse
de guerre to lull suspicion, end to prevent the indig.
nation of the People against so °dims', and we will
add, so iniquitous • plan to increase the public bur-
thens. This Petition has, it seems, already travel-
led throegh the southern counties of the kingdom,
and is. now in progress tbroogh the northern dis-
tricts, so that once more the Public and the Land-
johbersAtee to be pitted against each other in the *es
of petitiorling and eninter-petitioning, es in 161-1
end 1815. - Gobd God ! is this to be endured ?
Are we to be robbed year after year, I. this erne.
lowed sod barefoot, manners because some needy
speculators in land fancy that es they have made an
unprofitable bargain, the Public meat reimburse them
by paying greater rents end higher prices for their
_Ora? And yet these men talk of the revolutionary
principles of the lower orders!—Abominable and
onheardtof hypocrisy i—Kat contented with raising
the import price of *beat from 48t. to 635., and
again the other day from 63e. to 80s. a quarter, we
are forsooth I. kesostill an additional tee upon im-
ports, &iambs fern is not yet high enough !—ln
other wands, as the Public have been already
twice lased to 325. a quarter, and submitted to the
robbery, they can still bear an addition of W. a
quarter, because--" We the Land-jobbers wish it."
If this begot lb. way to produce a revolution, we
Irsee lost. oar understanding. This is exactly toesd.l
big in the footsteps of the French Nobility, who by
their grinding 'sections infisalated the People to mad-
ness. flow are the poor it this land sow subsist-
, ing ?—Are they able, eveql they were willing, to
;my en additional as (or their bread and cheese and
be and potatoes ?—Gict the wages, such as they
receive, do move this keep iisitl'ind body togotber ?
They cannot ; end yet there are such heartless, feeno l w
I-i
ingless, oidorate, enviers., beiugs, who OM
coolly contemplate the means of stilt Increasing AO 1
wretchedness of the w fetcherl.—.-( Tyne Mercury.)

A mosiumOnt to the memory of the late Sir /LIAM-
ANoEit Tuoursom, Chief Baron otthe Court of Ex•
chequer, was placed up last week, in the choir of the]
Abbey Church, at Bath. Oa the tap ofit are du,
--. of illitiCat) Cad tglyma of 11,1 battkillteso7.

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GOVEIy f• GAjt. N ra^o.•
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A near Conway *at prodiced st 44%0414 lad
night, entitled A Word far thi Ltiste* bet what
that important word is, we were mashie to sake
est: It it said to be are Oistlect,iop of Mr.
the suitor of the meter Farce of Milting the Mai,
Mat It is far from privireheing ile merit of that per=
foram*. ft Is witheetborigi'tliality lit ellaremer of
teritiment, and tbe plot is itOttecessarily colleplicated
sad snostural. A .silly idspartinent Doody, sho
:tippers to heti no business lh the pin+, Mid that
very 1111101iilrnaliCi Male, and hisainu‘itig person•;*
.Sge," a Allisanthrope,, am printings! itharecters.—% •
Though it will be seen bi the following AMA of
the, story, that minion the WM* talent of the
Theatre was mustered to give It egret, tech *tie the
parts assigned to the performers that they cold Mak*
very little of them, and cousequeiktly eery Ilitle Is-
towable impression ton the hoate: The plat rusts
theft :—/1 young ,Gentleman tutted Wint-rlaiast
(Mr. l‘lactutor), I.ariug 'heeed the displeamire
of an code on whom his f dor totiegi depended, is diel&
inherited, and hides hiontell front his Creditors in I
fisherman's cottage. Ills ulster (Mrs. FAcCIT)." who
shares his misfortunes, is attached to Young Don:
rington (Mr. c.Kesthut). hit Sworn Naafi to *bold
he has formerly made great sserilical; add who has
been to Abe Wert faille, to take pripaeiston, as he
bopoaoo, of tr rich mhos line. -On i return;
the Winterlands depend en his fulitileg flieir hopes,
bath of inarryitigVim's, and roliosirirg lierlfrother.—
ills conduct, hogeser; becomes Mysteiiiiet 'and 'quit .
vocal, and the most affecting of toe.oloations,
from filderlonets resentment of his conduct, the
disappointed passion of ChM?. and the severe sea
roach or her feelioks which she incurs} from the high
spirit and wounded pride of her brother. Circum-
stances render Dureingfeelhe bearer of an. Offer of
marriao to Clara, from Young Gomerieottrt
Asetyrr); vtho had 'suffered oliertures to he made in
Clura's prosperity, anti which his father holds him
more than ever bound to follow op—an etplsnifind
ensoesbetweeti Barrington mid adres, ashen by de •
Glares himself disappointed also wf his isibertimice,
and urges the suit of Young' Homewood, in °fib:.
to save Whaler-land from desiisir and ,vita. Homers,'
tour!': heart has, however,-;n spite of his better cos.
son, been towered by Miss Adamant (MisS Busts*
TON), a gay woman of fashion, sit a generous die.'
position, but volatile manners: difficulties of
these pasties are finally issmoved by a seasonable
discovery. The uncle of !Nate:land bail left the
property to an unknown -stranger, who bed saved
his life from roams on tbe coast of Cornwall. oil
his identifying himself, if toot, it' passes to a 1111's
Silvertongue (Mr. Livros); a more distant relation,. •
Silver tongue, by a cowardlyicaution to avert thesis's.
posed indignation of Herring!" cults on Wiest° et- .
plain his conduct, and unfolds particulars which prove
Dorrington himself to be the fugitive incognito, its
the last hour alto o ell him to met up t.is title. He no,
rives, however, et Old Bomerscoures, just in time;
and the possession of the property enables him to' do
justice to Winterland, and coons* his engagements
with Clara. Young Boaterseotert is thus reivssed of
his obligation—both he ame become aeon:
oiled to Mu: Adamant, who remains the mistress of
his heart. Mr. Lorain, the misanthrope (Mv.
Yount)), is also an agent in the plot ; this croaking
personage bad abandoned his wife, from a hasty and
erroueous conviction of her infidelity ; and is after.
wards employed by Old Bowerscourt (Mr. FAaarrw)..
to promote a (witch with her for the old Gentlemen,
the being then unknown to him under the .name of ••
Singleton (Mrs. Yavra). This leads to ait'explana•
lion, by which.they are also reconciled. Tits impel''
finest gallantries of a Mr. Corvette., the dainly.(gra
Jones), which have a great tendency to stette
the
jealous fannies of Your: Bomerscourt, form stows
considerable shoe of the earlier sec
The PioloLue was well delivered
and the gpilogue, in which the Diana
sailing topic of sat,re, derived much
the spirited esertions of Mr. Fagg
Mr. FARLEY, the former in the'
Ogkby, and the latter iss.that of i
of Wising recourse to a character
merely because that character is ,
for indulgence so the new Author,
experlieut, bat it hod a good effect, for --
fused tip a Word for the Ladies, was given to Lord
°Orbit. The three fiat acts were very languid, and
the audience, though gifted with shack paileneelpre
considerable signs of weariasts.
The fourth and fifth acts, though Wog, were bet-
ter, bet did not *Word unmixed satitfictiou• The
geese were heard in malty directions, sod psttiessiosly
whets Mt. C. Ktatot.r. appeared to. oottoottc.4 It to,
repetition. kle could scarcely be heist, for lb.
warring noise. The applauses, however, seemed En
'prevail at fast. This piece mast be much cuitalliti
and amended before it will staid the test.

Coact, DEC. it.--Arrived the I,
with the 43d regiment on board., fr
F•ailetl his Majesty's ship Spats's,.
brig Ferret.
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—The weather
day so e•tremely cold, that.the csnal
Park was frozen over; and some '
mere templed to amuse iheestelves
it. Between three and fair r'clock
• boy having ventured sone distaoce
on the north side of the canal, his'
bridge, he slipped dbwnl whOsi _ _
themselves mpott him- OMlid *llan td litid L.b *Spa
port-them, chef all f;ii*liki,tlt4t* il'oters ferteneit4y
they were got oft sbettiWitbotslojery thin i idod
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ihricking. 1' 4- • s;' • . , .
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*only .100 le dv, 101 'oft - WO V Groin t Whets. listless
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