The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-10 00:00:00

Sept. 23.

aUST(TIA:

On Sunday the Duke of Nonror.g arrived at hie
house in St. James's-square. His Grace, we are
sorry to state, is seriously indisposed ; an much sd;
that he was obliged to be lifted from his carriage
and carried up stairs. Hi% Grace is come to town,
in order to be nearer his physicians.
Detruy-LANE.—Lr)rerc• rinrs was performed lasi
night, for the fourth time this season, and Mrs.
M AItDVN, for the fourth time, sustained the character
of Amelia Wildenhaint. tier pert., rmance was ac-
companied throughout by the decided approbation
of an overflowing audience.
We hear that Mr. KEAN is to appear during the
present season in several new characters, among
which are Cardinal Wolsey, King fear, and Bajtmet.
ale is also to have a character ht BEAUMONT and
FLETCHER'd Beggar's hush.
It is becretly whispered that Mr. Er.tastest it
likely to renew his engagement at Drury-lane.
' Miss NA:3II, of the Bath Theatre, will make bet
dt.hat at New Drury as Clara, in the Duenna.
BeanAm does not make his appearance at Drury.
lane Theatre until his return from the Musical
Festivals at Halifax, Kendal, and Whitelmen, all
. of which he attends in his route to Edinburgh.
Mr. KEAN, the celebrated tragic performer,
supensed to he at present in France. Early in the
lac; P IC, he took a trip to Croy don, accompanied
by W. If.rlsooN. From theatre he made a forced
match to the coast, where he embarked for Franca.
A letter was received from him, on Friday, dated
" At sea, eff the harbour of Dieppe."
It is whis;nered, in the Green-room of Drury-l:ine
Theatre, that .vlr. DOWTON will very shortly sutpert
the characters of Pierre and of Richard the Third.
‘Ve understand that considerable alterations era
making in the stage department of the Edinberglf
Theatre, previous to the commencement of the win-
ter season, under the management of Mrs. Ilttenv
Stonoes.
The contract made by Government for supplying
the military in Scotland w i•lt net. is at the follow-
ing rates :—Aberdeen, 4d., Perth, 41., and at Glaa4
goes 4'd. per lb.
FOOT-nor lY StIEEP.—A Gentleman attached td
agricultural pu,cnits being lately in Rutland, put.
chased from the sitcltiterd of Count de Rosenberg,
near the Hague, the lalowing rectlpt for curing the
, foot-rot in sheep, viz.: gold lea'. 3 ounces ; verdigr.s,
6 us. ; vitriol, 3 oz. ; burnt alum, 3 uz.; all to be
pounded and reduced to flee powder, Red aft oeverds
to be boiled in a pound and a half of ordinary :toney.
It is to Lao used cold, the foot to be anointed a soon
as the malady is discovered, and once a day if it lade
lasted any time. It /019 never been found to fail even
with Merinos, so liable to that disorder.
On Tuesday last a dreadful accident occurred to
the Subscription Coach, while passing furiously
down bill, a few miles from llonitret. The coach..
maa, in his ecdeasours to check the velocity of the
horses, broke the reins, when the coach u;,set, with
twelve passengers, of whom one man fraeturc.l his
lee, another h:s coltar.bone, and another (a child)
was neatly billed, best les a lady, and several others,

• severely (truiSed.
A few days since, one of those merciless
who inflict wanton cruelty on animals, was driviog
a miserable half-starved horse, tq a cart loaded with
men and www.u, to Croydon Fair ; the horse briaz
unable to move with rapidity, the driver tuerd
reins so often and so hard, that the bit cut (belt ,rsit's,
mouth, and the blJoil fell half a mile on the road.
A lady, on horseback, seein4 the brutal behaviour
of the driver, rode up. and remonstrated with hitit ;
in consequence of which the fellow ~naped out of the
cart, swearing be would kill th' horse before her
face, and actually cut the animal's throat. This was
withi,r a mile of Croydon, and the I),engers %vat ke.l
that distance, Icaviog the dead horse and his driver
by the road tide.
The celebrated Problem of Dr. PRICE, to show
the wonderful increase of honey at C
terest, gave rise to the establishment of our btiittkitt2;
k wit] ; but it require; a long Eelles of Year:, accord-
ing to that genteetti...l progression, to etinee
great effect a!ttil,uted to it ; f..r E I now vested !silt
require ISS years to amount to 22000. 'fit.' Doc-
tor little calculated Ott the discovery of a new rule of
increase, which Jill now effort 111 three ‘Veeks what
his rule could tint accomplish in 130 Voars; and this
any person call prove by vetting £23 I ls. in the pur-
chase of a Ticket, which, on the 7th November, may
increase to 150,000 3 per Cent. C•nionlg, RS on that
day all the Three Prizes of 250,000, and the Four
Prizes of 220,000, in the present Lottery, mar be
drawn.

cite Humber steam packet was, on Wednesday
week, only four hours and 40 minutes in performing
her passage from Hull to Selby, a distance of bo
miles.

. :