The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-20 00:00:00

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ENGLISH OPERA.

Last night, a new Comic Opera, in two Acts,
called Jealous on AU Sides, or the Landlord in
Jeopardy, was introduced at this Theatre to a full
house, and, like a 'lumber of other operatic novelties
the unison has produced successfelly,psssed the ordeal
of Pantie approbation. This Opera, or rather Operata,
is one of those lively kind of representsti-ns which,
when the composition favours the object, seldom fails
to be highly amusing. II --ARLEY, Whose genuine
comic powers are well known, bustled through the
part he had to perform with great activity, and was
vociferously encored in a Song on the infidelity of
Mrs. Pozz. WILIIRSON contributed his share of
humour in the character or a servant. Mr. Wemicit
had likewise as bustling though less effective pert to
dash through, which he performed excellently well.
Miss CAREW, who we were glad to see had a part
allotted to her in the piece, gained by her lovely
powers of voice, united with superlative taste and ex-
pression, the most distinguished and feeling sedum-
(ions. PEARWAN, who appeared to labour under a
physical indisposition, sang the songs with a delicacy
and sweetness that was warmly applauded. Before
we conclude our remarks, we must say, and we think
with great justice, that the Author is much indebted'
to Mr. JOLLY, the co-eposer of the music, for a por-
tion of the success of his prodection,, the merit of
which has elevated Mr. JOLLY far above mediocrity,
as a Composer. The plaintive song swig by Mr.
PEAEWAN, as well as the one sung by Miss CAREW,
which was rivyturously encored, are sufficient proofs
of Mr. Jocor's talent in appropriating his melodies
to the vocal powers of the performers—the overture
was deservedly applauded. The Blind Boy succeed-
ed, in which Mi,s KELLY again, in Rdnaund, touched
the secret springs of sentimental feeling its a superla.
live degree. Mrs. CHATTERLEY, BARTLEY, T. P.
Coolie, and HARLEM did great justice to the parts
they performed. The whole concluded with Captain
Gook.

COURT OF RtQUESTS,GurLDNALL, daa. 19.

THE NOIO% ICH WCION.
TAYLOR V BIGNOLD.

The Plaintiff, a 'Woo, residing in Great Jewin-
street, summoned the Det.ndant, Mr. Thomas Big.
wild, the secretary of the Norwich Union Insurance
Company, for the sum of 11. 5a which she paid to a
Mr. Winney, an agent of the Company, to effect an
insurance of her stock and goods to the amount
of 5001.
Mrs. Taylor stated to the eommissioners, that nn
the 27th of May last, Winney, the agent, who re-
sided in Paul-street, Finsbury-square, called on her
and requested her to inure her property in the office
to which he belonged ; she consented to insure to
the amount of 5001. and she paid him 11. ss. for the
policy, which he promised to send to her house in
the course of the week. The money she paid him he
entered in a book, and he left her one of the plates
(which she produced), to affix on the front of her
house. Not receiving the policy at the appointed
time, she applied at the office in Bridge-street, and
was there informed by the Clerks that Winney had
not effected an insurance, that he was not an agent
when he received her money, but had been discharged,
and they refused to grant her the policy, or return
the money she had paid to Winney. She could not
state further upon the subject, but she bail two friends
in Court who insured in the same office, and they
could prove that Winney was in the service of the
Company when he received her money to effect an
insurance.

Mr. Cornish, a respectable inhabitant of St.
George's, Southwark, stated to the Commissioners,
that he took a friend, with him to the Norwich
Union Office, in Bridge-street, to enquire into Mrs.
Taylor's business, •t her most urgent request ; he
asked the clerks when Winney was discharged? they
refused to give him ally satisfactory answer. One
clerk said 18 months, and another said he thought
about six months. He showed the cletks the plate

Willepy Rove Mrs. Taylor, and asked them when
they were issued from the Office to the Agents ?
One of the clerks said about four months ag ), and
the other said in February last. The clerks inform-
ed him that 'Whiney had been advertised in the
Newspapers, as no longer being one of the Cum•
pony's Agents ; he asked what Papers ? and open
referring to those in *inch the clerks told him the
Advertisement was inserted, he found it was not
true, there was nothing of the kind in either of the
Papers they mentioned. Ile remonstrated with one
of the clerks upon their deceiving him, and one of
them ordered him out of the office, and told them
they were no Gentlemen, and asked him and his
friend who hired them to come there.
Mr. Houghton corroborated the above statement.
COMMISSIONER.—" This is * very dishonourable
piece of business; what do you say to it, Mr.
Bignold ?"
A Gentleman, who stated that he attended on the
part of the Company, said that Mr. Bignold was out
of town. All he knew of the business was, that
Winney was discharged prior to Mrs. Taylor paying
him the 11. 51.
CostuissioNita.`••"" How could Winney obtain
the plates from the office which have been issued to
the agent only four months ago ?"
Gentleman.—" They lie loose about the office, he
might have taken them."
COIIMISHONER.--" Such an explanation does not
satisfy me, you ought to prove that Winney bad
been discharged prior to this tranesction."
Mr. Cornish.—" I told the clerks at the office
that if their agent had been defrauding the Public,
it was a duty the Company owed to the Public to
prosecute him. The Clerks replied, that the persons
who had been defrauded might prosecute if they
chose."

COMMISSIONER..-46 I recommend Mn. Taylor to
go to Mr. Aldermen Thorp, and sta.e her case to
the Committee of which he is Chairman. Mr. Big.
nold ought to have appeared here in person."
Gentleman.—" If Mr. Bignolci's attendance is
indispensable. he will be here on any day the Court
may appoint."
The decision was adjourned to a More day.

WINDOW TAX.

[PROW wiz IMMIX PRISIINAN'S JOURNAL, AR O. 141
The Parish Meetings against the Window Tax
have already re-commenced. The first was held
yesterday, in the Parish of St. Michan. The most
respectable Hooseholders of this very extensive dis-
trict were present, and the Chair was taken in the
Vestty-rootn, about one o'clock, by the Chorch.
wardens.

The object of the Meeting was stated, and the re-
quisition under which it had been calle.l,and to which
were attached a very large camber of most respect.
able signatures, was read. _ _ _

Mr. Wit.t.lASt SMITH said, so ma had been
sturdily dose with reference to the Window Tin—
the subject had been already so fully discussed in all
its hearings, and was so perfectly understood by all
classes of persons in this country, and especially by
the Citizens of Dublin, who had taken so active and
so distinguished a part in bringing it under the so.
lice of the last Parliament; that he felt it would be
eittlecescary for him to occupy the time of his fel-
low-parishioners by entering into any detail of its
oppresrveness, its injustice, or the expediency of
using all constitutional means to procure the total
abolition of the odious burden. It was always his
inclination, and he felt that it was also his duty, to
assist his fellow-eltisens in every reasonable effort of
theirs to relieve them from imposition—and
lion, and enjestillahle imposition he mast call the
continuance of the Window Tea. Ile had there-
fore prepared some Resolutions which he should sub-
mit to the Meeting,with a view to an early applica-
tion to the liberality as well as the justice of the New
Imperial Parliament, from which be confidently an.
ticipated a happy result. If ever there was a time
I when the Legislature was called upon to perform a
just and generous act of the kind now sought for,
this was the time, when the Country, from one end
to the other, was covered with distress, owing prin-
cipally to the utter want of trade, a..d the eimegt
total absence of the great Landed-Proprietors. lle
could not help saying, that he was beyond measure
astoni.hed when he lately Teat', in the Public
Papers, amongst the items of Irish Expenditure, a
charge of WOOL for ornamenting, beautifying per-
haps lie should say, the residence of the !Aril Lieu.
tenant in the Pliceeix Palk, at a periA of such Fi-
nancial embarrassment as the present—end when his
Ficellency, ton, it should be remembered, costs
Deland 30,0001. per annum in salary alone!—And
certainly it was with undiminished surpiirethat hehad
seen in the same account. an item of 70001., for •
similar expenditure upon the residence of the S.-
1 cretary—making together 15,0001. of the money
drawn from the hard earnings of the impoverished in.
habitants of mis Country, and wasted in complete
superfluity. After some further observations, Mr.
Sini.ti moved several Itesolulions.

Mr. Dit.t.uts secosoleil these Resolutions, and ob-
served, that he thought it necessary that the public
opinion should be strongly expressed upon the sub-
ject of the conduit of the Irish Members, on the
discussion of t..e Irish Petition for the repeal of this
odious, unjust, and pestilential impost. Three-
fourths of that notable body of Kepresentatires had
ichully deserted the interests of their C-nstituents
upon that occasion, and it was remarkable that
amongst these absentees were some of the men who
made the loudest. sod most swaggering, and most ob-
streperous pretensions topotriotism.He could not avoid
noticing, in particular, the instance of an lion. Ge-
neral, from Tipperary, who was parading the streets
of Dublin, when he should have been advocating the
cause of his countrymen. Mr. Shaw's conduct, Mr.
Dillon pronounced to be unexceptionable, and 4.f
Mr. Grattan he would only say, that if he had done
as much as was expected from him in the course of his
communications with the General Committee of De-
puties, he had given his full support to the Petition
when it nine before Parliament, and he (Mr. D.)
trusted that, upon the present occasion, the People
of Ireland might with confidence look for his most
complete sod unqualified support.
The Resolutions were then put seriatim. Short
conversations took place upon each of them, but in
the sequel they were unanimously adopted.

HORAN-RACING ST MACIIIKERY.--Mr. J. ALLAN,
of Peoicuick, has constucied a curious machine,
which impels Iwo horses mewl a circle. The horses
and riders have the exact attitude, and apparently all
the animated emulation of a well-contested horse.
race, and have this necessary characteristic. that even
the maker of the ratio ine cannot say which of the
boric., will gain. To the curious in horse-racing the
invention is peculiarly infriesting, as in bad weather
they can enjoy the pleasure of a good race with corn-
fort at their fire-sides. With a little more trouble it
might occasionally be converted to a fox hunt, by
affising the n•crivary appendages of huntsman and
hounds.—(Greenock Advertiser.)
GO1LDIFOKI) A•siZLII —The whole of the capital
convicts at the... Assizes, 32 in number, hive arrived
at the jail in llorserannger.lane; all of whom have
been reprieved, except William Wed, for forgery,
and putting off various counterfeit EWA...woes. /Vil-
limn Cook, for a burglary, and William Park, for a
like offence, who are left for elocution. The several
other PIISOIIPM for minor offences, have been re-
moved to the different prisons, to undergo their va-
rious punishments, pursuant to the sentence of the
Glatt.
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REMARKABLE OCEUERENCX—No 357 is the only
number yet drawn in the present Lottery which is
entitled to any Prize above £300: that Ticket is a
Prize of 1,000 Sovereign'. and further entitled to
Four Pipes of Port or Nladeira, or Four Hogsheads
of Claret ; it was sold by Btsu, and %hat is rather
remarkable, it has fallen to the lot of a Gentleman
in Hampshire, who, a few Lotleiies since, obtaiNed
a 850,000 Prize also of ; and as the lucky
Adventurer has one usttravitt Ticket he stands a good
chance for One of the Two £30,000 Prises, or the
15 other Capitals now in the Wheel, all of which
must be drawn NEXT TUESDAY, 25.1 t inst., when
the Lottery finishes ; at all event', it is probable
Brett will sell one or both of them, as be always sells
more Capitals than any other Office-keeper.
Yesterday Mr. W. Taylor, a paitit.r and glazier,
in the Walworth-road, while liking tea with his fa-
mily, In apparent health, healed a deep sigh, sad
, fill dead on the floor..